According to the unions, management wants to carry out a “test of bulk shipping and bottling in China, by a local subcontractor”, in order to circumvent threats of surcharges.
“Thousands of jobs at risk”
“We were informed on Thursday November 14 […]. The drop in volumes shipped to China cannot justify this project, as the long-term consequences could be disastrous. Thousands of jobs will be threatened tomorrow, not only in our house but also throughout the territory's industry, glassmaking, cardboard making, corking, labeling, etc. », Explain Mathieu Devers (CGT), secretary of the company's economic social council (CSE), and his fellow delegate Bertrand Bruand.
According to the unions, the movement is followed by more than two thirds of Hennessy employees. On the picket line on rue de la Richonne, we noted the presence this morning of delegations of employees from other traders (Martell, Rémy Martin and Courvoisier) and from the Verallia glass factory, who had come to support their colleagues.
The striking Hennessy employees received support from their colleagues from other trading houses in Cognac.
Olivier Sarazin
An extraordinary meeting of the Hennessy CSE is being held this morning. Management informed “Sud Ouest” that it was reserving the first part of its arguments for the social partners.
