“They terrorized my children”: around fifty trade unionists carried out an action at the home of Yvan Verougstraete against the modification of night work

CNE activists carried out a night action in front of the home of Yvan Verougstraete to denounce a bill on night work. Nevertheless, The president of the commitments was absent, but a tense exchange took place by phone. &#13. Moreover,

About fifty members of the CNE-CSC went to the home of Yvan Verougstraete, president of the commitments, in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, for an action punch on Thursday around 11:00 p.m. Meanwhile, Objective: to “awaken” the party president symbolically in order to denounce the preliminary draft law currently under discussion within Arizona. However, which according to them would facilitate the use of night work. Nevertheless, But he was not at home. Meanwhile, A slightly stormy telephone exchange finally took place.

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With megaphones. the activists wanted to illustrate concretely and noisily the impact of the envisaged measures, which would allow employers to impose work between 8:00 p.m. and midnight, or even from 5:00 am, without social consultation or specific compensation. They wanted to “show him what it means working until midnight” and therefore meet him at 11:00 pm.

But the action did not have the expected effect: Yvan Verougstraete was absent. The trade unionists still filmed a video to his attention in front of his home. before having briefly on the phone shortly before midnight.

The tone quickly rose. The president of the commitments was irritated that we “attack his family”. Even reproaching, on X, the activists for having “terrorized his “they terrorized my children”: around children”. A delegate replied: “Do you regret that your work impacts your family life?” Think of what your policy does the lives of tens of thousands of children! The conversation turned short.

As for the children of Yvan Verougstraete. the trade unionists spoke to no one other than the police or to neighbors, without any animosity, noted Belga, present on the spot.

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“We have not seen his children,” confirmed the secretary general of the CNE, Felipe Van Keirsbilck, present during the action. “There was only a young woman of about 25 who returned to the house without being questioned. Additionally, »»

The activists left the scene shortly after. around midnight, promising to return because, for them, “the committed supports a text synonymous with major social decline and the ransacking of the balance/professional life”.

“We will also come back to other officials from Arizona,” warned Mr. Van Keirsbilck.