Flash mob to block a supermarket. The judgment rendered by the Federal Labor Court came from charges pressed by the Regional Federation of Retail Trade of Berlin-Brandenburg (case 1 AZR 972/08) against a flashmob organized in 2007 by the Ver.di services’ union. During a strike organized at retailers in the region, Ver.di hastily mobilized about forty members to launch an action against a supermarket whose employees refused to go on strike. For over an hour, the militants blocked the supermarket’s cash registers in a totally legal way, buying lots of articles worth a few cents each and creating huge lines. The Trade Federation decided to press charges against this type of operation, considering that it violated the provisions of the right to strike.
about forty members to launch an action against a supermarket whose employees refused to go on strike. For over an hour, the militants blocked the supermarket’s cash registers in a totally legal way, buying lots of articles worth a few cents each and creating huge lines. The Trade Federation decided to press charges against this type of operation, considering that it violated the provisions of the right to strike.
Unions can choose their action method. The Court ruled that the choice of protest
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