{"id":4638,"date":"2022-02-26T22:52:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T03:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/stillmanexchange\/?p=4638"},"modified":"2022-02-26T22:52:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T03:52:20","slug":"liberty-meets-fashion-louis-vuitton-walkout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/stillmanexchange\/2022\/02\/26\/liberty-meets-fashion-louis-vuitton-walkout\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty Meets Fashion: Louis Vuitton Walkout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Emilia J Jastrzebski<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Fashion Writer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>At what cost does the iconic LV plastered handbags and totes come? As of recently, it is discovered much more than just the dollar tag consumers can see for themselves.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4639\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4639\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/stillmanexchange\/files\/2022\/02\/Picture1-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/stillmanexchange\/files\/2022\/02\/Picture1-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/stillmanexchange\/files\/2022\/02\/Picture1.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b>Vogue, October 2005 <i>(Photo courtesy of Richard Burbridge)<\/i><\/b><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two labor unions, the French Democratic Confederation of Labor, and the General Confederation of Labor, arranged work stoppages on Thursday, February 10. As a result, a walkout took place at four of Louis Vuitton&#8217;s 18 facilities in France, with 330 workers taking part. Factory workers are demanding better wages while also protesting against the management&#8217;s proposed modifications in working hours that include early and evening shifts that make childcare difficult to organize.<\/p>\n<p>Louis Vuitton issued a statement on Monday highlighting an &#8220;advantageous&#8221; remuneration strategy that included a recent wage increase of 150 euros per month and a reduction in working hours from 35 to 33 hours per week. \u201cLouis Vuitton intends to calmly continue this dialogue to reach an agreement,\u201d the company stated. The group protesting claims that Louis Vuitton is taking advantage of the anticipated shift change to eliminate the conventional day shift and operate just the morning and evening shifts, which are the only ones available to new hires.<\/p>\n<p>The labor unions contend that the company&#8217;s practices do nothing to improve employees&#8217; work-life balance and are solely designed to reduce the amount of money spent on overtime compensation. Mireille Bordet, a CFDT representative stated \u201cThe proposal to compute working hours on an annualized basis isn\u2019t convenient for us. It will simply go to the detriment of our private life. Switching from 35 to 33 hours [per week] won\u2019t generate additional working time reductions and will force us to work late in the evenings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact Emilia at emilia.jastrzebski@student.shu.edu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At what cost does the iconic LV plastered handbags and totes come? 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