The plans to close the troubled ThyssenKrupp subsidiary Galmed have led to activities at national and European level. The company's goal is ‘to centralise production in Germany’ since, ‘there are no economic reasons, not productive, not logistics’ to continue. Negotiations, with the participation of the works council of ThyssenKrupp Galmed and its advisors from the trade union CCOO (Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras) as well as the European Works Council, resulted in a provisional agreement. The deal provides for the termination of all employment contracts of the subsidiary and the closure of the facility in the city of Sagunto. The agreement that was approved by the workers includes a plan for early retirement, compensation of 45 days per year worked and relocations within the ThyssenKrupp Group for ‘an important part’ of the workers. Latest press statements say that ThyssenKrupp never intended to sell the plant.
English: http://www.thyssenkrupp-steel-europe.com/en/presse/pressrelease.jsp?cid=2777515
Spanish: http://www.europapress.es/comunitat-valenciana/noticia-asamblea-trabajadores ...
http://www.eleconomico.es/galmed/item/110928-thyssenkrupp-vuelve-a-rechazar ...
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