The Stellantis manufacturing facility in Figueruelas (Zaragoza province) has cleared the darkish clouds that hung over its future for the approaching years.
The Stellantis manufacturing facility in Figueruelas (Zaragoza province) has cleared the darkish clouds that hung over its future for the approaching years. This Monday, the works council has given its anticipated "sure" to the provide that the administration transferred final week to shut the brand new collective settlement for the following 5 years, which incorporates wage will increase and ensures manufacturing past the 12 months 2030 The ensuing doc, which won't lastly be submitted to the template referendum, will likely be signed within the coming days.
Negotiations had been nicely underway when the corporate offered its newest provide final Friday, through which it dedicated to an industrial plan that features the set up of an electrical platform (which the group calls STLA), which in observe ensures the manufacturing of automobiles with clear vitality and new era past 2030.
This was one of many key factors of the conversations since Stellantis (previously PSA Opel) will steadily lose the combustion fashions that it now produces. In precept, Figueruelas will say goodbye to the Citroën C3 'Aircross' and the Opel 'Crossland' initially of 2024, when the brand new generations of each fashions will see the sunshine of day, whereas that of the present Opel Corsa fashions will final till 2026, a 12 months previous to the efficient date of this settlement.
In return, every little thing signifies that the Aragonese plant will assume the manufacture of two new electrical automobiles: the Peugeot 'e-208', scheduled for the third quarter of this 12 months, and the Lancia 'Ypsilon', which will likely be launched within the spring of 2024.
One other of the union's principal priorities, financial situations, have additionally been resolved satisfactorily. The employees obtain a 5% wage improve for this 12 months (between 3,000 and 4,200 euros per employee relying on the skilled class) and settle for moderation of their salaries with will increase equal to the CPI and with a most of 4% till 2027, in addition to the development of advantages pay to match it with that of their colleagues in Vigo and Madrid.
It additionally contains the conversion of 350 non permanent and partial contracts into indefinite and full-time and the agency's dedication to hold out a restructuring examine for older workers (that's, a departure plan for essentially the most veteran).
The negotiation of this new settlement, which governs the working situations of greater than 5,200 staff, was reached with a distinct fund than earlier agreements. At stake was the way forward for the manufacturing facility in full metamorphosis of the auto sector from the combustion engine to the electrical car. In keeping with sources from the talks, in simply two weeks each events have come nearer because of a conciliatory tone that has little to do with the tensions of earlier negotiations.
This weekend, the associates of the UGT, CCOO, OSTA and CCP unions, which have a ample majority within the works council, gave broad assist to the preliminary settlement throughout their assemblies. CGT and Stopel have proven their rejection and can vote in opposition to the "regression of working situations" within the facet of well being.
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