(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #249 - Continental
Clairoix does not go (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
Conti, one often finds that the sacking of Compiègne sub-prefecture or the name of Xavier
Mathieu. But there is more. Since 2009, the comrades of the AL were accompanied here and
there, participated in solidarity actions. Review the situation and look to the future.
---- After the judgment of the Amiens Court of Appeal, which invalidated the economic
reasons for dismissals of 680 Conti, September 30, 2014, five years after the event, 670
employees received a chèque.Malgré four judgments Conti for the past two years,
Continental continues to appeal. The Conti continue the fight for the symbol, hence the AG
on 5 December but for 485 buddies who are still registered at employment center and fifty
five of which have already switched to the SSA or are about to do. Those will have to live
with 483.30 euros per month.
But do not talk of money to employees, because behind the struggle of Conti, there is a
reality that we never talk about: depression, suicides of those who have lost their homes,
have experienced a divorce (over 180 have were counted) were affected by cancer or heart
problems. And this is not limited to Conti 2000 jobs have been lost due to Continental in
the surrounding boxes.
Today, about 1,113 former employees of Clairoix, hundreds have found jobs in CDI. Forty
started their business and many live somehow to temporary assignments in precarious CSD
not exceeding six months.
Some had a funny way. Indeed, after leaving Clairoix, they were hired by Peugeot in the 93
and participated in the fight again ... and found themselves outside again.
The irony is that the money severance pay, he may have to make if Continental maintains
its commitment to lodge an appeal and eventually win in court.
Among the villainies, after thirty-seven years of service to the mixer station, a guy was
offered a job at Siemens (bought 11 billion euros by Continental) in Tunisia. Employment
to 137 euros per month. He did well not to relocate: the box closed there a year!
Mattress 12 billion to shareholders
During that time, the action of Continental went through the roof of 200 euros recently,
against 9 euros in 2009. Continental has reduced debt by 6 billion and was able to raise
cash mattress 12 billion "to respond to any opportunity," they say.
In February 2015, the struggle committee organized a rise because at Aachen. Indeed, the
national union of chemistry IG BCE offered them a press conference in Hanover with the
daily life of the region to publicly defend their cause. Of course, the fight has left
bitterness, incomprehension. Difficulties in relations between committees and inter-union
struggles.
There were different films around the fight: The Saga of Conti but the film around five
Conti called And then what does that make? What's the difference? A wonderful time of
working class resistance, a moment of true workers' autonomy as it was known in the 1970s
outside parties and union leaders and also a great moment of human adventure. And which
still lasts!
Continental's site has been subject to a court decision to allow SITA to make it a
reprocessing place despite the refusal of several towns and thousands. However SITA
abandon his project. But nothing says it will not return with another. A new ecological
struggle in which we take our place.
Christmas (AL Compiègne / Noyon)
http://alternativelibertaire.org/?Continental-Clairoix-ne-se-rend
