•FO
believes in upholding agreements but to CGT and previously CFDT they are just temporary truce in
continuing struggle
•Bargaining
Structure‑ Seems designed so enterprise management won't have to deal
face‑to‑face with union
–Local
or enterprise
•Only
minority of employees covered
•Rarely
produced any kind of agreement in past but increasingly does so, especially in large
enterprises
•In
general union plays little role in day‑to‑day plant activities
–Most
employers bargain only through employer associations