On Sunday 11 May, a CSC union delegation is gathering outside Lunch Garden restaurant in Jemappes to support the workers facing difficult conditions and unacceptable union repression.
According to the CSC, their action on 7 May, which involved blocking access to restaurants in Jemappes and Ghlin, was not an impulsive act to defend a single worker, but a response to months of silence and disrespect from management, who have avoided addressing the union’s concerns over social dialogue.
The symbolic action planned for Sunday involves distributing sweets to restaurant patrons, described by the CSC as a “sweet gesture” conveying the message that even sweetness can be bitter when workplace dignity is compromised.
The dismissal of a CSC union delegate triggered unrest among Lunch Garden workers in Jemappes and Ghlin, Hainaut, leading to the blockade of the restaurants on Wednesday afternoon. Work resumed on Thursday morning pending a meeting between the unions and management scheduled for Monday.
