About “300 people” gathered to “express their discontent”, said a delegate of the central CFDT. This is a spontaneous demonstration, which was organised on
About “300 people” gathered to “express their discontent”, said a delegate of the central CFDT.
This is a spontaneous demonstration, which was organised on Wednesday morning at Choisy-le-Roi : approximately 300 workers on strike at the site of Renault, supported by their central union representatives and the leader of the CGT Philippe Martinez, gathered in the city of Val-de-Marne.
“delegations from all over France are set in motion spontaneously through the city towards the train station to show their dissatisfaction,” said Frank August, delegate central CFDT. “The management remains painfully silent ; we have sought in vain in order to generate at least one dialogue and calm down the spirits”, he added.
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The president of Renault, Jean-Dominique Senard “was able to mobilize to Maubeuge, Caudan, Dieppe but not to Choisy”, he regretted, in announcing a “new event Saturday, in the presence of elected officials of the city”. At the same time, the factory of the automobile manufacturer, specializes in the renovation and reconditioning of engines and gearboxes, remained “blocked”, according to Franck August.
“the Dividends before use”
By participating in the event, Philippe Martinez, general secretary of the CGT, was keen to “support all the employees who are on strike and who are fighting for the job”, and stressed his “commitment to Renault,” of which he is employed “for 38 years”.
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“I know a lot of the Renault group, I met a lot of CEO that we announced mountains and wonders for the future of the brand, and we see in what situation they left the group and unfortunately, with successive governments, the shareholders of the company – since the State owns 15% – and who have always behaved like good shareholders, who thought first to dividends prior to use and (…) the working conditions of the employees,” he added.
“total Incomprehension”
The workers of Choisy, 262 in total, went on strike on Tuesday from 6 o’clock to protest against the announced closure of their site, the only one, on the 14 the industrial group in France, whose closure has been announced at this stage on the horizon 2022 in the framework of the savings plan provided by the car manufacturer. Its activity shall be transferred to the site of Flins (in Yvelines), which leads to “a total misunderstanding”, according to Franck August.
In a press release, the inter condemn “unanimously and firmly the project of cost reduction as announced in the state by the directorate-general”, that she describes as “rigid” and not based “on any industrial base”. The unions also denounce the “lack of consultation” and calling for the opening of “discussions guaranteeing a future to all of the sites and its employees”, on the basis of a “strategy of industrial strong and transparent,” that “responds to issues of social, societal, and environmental”.
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Date Of Update: 03 June 2020, 09:58
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