Asse In the Zellikse industrial workers of Delhaize filterblokkade raised. There is also a stakingspiket present. The action is part of the national day of action of the various trade unions that a strike wanted to achieve.

first employees at Delhaize laid already at 22 o’clock Thursday night the work down. “Ninety percent of the night shift showed their solidarity in was not going to work,” says vakbondsafgevaardigde Mario De Mesmaeker of the ACV. “At 3.20 a.m. this morning was a picket set up with the colleagues of the different departments.”

At the height of that picket was also a filterblokkade raised. Vakbondsmilitanten remained some minutes on the footpath to trucks. “We feel that the truck drivers are also understanding”, Mario continues. “In the past, could she by such actions even aggressive out of the corner, but until 8.30 pm we have no aggressive trucker met. Even the local police -who are here with various people present – show understanding. The filterblokkade started last night consistently and was from 6 hours really performed.” According to Mario, take about eighty to ninety percent of all workers with a fixed contact part in the strike.

According to De Mesmaeker is the location is not unconsciously chosen. “The action is not directed against Delhaize itself, but the chain is also one of the major players”, says the. “They are also at the helm to make decisions.”

Also in liftenbouwer Otis in Groot-Bijgaarden have a few employees, and the work laid out, but the strike is not accompanied with other actions so that there is no influence on other companies.