After 154 days of occupation, the former employees of SAM, a subcontractor of Renault which went bankrupt, left their factory in Viviez, in Aveyron, on Monday, torn between nostalgia and pride.
"
It's extremely painful, it's a real family that has separated
," said David Gistau, CGT representative of the ex-employees who left the premises at noon, greeted by a guard of honor. of 200 people.
“
It is a struggle that will mark the social history of Aveyron and even beyond.
It's a page that turns, and we turned it with dignity
, "he said.
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The decision to leave the factory was taken by the employees on Thursday, after an agreement was reached between the legal representatives and the local authorities, in order to guarantee the security of the factory and the preservation of the working tool. .
Taken over in 2017 by the Chinese group Jinjiang, the Aveyronnaise Metallurgy Company (SAM), based in Viviez in the former mining area of Decazeville, had been placed in receivership in December 2019. On November 26, the commercial court de Toulouse announced the cessation of its activity and its liquidation, after Renault's refusal to support the only takeover project.
An occupation ended “with many tears”
Since then, nearly half of the approximately 350 employees took turns day and night to occupy the site.
They thus intended to prevent an auction of the machines by the agents, fearing that this would discourage the takeover of the foundry.
“
We are proud because we went to the end of what we could do, welcomed David Gistau.
We leave with the intimate conviction and the hope, which is confirmed a little more each day, of being able to return there.
»
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The agreement reached by the various parties, and validated by the former employees, leaves until June 30 to the MH Industries group, based in the neighboring Lot, to file a takeover offer and consider a possible takeover.
If the occupation ended "
with a lot of tears
", according to the CGT representative, the fight will continue at the prud'hommes, with the filing of 282 files from ex-employees assigning Renault.
They target the automotive group as a co-employer and demand higher supra-legal bonuses than those offered after the liquidation of SAM.
