Thanks to the numerous investments in electrification, the social safety nets in the Turin production center represented by the Mirafiori and AGAP Grugliasco plants are closed. In fact, at the end of September the two Plants will cease to use the solidarity contract with the consequent return to work of all the employees of the Polo. This is what is learned in industrial environments close to the company.
In addition, to meet the needs related to the launch of the new full electric models (500 and Ducato) and Maserati, starting with the Ghibli Hybrid currently in the launch phase, another 20 apprentices for specialized profiles (team leader, operator of automatic systems and maintainer) which will be added to the 50 already in the insertion phase. In addition, 8 young engineers will be hired for specialist technical roles related to the launch of electrical products.
At the same time, in the Mirafiori complex, the implementation of the machinery and the insertion of the personnel necessary for the production of surgical masks continues. This is an activity carried out as part of the initiatives promoted by government authorities in the fight against coronavirus and for which the use of the plants is planned for three work shifts a day.
The closure at the end of September of the social safety nets in the Turin production center, company sources point out, are the further step of a large program of enhancement and investments planned in the Mirafiori area which find further concrete examples in the Solar Power Production Units plant with photovoltaic panels, in the battery assembly center (Battery Hub) and in the Vehicle-to-Grid pilot project inaugurated in recent days. Actions that confirm that for FCA the Turin production center has a leading role at European level in terms of the development of electrification not only on new products but also on the ecosystem that surrounds them. Satisfaction was expressed by the Minister of Economic Development, Stefano Patuanelli. ” The combination of the battery production projects and the V2G project will allow for new hires of apprentices, engineers and designers in the coming weeks, ” said the minister speaking at the House question time. ” The government and I personally are closely following the evolution of the merger ” and, added Patuanelli, ” there are signals that show us that the industrial plan, thanks also to the guarantee requested and the additional commitments we have requested from the group In addition to confirming the plan itself, FCA gives the first results ”. For the trade unions this is important and positive news.
“For over 10 years in the production centers of Mirafiori and Grugliasco, FCA workers have been involved in the continuous use of social safety nets. Today – comments the national secretary of Fim Cisl, Ferdinando Uliano – thanks to the increase in production of the electric 500, the recovery of volumes production of Maserati, the company has communicated to our company trade union representatives the interruption of the use of the solidarity contract for the whole of 2020. The hiring of 270 workers, even if temporary, represents a novelty that has not been seen for years in sites of the luxury center “. Fismic Confsal Secretary General Roberto Di Maulo also speaks “finally of” possible “good news thanks to the good responses that the market is giving to the 500E and Ducato electric and the recovery of demand from the Levant which we hope will also lead to an increase in demand in the segment of luxury car (Maserati) “.
“It is a very important goal – explains Gianluca Ficco, Uilm national secretary – that we have been pursuing for years through difficult and courageous agreements, made possible by the fact that FCA is moving quickly and effectively on the path of electrification”. And Edi Lazzi of Fiom concludes: “We hope it will last over time and it is not just a flare-up, determined by a momentary positive rebound in the car market driven by incentives and the launch of the 500e. We want to look at this news as a step forward. towards the definitive solution of the problems of our factories “.
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