The CGT says the employees were demanding a pay increase, having not received a raise for seven years.
FILE – A CGT union tent is pictured during a demonstration in Lille, northern France, Tuesday, Thursday March 30, 2023. Staff were on strike at the five-star hotel where members of the International Olympic Committee are staying on Thursday, July 25, 2024, the day before the opening ceremony for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
The Paris division of the CGT posted a video on social media appearing to be from inside the hotel, showing around a dozen staffers lining a corridor. Employees held signs reading, “No 13th month, no Olympics!,” “Luxury hotel, poverty wages” and “Give us back our social benefits.” Many companies in France pay their workers a bonus in December known as the “13th month.”I tried Speedo’s Olympic swimsuit.
“Negotiations with the unions are underway, without affecting the operation of our hotel,” management for Hôtel du Collectionneur said in a statement Thursday. “Our teams remain mobilized and committed to ensuring that our services run smoothly.” In a separate protest, around 200 performers stood along the Seine River on Monday and refused to take part in a rehearsal for the opening ceremony being held Friday, protesting working conditions and inequality in the treatment of entertainment workers at the Paris games.
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