In addition to the thorny question of the budget, the newly appointed Prime Minister François Bayrou will also have to manage a looming economic and social crisis. Business failures and social plans are increasing alarmingly: the CGT has counted more than 300 in just over a year. The union organized a major day of mobilization for the defense of industrial jobs on Thursday, December 12, with rallies in front of more than a hundred threatened sites. Meeting of employees of Fonderie de Bretagne, a former Renault subsidiary now under threat.
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From our special correspondent in Lorient, Nathanaël Vittrant
For 60 years, metal has been melted here at more than 1,500°C, ready to be transformed into mechanical parts. For many workers like Lionel, the foundry is a family affair: “ My father worked there 35 years. My brother there, right behind, he’s been working for 20 years too. My grandfather worked here. »
Sophie Binetthe general secretary of the CGT, has arrived: this is the moment when several CGT executives will take the stage and speak. “ From the moment a subcontractor is 95% dependent % of a principal which is Renault, it is no longer a subcontractor: it is part of Renault. There is a responsibility », underlines an elected official.
“ The objective is to save this iconic industry »
“ The request vis-à-vis Renault is quite simply not to send its production to Romania or in Spain and to continue to guarantee production here, in Lorient, until 2028, while we organize diversification », adds another.
In the factory, the general director of the factory, Jérôme Dupont, is responsible for welcoming: “ As you probably know, we do not always agree with the CGT. But I would like to emphasize that today, we share a common goal : that of saving this emblematic industry and the 350 jobs it represents. »
The aim of this visit is to show that all the diversification work has already begun. “ We have customers who are waiting for us to be taken over to continue with us. Customers like John Deere for agriculture, Pont-à-Mousson for manhole covers and Thalès for shells. We are entirely capable of doing something other than automobiles », according to Dominique Tortevoix, responsible for foundry maintenance and CGT elected official.
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