Prompted by the announced closure of Nissan’s three Catalan plants, the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights held an online meeting with representatives of the three Spanish unions represented in the company, CCOO, USO and UGT, the leadership of industriAll Europe, and the trade union coordinator of Nissan’s EWC. The meeting followed several prior trade union initiatives regarding Nissan. The announcement of the closure came as a shock to Barcelona workers and trade unions, as well as to the European Works Council who had not been informed and consulted during the review process Nissan conducted prior to its decision.
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