Les Echos, September 17, 2007
Summary proceedings were launched last week for hindrance to the freedom to work with regard to US tyre manufacturer Goodyear-Dunlop's plans to restructure its French plants in Amiens. French trade unions CGT and SUD called for the two sites to be blocked last Friday in opposition to the referendum on the restructuring plans. The ballot was cancelled as a result, and CGT called for negotiations to resume, despite a picket line still being in place.
Three trade unions representatives have been called before court this morning. Although management at Goodyear-Dunlop is still emphasising that the sites are not threatened with closure, it issued a statement in which it described the blockade as an inadmissible hindrance to staff's freedom of expression, particularly given the uncertainty of the sites' future. It would be a devastating blow to the plants if the company were to cancel the planned 52m-euro investment into upgrading them, and one which local staff intend to avoid at all costs.
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