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The co-managers of the labour force dissociate themselves (as usual) from the workers’ anger
Friday 10 October 2014
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CGT: Air France CGT has expressed its willingness to “calm things down†after the excesses in CCE. “We did not want CCE to be invaded,†Mehdi Kemoune, deputy general secretary of the union told AFP some media organisation]. He claimed to have intervened to protect HRD Xavier Broseta, target of the protesters, which led him also to be too j0stled. According to him, the CGT had “warned†the directors that the situation could escalate, calling them to strengthen security.
(AFP, 05/10/2015 at 16:48)
CFDT: “The CFDT unreservedly condemns with the utmost firmness the outrageous violence against representatives of the management that occurred this morning at the Central Committee of Air France.â€
(Press Release No. 46 of the Executive Directorate of the CFDT, October 5, 2015)
“I never imagined that it would go this far. It is unworthy of such employees, but I know that it is isolated individuals.â€
Beatrice Lestic General Secretary CFDT Air France
(France TV Info, 05.10.2015 | 10:02 p.m.)
SNPL: the SNPL of Air France ALPA, the main pilots’ union, also “condemned the excesses against the leaders of the company, and the violent repression of the demonstration of quiet and serene employees†.
GSC: “It’s a real shame, I am stunned by what just happened,†joked Ronald Noirot, manager of the CFE-CGC, CEC member, contacted by FranceTV info. “In thirty-five years spent at Air France, I have never seen it. We witnessed something very serious. The protesters were white-hot, like utter beasts†.
(France TV Info, 05.10.2015 | 10:02 p.m.)
UNSA: “UNSA strongly condemns the aggression of HRD Air France’s Directors. Physical violence against persons is not syndicalism.â€
(UNSA Airlines Co. on Twitter, 1:52 p.m. – October 5, 2015)
“It was really hot, there was a lot of noise and an enormous amount of people. It quickly turned into anarchy.â€
Jean-Pierre Bernasse, member of UNSA Air France
A little rabble: hooligans and stupid people
Manuel Valls called for “severe sanctions†against the perpetrators of the “intolerable acts†during a visit to the company headquarters in Roissy (Val-d’Oise). “These acts are the work of thugs,†said the Prime Minister.
(francetvinfo, 06.10.2015 | 10:53)
On Monday the violence against members of the management of Air France were the work of “stupid†but “isolated people†, said the Minister of Economy, Emmanuel Macron, on Thursday in an interview with CNN. “We are talking about a few isolated, extremely violent people, who decided to do that after the announcement of a major restructuring plan,†said Emmanuel Macron.
(BFMTV, 08.10.2015 at 11:14 p.m.)â€
Translated by Dialectical Delinquents.