• French airport workers strike over ‘right to strike’
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[QUOTE][B]Hundreds of striking aviation workers gathered outside Paris’s main airports Monday to protest against a draft law designed to protect passengers from industrial action, which they say threatens their “right to strike”. [/B] Leaving behind baggage halls, security posts and cabin trolleys, French aviation workers staged a nationwide strike on Monday against a law which they say will impede their right to strike. At Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports near Paris, hundreds of strikers gathered outside to demonstrate, stopping traffic between terminals. [B]The draft law causing the dispute was approved by France’s lower house[/B] in January and is currently being studied by the Senate. [B]If passed, French aviation workers will be required to individually forewarn their bosses at least 48 hours before taking strike action[/B]. [B]The French government argues that the bill will protect passengers from travel delays[/B], but the workers say it infringes on strict French labour rights laws, which stipulate that every worker has the right to strike without warning. “An employee can’t be expected to ask their boss to go on strike,” explained Akakpu, a freight handler who has worked at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport for over 19 years. “If they don’t have a good working relationship, which is more likely the case since they need to strike, then how do you expect them to get permission from their boss? It will most likely cost them their job.” Another demonstrator, 55-year-old Mr Lentenff, said that going on strike was the last resort for workers but an essential negotiation tool. “Most of us are very poorly paid,” he said.[B] “We can’t afford to lose our only negotiation tool against our employers. This law would do that.”[/B] Mr Lenteff has worked as a baggage handler for 33 years at the airport. “It is part of our job to make sure planes take off on time, so striking is not something we ever want to have to resort to. We’re here today because if we lose the right to strike, we lose the right to negotiate. That’s not normal.”[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.france24.com/en/20120206-french-airport-workers-stage-strike-labour-rights-law-protest-police-paris[/url]
I would be angry if they took my right to strike away aswell, But then again, It does have a good point about protecting le travel delays.
I agree with them in this case.
Kinda makes sense in my eyes, if they warn their boss their boss might listen to them without a strike. Then again if they have to warn them, they could end up preventing the strikes. From the article they say they're asking the boss for permission to strike. But it sounds more like a, do what we want or we will strike. But that's kinda risky.
[QUOTE=Best4bond;34586818]I would be angry if they took my right to strike away aswell, But then again, It does have a good point about protecting [B]le travel delays.[/B][/QUOTE] The plural form of le is les, so it's supposed to be "les travel delays". Or even better: "Les retards de voyage".
[QUOTE=Hruhf;34586850]Kinda makes sense in my eyes, if they warn their boss their boss might listen to them without a strike. Then again if they have to warn them, they could end up preventing the strikes. From the article they say they're asking the boss for permission to strike. But it sounds more like a, do what we want or we will strike. But that's kinda risky.[/QUOTE] Usually a boss should be able to tell that a strike is coming anyway. If they're warned of it too much in advance there isn't that much point, they could divert traffic to another airport or hire help for those days and nothing of value was lost.
Inb4 Xzibit Not having the right to strike is like not having the right of free speech. Its the ONLY way that makes the employer listen, because its the only way in which he can be hurt.
They're not allowed to strike though! They're violating the law.
[QUOTE=Woomp;34587073]They're not allowed to strike though! They're violating the law.[/QUOTE] And the law is always right?
[QUOTE=Woomp;34587073]They're not allowed to strike though! They're violating the law.[/QUOTE] criminal scum
The problem is, guess who's going to throw more money at the Government? Hint: It's not the workers.
[quote]If passed, French aviation workers will be required to individually forewarn their bosses at least 48 hours before taking strike action.[/quote] Shit won't that take a long time emailing their boss or ringing them french lawmakers are monsters!!!!1
"Hey, why are those airport workers striking?" "[i]Because they can.[/i]"
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[QUOTE=RichyZ;34595288]if a worker mails a boss and he gets fired before the 48 hour period is up, that is the reason[/QUOTE] And airline workers are super replaceable with all the downsizing that's been going on in the industry.
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