A hundred employees of the Fonderie de Bretagne, put up for sale by the Renault group, are blocking the Caudan plant (Morbihan) to request their retention within the group, preventing the management from leaving, they announced on Tuesday.
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“
We have been blocking since 10 am because absolutely nothing is happening, our future is darkening. Five people from management are inside, they won't come out until we have an answer, until someone decides our fate and we are allowed to work,
”he told 'AFP Maël Le Goff, CGT secretary general of the plant, which employs 350 people. “
The morning shift wanted to meet the factory manager but no discussion is possible and they decided not to go back to work. Unfortunately we had to come to this while yesterday we were working, it is they who pushed us to the end,
”added Eric Blanchier, elected CGT. "
There is no sequestration
",said the mayor of Caudan, Fabrice Vély.
Employees are asking to remain within the Renault group, which announced on March 11 the sale of the plant in order to "
perpetuate activities and jobs
".
The government announced Monday a fund of 50 million euros to support the retraining of employees in the automotive sector, including foundries in great difficulty.
A plan whose employees of Caudan "
feel forgotten
", according to the CGT.
Established near Lorient since 1965, the Fonderie de Bretagne manufactures suspension arms, exhaust manifolds and elbows, as well as gearbox differentials.