Employees are demanding a general wage increase of around 5%.
The activity of the four sites of Lustucru Frais, located in the Loire and the Rhône, has been paralyzed since Monday evening by a strike by employees who are demanding a general increase in wages of around 5%, AFP learned from sources. unions. “The three production sites and the logistics site divided between Lorette (Loire), Communay and Saint-Genis-Laval, in the Rhône, which have 420 employees, are still shut down after five unsuccessful annual negotiation meetings. mandatory wages for 2022“, declared Friday to AFP a representative of the inter-union CGT, FO, Unsa.
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Factory and logistics personnel lived two yearsvery trying“which have enabled the company to make a profit, and which must also benefit their purchasing power, believe their elected officials. “After an unsuccessful meeting on Thursday afternoon, management told us they did not want to resume negotiations. So the strike continues until next week“Said Stéphane Bonnet, employee of the Lorette site and central Force Ouvrière union representative.
“Our demand was initially for a general wage increase of 4.5%, it has since increased“, he underlines, adding that the warehouse of Lustucru Frais “will be empty from Saturday morning“. Contacted by AFP, the management of Lustucru Frais could not be reached on Friday morning.