The indefinite strike called by the CGT (third union) of the Michelin group was little followed this Thursday by employees of the Clermont-Ferrand sites (Puy-de-Dôme), where the head office of the tire manufacturer is located. , on the eve of a rally organized by the inter-union. “We called for an indefinite strike at the request of certain employees to protest against the closure of the factories in Vannes (Morbihan) and Cholet (Maine-et-Loire),” declared Romain Baciak, central union delegate of the CGT, without be able to quantify the number of strikers. Management for its part did not count any strikers in the group, particularly on its Clermont sites which employ 9,000 people, mainly in the tertiary sector.
The situation is “particular to Cholet and Vannes to the extent that the group has taken the decision to stop production until Monday November 11”, the production staff being on a “compensated absence” regime, indicated a door -speech.
“Highlights”
“The highlight will be the gathering planned for tomorrow [vendredi] in front of the La Combaude site”, in Clermont-Ferrand, which notably manufactures baking molds, specified Romain Baciak. This gathering is organized by the inter-union in which Sud and the CFE-CGC (first union) also participate. A demonstration is also planned in Cholet at the same time.
The inter-union refused an invitation from the group's president, Florent Menegaux, to meet it, indicated José Tarantini (CFE-CGC). “Social dialogue is not going well, union organizations have accumulated great frustration in recent years. For these closures, nothing has been anticipated, and we are sure that they will not stop there,” he added. “Everyone is affected,” declared Nicolas Robert for Sud.
The Michelin group announced on Tuesday the closure of its two factories in Vannes and Cholet, which employ 1,254 people, citing a deterioration in competitiveness in Europe and Asian competition.
