(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #231 - Fralib: The Elephant is not helpless (fr)

The Fralib plant G?menos produces tea and herbal teas marketed under the Lipton Elephant 
and Unilever brands. Giant food did not expect such resistance when he announced in 2010 
the closure of the factory. With determination, the employee es imposed an alternative 
project to dismissal. ---- On June 24, workers and workers Fralib united in an inter-CGC 
CGT entered their 1000th day of struggle against the multinational Unilever.Les Fralibs 
got the buildings and grounds of the factory are purchased by the Community city ??of 
Marseille. The multinational Unilever was forced to sell all of the industrial tool for 
symbolic euro, while originally she wanted to move the machines to other European sites 
belonging. The alternative project became a reality with the creation of a Scop: working 
Cooperative Provencal Teas and Infusions (Scop IT).

More salary for 6 months

The legal field the Fralibs win another victory on Feb. 28, with the annulment by the 
Court of Appeal of Aix third social and layoffs. The path is impressive but much remains 
to be done. For the activity restarts in good conditions, require Fralibs Unilever sells 
the Scop the Elephant brand and it subcontracts the volumes required for 5 years. That 
categorically rejects the multinational as it is only a drop in an ocean of profit.

In revenge for fear that if they win this fight makes oil stain, it is bent against the 
Fralibs. Instead of launching a fourth procedure socially, she appealed to the Supreme 
Court and has not paid any salary since March 31. She hopes to financially strangle the 
workers and laborers, but solidarity allows them to keep and cons-attack. Their lawyers 
asked that justice sets a penalty of 3000 euros per day per employee-es as a new procedure 
has not been initiated. thirty boxes

At Carrefour struggles

Despite their courage and tenacity of forces is not enough to bend the giant was 51.3 
billion global turnover in 2012. To win, we must move to a higher level, Fralibs are 
aware, it is for this reason that on June 28 held their initiative a "Carrefour 
struggles." Delegations, mainly CGT than thirty companies facing layoffs and closures, 
found themselves in Gemenos to share their experiences, talk about the outlook, share 
their hopes. There has been talk of convergence of struggles, the defense of national 
industrial potential, response class, reappropriation of the means of production, etc. ... 
Unilever can be sure of one thing, he has not finished with Fralibs!

Herv? (AL Marseille)