Heckled, insulted, Friday November 8, during his visit to the Michelin factory in Cholet, Denis Masséglia addressed no less total and unconditional support
to employees. In an open letter, sent on Saturday November 9, the Renaissance deputy of the 5e constituency of Maine-et-Loire is, conversely, vehement about the attitude of the tire manufacturer, which will close the sites of Cholet (955 employees) and Vannes (Morbihan, 299).
Towards a management hearing?
Today, the company claims that its decision to close the site is recent and linked to the economic situation. Let them explain this to anyone who will listen. […] We need to stop lying to people. Like any large company, Michelin has a strategy defined over several years. It is serious and disrespectful, for elected officials and especially for employees, for Michelin management to tell me just a month and a half ago that no decision has been taken. With my 15 years of experience in the production sector and the fight against relocations, I am convinced that this decision was taken a long time ago.
writes the one who is still an employee (on availability) of the first private employer in Cholet, Thales.
To make Michelin face its responsibilities, Denis Masséglia announces, in particular, having has already submitted a request to the president of the economic affairs committee of the National Assembly to interview the company's management
.
“A total lack of respect”
As for the accompanying measures put on the table by Bibendum, the parliamentarian brushes them aside, not judging them not up to par
: What is proposed can never be sufficient in view of the commitment of the men and women working in these difficult professions, it is a total lack of respect towards people who have given so much for this company.
