WE WON THE LEGAL FIGHT AT YEMEK SEPETİ!
THE COURT DECIDES THAT THE DISMISSION WAS MADE BECAUSE OF THE ‘UNIONIZATION’ AND DECIDED TO REEMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION
The reemployment lawsuits we filed against Yemek Sepeti for our 3 members, Kemal Oğuz, Yakup Der and Ömer Dizemen, who were dismissed from the Yemek Sepeti Manisa warehouse on August 18, 2021, after our union had a majority determination to sign a CLA, were concluded, and the Istanbul 35th Labor Court ruled that our members were dismissed for union reasons. The court ruled that the workers must be reemployed and an union compensation equal to one year’s wages and 4 months’ wages must be given to dismissed workers.
The employer of Yemek Sepeti started to put pressure on the workers from the first day he learned about the unionization process and threatened to fire them, objected to the majority determination of our union which gives us the legal authority to sign a CLA and tried to prolong the process, and meanwhile tried to fail the union organization by dismissing the workers who led the unionization. On the one hand, Yemen Sepeti objected the majority determination at courts, and on the other hand, he dismissed union members. Yemen Sepeti wants to encourage a non-union work place, by discriminating between unionized and non-union workers and by treating unionized workers differently.
The employer of Yemek Sepeti, who had a hostile attitude towards the workers’ right to unionize, treated its workers as slaves with its low wages and flexible working system and self-employment model; under this model workers don’t even have job security and insurance. Unfounded minutes were kept about union members. This was done because workers wanted to be put under pressure.
With this decision of the Istanbul 35th Labor Court, it has been proven that Yemek Sepeti fired workers because of unionization and was hostile to the union. It has been determined by the court decision that the employer tried to prevent unionization by objecting to the determination of the majority, by threatening with dismissals, exiles and by pressuring unionized workers for resignations, by changing the NACE codes of the workplaces.
YEMEK SEPETİ EMPLOYER SHOULD FOLLOW THE COURT DECISION
We call on the Yemek Sepeti employer to comply with the court’s decision to rehire our union members, to give up this unlawful attitude, to respect union rights, and to initiate collective bargaining negotiations with our union.
The employer of Yemek Sepeti is wrong in thinking that they will get rid of our union by prolonging the process and gaining time. We are determined. We will not give up the struggle until all the union rights are achieved and a CLA is achieved in Yemek Sepeti. Therefore, the appeal against the majority determination should be withdrawn as soon as possible. Because, at the hearing held today, the hearing of the majority determination case postponed to 30 September.
We respectfully inform the public and call on all institutions and individuals who are in favor of labor to support the unionization struggle of Yemek Sepeti workers. (25.05.2022)
TÜMTİS CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
