Mass is said for Alinéa. The Marseille Commercial Court will deliver its judgment on August 31. Barring an improbable rebound, the recovery plan proposed by Alexis Mulliez and which concerns the safeguarding of 9 out of 30 stores (5 are franchises) will be validated. The Villars store is not concerned.
72 people will therefore end up on the floor. “The Mulliez galaxy has totally abandoned us enraged a staff representative. They want us to leave with the bare minimum. At the Villars store, many employees have between 10 and 20 years of seniority. We can’t tell them tomorrow you leave with your whole account balance and find a job“.
No reclassification guarantee for the moment
Employees want the starting envelope to be more substantial. That a real plan to safeguard employment be drawn up. They have not yet obtained any guarantee of reclassification within the Auchan group.
Anne-Marie, 54 years old and employed at Alinéa since its opening in 1999 does not wish to be reclassified: “mass distribution is over. I’m living pretty badly at that time. We are pawns. Here there was little turnover so we are a lot of old-timers with strong ties“.
A final negotiating meeting between the unions and the Mulliez group is to be held on August 26.
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