The decision does not surprise employees. According to union sources on Saturday, Total has initiated proceedings before the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal of Douai forcing it to reopen its Dunkirk refinery. The oil group has assigned Friday the employee representative bodies in order to ask the court not to restart the activity on the site.
Total wants a declaration that the information and consultation procedure has been "completed". And even if the court believes that the procedure was "initiated with delay", Total highlights the fact that "the employee representative bodies have been able to exercise all powers vested in them" and they have suffered "no harm".
"Their last cartridges"
For Philippe Wullens, Delegate South (majority site), this reaction was expected. Management would have announced in June that it would form a further appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal. According to Steward, the leaders of Total fired "one of their last cartridge." Roger Koskas, counsel employees, estimates that total attempts to circumvent the decision by the Court of Appeal of Douai. Beside him, his brother, Patrick Tillie declares itself "not too pessimistic."
The hearing will be held September 17. According to two lawyers, Total has so far done nothing to comply with the decision of the Court of Appeal, despite a daily fine of 100,000 euros. For the moment, neither the group nor his lawyers could not be reached.
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