The president of the CFE-CGC, François Hommeril, has been “exempt from professional activity” in his factory since October 25 and his dismissal should be effective in “the coming weeks”, he declared this Tuesday, confirming daily information The World.
François Hommeril was an “engineer, head of a process department” and union representative for the company Niche Fused Alumina, which was placed in receivership. The Chambéry commercial court, by a decision of October 25, recorded the takeover of the site by the industrialist Alteo, which is letting go of 51 employees.
Touched by “the brutality” of the announcement
During the recovery procedure, the union leader does not hide “having requested his address book and (being) invested at the highest level of the State” so that “there is a buyer who arrives” . “The buyer only takes on 119 employees. There are some who are not taken back, that's my case, that's it. »
“The judgment of the commercial court was deliberated on a Friday. That day, I, like the others, since there were 51 people concerned, received a message and a phone call, where we were told: “You are exempt from activity, you are going home, to goodbye”. That’s it, it’s as simple as that,” explained François Hommeril, 63 years old.
“In 26 years, I never wanted to leave the factory, I wanted to stay, I live right opposite,” underlined the union leader, still touched by “the brutality” of the announcement.
A dismissal which remains to be validated in CSE
“Everything is as if you were going home in the evening. Night has fallen, it's a little cool, you take out your key but it doesn't work. You can't get in. Someone opens the door and says, “You're not home anymore, actually. Go away.” It’s a moment that can do a lot of harm,” François Hommeril told Monde.
The fact remains that as a union delegate, his dismissal must still be approved by a vote of the elected representatives of the company's CSE and the labor inspector. Thus, “the dismissal will take place in the coming weeks”, he said without further details.
In the meantime, the union leader, who still has a year and a half to work to pay off his retirement, remains at the helm of the CFE-CGC until June 2026.
