This is the story of a group of 53 Spanish workers. They are unemployed, they are
very poor, some are almost homeless. One day, on social networks or by word ofmouth, they learn that Moët et Chandon is recruiting pickers for its Champagnevines. They inquire with the recruiter: yes, it's true, Moët is urgentlyrecruiting pickers! The work is remunerated according to the quantitiesharvested, you can earn from 800 to 1300 Ero for 8 or 9 days of work, the roundtrip is paid for by Moët, accommodation? Is it almost luxury, the food?Excellent. I'm vegan says one, I'm muslim says another, no problem, there will behalal food as well as for vegans. Health coverage? She is great.Off they went in a bus provided by Moët. Upon arrival, they must sign thecontract; they know French very poorly and there is no translator: they sign;later, they will find out that they have contractually waived health coverage.Then immediately, the harvest which promises to be sumptuous does not wait. None,except one, has ever taken part in a harvest. They do not count the basketsharvested and they will never see statements of their harvest. Vegans and Muslimsquickly realize that nothing is planned for them. They go on strike. A pickerfalls ill, a Doliprane is enough. After a few days, the harvest is over. Whengetting on the bus, they ask for their payslip and the money: all that will besent to you in Spain, we answer them! They agree to leave.Once in Spain, they find that the remuneration paid (they range from Ero238 toEro732) does not correspond at all to what had been announced to them. They forma collective, then contact the CNT-AIT. A file is put together, letter to thelabor inspectorate and to the employer, MHCS; response from the latter:everything was done according to the rules, the performance of the team was muchlower than that of the other teams, the wages paid correspond to the minimumminimum wage, etc.After analysis of the file, and given the low financial stakes, only the path ofdirect action seems reasonable to us: Moët et Chandon is a subsidiary of LouisVuiton, a few pickets in front of stores could be enough to make them let go...There, we quickly discover that the collective of workers has dissolved, noworker wants to engage in struggle. How do you defend people who don't want to fight?Why this renunciation? Clearly, these workers, at first outraged by the way theyhad been treated, despite, at first, the formation of a collective, why did theyhave no will to fight? They were simply not aware of belonging to the workingclass, with all that that implies. They did not see the strength theyrepresented, the power given by solidarity, mutual aid, the extraordinary meansof action that direct action constitutes. All these things are, of course, notinnate, they are learned and it is because the unions, whose essential task itis, have not done this educational work, that, from the first difficulties, theyfled like a flock of sparrows. No wonder since the service unions repeat at will"let us represent you, we will defend your interests within the framework of thelaw, we take care of everything". This policy has developed in the working classa mentality of assisted people, the story of these grape pickers is once againproof of this.http://cntaittoulouse.lautre.net/spip.php?article1291_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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