“You are a puppet.” “We want something concrete. “. Anger is growing among Michelin employees. The Macronist deputy for Cholet Denis Masséglia paid the price. He was sharply attacked this Friday by employees of the tire giant during a rally in front of the Cholet factory. In question, Tuesday's announcement of the closure of the Cholet and Vannes factories, justified, according to the group's management, by a deterioration of competitiveness in Europe and Asian competition. In total, 1,250 jobs are at risk by 2026.
Several hundred Michelin employees demonstrated simultaneously on the sites of Vannes (Morbihan) and Cholet (Maine-et-Loire), where the Minister of Industry Marc Ferraci also went… and where he too, was insulted by angry employees. The minister only stayed “three minutes” in front of the Cholet site before leaving the place hastily after a tense exchange where he was booed and called “scum”. The minister assured that he was working on a “reclassification” or “retraining” of these employees, “so that they can find jobs in their territories”.
