Employees of Michelin factory from La Combaude to Clermont-Ferrand walked out on Thursday morning to protest against the elimination of 2,300 jobs in France.
About forty people would have demonstrated
About thirty Bibs
Dressed in their work clothes in the manufacturer’s colors, went out in front of the site at the end of the morning, under the snow, accompanied by representatives of the CGT.
Forty employees walked out this morning in the mold workshop, but some did not come out
, said Éric Gouttebaron, elected CGT. No walkout has been observed in other Michelin sites in France, according to a spokesperson for the management.
About thirty people who walked out around 11 a.m. were received by a personnel manager, she said.
Half of the cuts would be planned on the Clermont-Ferrand sites
Michelin announced on Wednesday that it wanted to cut 2,300 jobs, without forced departures in France, including 1,200 in industrial activities.
According to the regional daily The mountain , half of the planned cuts would concern the Clermont-Ferrand sites, where Michelin’s head office is located and the majority of its tertiary activities.
We are very unhappy with these announcements, which come in the midst of a health crisis and we fear the worst. How to gain in competitiveness when we are deprived of our means?
, estimates Thibaud Bernard, 31, employee at La Combaude.
Many colleagues will retire and those who remain will have to compensate
, believes Mr. Gouttebaron, according to which the situation is very anxiety-provoking
.
To achieve the objective of 5% gain in competitiveness per year, it is obvious that we are going to put in the means, in particular thanks to the automation of the machines. We have also planned to invest in new machines at La Combaude
, specifies the direction.
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