The tire manufacturer has just announced the closure of its plant in La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée). As a result, the closure of a 74-employee workshop in Cholet, Maine-et-Loire.
The news has had the effect of a thunderclap on the Michelin site Cholet. In the early morning, Thursday, October 10, the management, through the voice of the Director of Personnel, Christian Chauvin, announced the removal of 74 jobs in the workshop supplying gum blends in La Roche-sur-Yon » , indicates the direction of the group in a statement. Who continues: " Beyond pre-retirement measures, each employee concerned in Cholet will be offered a new position on the site. "
In parallel, the management announced that it would close the doors of the La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée) plant by the end of 2020. The site employs 619 people.
"They did not care about us"
In Cholet, the reaction of the unions was not long in coming: "This is completely outrageous, says the delegate of the South, Julien Brard. They fooled us, especially our colleagues from La Roche. For now, we will go to the workshops, see what is the atmosphere. " A strike, walkouts are they possible? "We will see with the employees, they will decide. "
At the beginning of September, a document pointing to the "lack of competitiveness of the fifteen French factories of the group" was made public. In Cholet, the unions had not failed to express their concerns.
DIRECT: Michelin will close its plant in La Roche-sur-Yon: "I am announced in 15 minutes the end of 32 years of my life"
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