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15 May, 2006
ExxonMobil in France has been found guilty of trade union discrimination, and ordered to pay €322,000 to four trade union representatives affiliated with French federation CGT. The ruling was issued on 5 May from a court of conciliation in Nanterre.
Three of the four CGT delegates work at Esso’s Port-Jérôme refinery, while the fourth is employed at an Esso facility at Fos-sur-mer. The largest award — €210,000 — went to a key union person who had been on the job for 34 years.
CGT said the court’s findings and awards stand as a call to young workers that it is allowed for militant trade union members “not to think like the boss, but on the contrary be free to think differently, not having your professional career sanctioned” because you do.