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12 December, 2005
French affiliate FCE-CFDT has grown impatient with progress in wage negotiations in France’s chemicals sector.
The union refused last week to sign a memorandum on the chemicals sector wage policy. FCE-CFDT termed results of a joint committee meeting on 18 November as unacceptable. In 11 months of futile bargaining on the wage issue, FCE-CFDT’s agenda and goals have not been realized.
The union expressed dissatisfaction with that in a letter to the chemical employers’ federation and to the Minister of Employment. FCE-CFDT week is meeting this week with the other French trade unions in the sector to formulate future action.