Amazon is reopening its French warehouses after a one month shutdown over worker safety during the pandemic
showed how the company trains managers to try and quash union organizing.
"This agreement must not be an exception as a result of the crisis; it must be the beginning of a fair and sustainable social dialogue, for the reputation of the company and for the development of quality employment," CFDT added. Christy Hoffman, general secretary for the international UNI Global workers' union, also welcomed the agreement.
"Amazon's deal with French union to reopen its fulfillment centers in France is good news for workers and shows how important it is to have a union voice when it comes to health and safety," she said. "These workers had the same concerns as workers everywhere: the pace of work made it impossible to maintain distance and there was no enforcement of any rules. They stood together and negotiated an agreement to fix these issues and enable the warehouses to reopen.
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