UpdateACV Puls wants to continue negotiating the proposal from Delhaize management to end the social conflict at the supermarket chain. The Christian Employees’ Union reported this in a brief press release on Wednesday.
The union has chosen to continue to sit at the table with management, after the liberal and socialist unions rejected Delhaize’s proposal yesterday, according to ACV Puls.
“We see this proposal from Delhaize as a basis on which to continue,” says union secretary Koen de Punder in the press release. “Our supporters have spoken clearly: the current proposal does not yet provide any certainty.”
“We have to be realistic: the Delhaize branches will become independent, period,” De Punder continues. “You cannot call this a real social plan, but we have to think about the staff of the stores in one of the worst-paying sectors in our country.”
“We would like to see the union and management back around the table to further develop this,” it continues.
“Door not quite shut”
Trade union secretary Wouter Parmentier clarifies things: “This is a call to sit around the table again. We don’t just say ‘no’ outright.” ACV Puls does not like the management proposal as it currently stands, according to the trade unionist. But there are certain elements to chat about further. For example, the union wants to agree better guarantees with management.
“The current proposal has been rejected, but we are leaving the door ajar,” another union source said.
Last week he put a new proposal on the table, under the guidance of a facilitator. The plans for the privatization of the 128 self-managed stores are not affected by the management’s proposal, but more guarantees and accompanying measures are provided for the employees involved.
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2023-09-20 15:11:16
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