Talgo’s Alava staff asks to continue with current production and to guarantee that production remains in Spain.
Workers at the Talgo factory in Rivabellosa (Álava) have denounced the company’s current “uncertainty” following the Spanish government’s decision to veto the public takeover bid (OPA) from the Hungarian group Ganz Mavag.
In the same way, they have demanded an Industrial Plan, short and long term, so that they can continue with current production and guarantee that production remains on Spanish territory.
The representative of CC.OO. in Talgo, Kepa Alcaine, stressed that until now the option on the table was the takeover bid launched by the Hungarian group, but after a veto by the Spanish government, the workers are experiencing the situation with “uncertainty”.
Alcaine has warned that “it is of no use to the workers if a Hungarian group buys them and the factory disappears from Spain in four or five years, when they know how to produce.”
As indicated by the representative of CC.OO, the Talgo factory in Alava has almost 700 employees, not counting the temporary workers and auxiliaries that work for the company. And in Spain as a whole, with around 2,500 direct employees.
In addition, he recalled that the company has a signed workload until 2030.
Source: EITB
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