ArcelorMittal plans to announce 28 new job cuts, notably in Strasbourg and Valence – Libération

Three weeks after the first 135 job cuts, a new sector of the steelmaker must present a new social plan on Wednesday, according to our information. Yet another piece of bad news in a suffering industrial sector in Europe.

When we went to the ArcelorMittal site in Reims at the end of November, on strike after the announcement at the end of November of 135 positions, an elected official prophesied: “We expect other major announcements and a global disengagement. It’s going to have a snowball effect.” Unfortunately, she should be right. Liberation reveals this Monday, December 16 that 28 new job cuts in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) and Valence (Drôme) must be announced on Wednesday in the Distributions Solutions branch, according to elected officials and ArcelorMittal management. A total of 161 positions are now in danger in the group, not counting the suspension at the end of November of decarbonization projects at ArcelorMittal Dunkerque, which are nevertheless essential to the survival of the site after 2030.

“To face [nos] difficulties, ArcelorMittal Distributions Solutions France plans to take action on its national tools and reorganize its network of agenciesjustifies the management to Libé. The project provides for redeployment to neighboring agencies of the