(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #237 - The republic of Centre: The daily struggle (fr, pt)

In the Loiret, social plans raining. One of the latest is that the employee concerned 
78-es of the local daily La R?publique du Centre. Result: the redundancies and the closure 
of the printing of the newspaper. However, between November and January, the employee-es 
of the Republic 'fought... ---- In 2010, the group center France, whose flagship title is 
the Clermont daily La Montagne, bought La R?publique du Centre. In a logic of capitalist 
concentration, it is to find a way to more and better stuff its shareholders since 2009, 
ten shares were repurchased by Centre France! Of course, this ensures a comfortable income 
to these media owners with 223.5 million euros in turnover in 2012. Yum... but not for 
everyone: the group decided last November to restructure to further increase its profits. 
With, for the occasion, a social plan of 230 job cuts across the group including 78 in The 
Republic. Central France is a rogue boss... like no other!

The employee-are seeking to mobilize quickly. CFDT section, the majority of the site, and 
organizing an event for the job Nov. 16 in Orleans.

How to fight?

Delegations from other boxes are also threatened with closure in the street that day, 
including those of FagorBrandt and TRW, but also inter-departmental CGT, FSU, Partners, 
Unsa, CGC, which calls for the event. These beginnings front against dismissals not have 
unfortunately suites. Unions and the Dem group 'decided to play the card of negotiations 
with management. And he gives them that "social dialogue" as touted by the MEDEF and 
Holland? Nothing. January 18, interrupting the publication of the newspaper, the 
employee-es of the Republic 'are the obvious choice: the renewed strike.

On January 28, the strikers "sequester" for 24 hours the CEO and HRD. Their claims? 
Ensuring that the printing of the newspaper Saran will not close. We only speak to them 
severance pay of 7,500 euros per head pipe while unions stopped on an allowance of EUR 20 
000 for each licensed-e[1]. What excited, that's for sure...

Occupation, requisition, self

But on Jan. 31, it is an agreement that contains only "guarantees" on dismissals which was 
signed across the group by the majority unions. And too bad for jobs and the working tool! 
In these conflicts, the "social dialogue" is a showcase for premium starting hand: but it 
is the maintenance of the activity that must be defended at all costs.

Faced with layoffs, it is urgent to carry the requirement of new rights, including the 
right of veto employee-es on dismissals for which militates Alternative libertarian. For 
those who produce the wealth, it is the workers, not the bosses. Care companies close, 
radical action and the question of the requisition and self-management working tool: these 
are exciting opportunities for employee-es. For revolutionaries and union struggle, the 
challenge today is to get to bring these issues among workers. It is not an easy task: but 
can we dispense.

Collective AL Orleans


[1] See Release of Thursday, January 30, 2014.