Clara Fernández, chairman of the works council of Siemens Gamesa Eólica and Zamudio (CC.OO.) and Mikel Irastorza, member of the works council of the factory in Asteasu (LAB), were very concerned that the takeover bid from Siemens could affect the employment,” as has happened before.
The workers from the company Siemens Gamesa today expressed deep concern about Siemens Energy’s decision to takeover bid (OPA) for the shares of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy that you don’t already own and keep 100% of the company.
The company has three centers or factories in the CAV (Zamudio, Asteasu and Mungia) and two more in Navarre (Sarriguren and Arazuri) and their employees, who had already “heard rumors” in recent months fear the news, both because it happened on a Saturday night, and for the… terminology used: “With full integration, the combined Group could benefit from: cost synergies plans up to approximately EUR 300 million per year over a three-year period. In addition, they are also expected revenue synergies to the tune of hundreds of millions of euros by the end of the decade,” according to the note presented a few hours ago.
Clara Fernandezgeneral secretary of CC.OO. in the company and chairman of the works council of Siemens Gamesa Eólica in Zamudio has stated clearly: “Our experience is that every time there is a movement of this type, there are layoffs.” In a statement to EITB Media, Fernández emphasized that “the company statement talks about synergies and for us, synergies always lead to layoffs. That is our main concern.”
In the same way, Mikel Irastorzarepresentative of LABORATORY in the works council of the factory in Asteasu, he explained that they still do not know what effect the decision will have on the employees of Euskal Herria, but agrees that “when we look at the antecedents, when they talk about synergies, jobs are always lost to go “.
Irastorza fears that with the company IPOclaims Siemens sell part of the business Fernandez assumes that the headquarters “will remain outside Euskadi and outside Spain” And that also has consequences for the employees.”
Therefore, the chairman of the works council of Siemens Gamesa Eólica in Zamudio announced that they request a meeting with management “at the highest level”, which is a series of actions with the european committee and that “we want” maintain contact with the competent authoritiesBasque and Spanish”.
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Source: EITB
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