His fist rose at the exit of the sub-prefecture of Lorient, at the end of the extraordinary social and economic council. “No closure of FDB, launched Maël Le Goff, CGT general delegate of the Foundry of Brittany (FDB) Caudan (Morbihan), No FDB takeover project. Here are your friends, this week has been a week of wrestling, you are the ones who moved the lines. “ An explosion of joy, of tears too, after ten days of great anxiety.
“The hard part remains to be done”
During this CSE, Laurent Galmard, CEO of the foundry, presented to the employee representatives the plan planned by the Renault group for the site. “We are going to conduct a strategic study on the Foundry of Brittany, he explained after the meeting, we are going to launch a working group with the social partners, local communities and all the stakeholders on this project. “
As Maël Le Goff says, “The hardest part remains, there is a project to build in the face of a collapsing automobile market. “ Challenges to which the paths of diversification are already taking shape.
The foundry can melt castings for the automotive market in the broad sense of the term such as “The agricultural machine, the big truck, the bus, etc …, quotes Laurent Galmard. Diversification is necessary to make the Foundry of Brittany profitable. “
For the 380 employees of the Foundry, this happy outcome was far from being won. “It was played last night. Renault wanted our skin… ”, say the activists. Incomprehensible to many, because even if the automotive industry is in a storm, the FDB is a new factory, with strong industrial skills and added value. At a time of industry relocation called for by everyone, including the government, the choice of closure became inaudible.
Has closure been considered? The CEO does not respond. The letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Economy of Breton elected representatives certainly played a role. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, also weighed heavily. And says he had “Rough discussions” with the main actors of the file.
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