September is also back to school, but also social. It has already been bloody for Caterpillar workers. It is also likely to be difficult in the Liège region. It must be said that the bad news followed one another just before the holidays.
Bam-Galley
In the construction sector, for example, it was the Bam-Galère company which launched a collective redundancy procedure in June for 111 workers.
According to management, this is the direct consequence of the postponement of the tram site in Liège. Also a consequence of social dumping which weakens local employment. Several meetings took place between management and unions during the summer. But without result. We are at the information phase of the Renault procedure. A works council is scheduled for tomorrow. The unions hope to avoid dry layoffs by focusing on early retirement.
macro
A Renault procedure that the workers at Makro in Alleur also experience. 83 people are at risk of losing their jobs, ie 1/4 of the store’s staff. Here too the unions are betting on early retirement for half of the threatened staff. The rest will have to be negotiated. More than two months after the announcement of the restructuring, management and unions will meet at an extraordinary works council scheduled for Wednesday.
Magotteaux
At Magotteaux finally, it is the workers of the “number one” factory in Vaux-Sous-Chèvremont who are holding their breath. It is the factory that manufactures the grinding balls that is directly concerned. She was mothballed in June. Its 85 workers are economically unemployed. Are the Chilean owners considering a permanent closure? The decision should fall on September 22, during a board meeting. And this could have an impact on the two other factories on the site which manufacture armor plates and valves. The Magotteaux group employs approximately 350 people in the Liège region.
2023-08-13 21:14:06
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