legendary general engineslater called Opel-PSA and now stellantis, Today was the key day of new collective bargaining negotiations for the next five years. But there was something much more important at stake: the future of the largest industry in Aragon in the face of the uncertain scenario unfolding in the automobile industry due to the transition to electromobility. If the unions that evaluate positively approve the company’s final offer, Figueruelas will have a rosy horizon even beyond 2030.
The factory management announced its final offer to the unions today. An ultimatum after open negotiation conducted on the basis of respect, unlike the forms of negotiation of the last decade. They left the biggest surprise for the closing meeting: more than just fulfilling the works council’s main request. In other words, a plan that will seal the viability of the world’s largest industry for the future after 2027. Aragon. In practice, this means that the multinational, led by Carlos Tavares, has committed to installing at least one of the STLA platforms it uses to assemble the electric car Stellantis will run from 2027.
The offer also includes a substantial salary contract Responding to a 5% increase by 2023Alongside a straight-line payment of 400 euros, the group’s benefit payment is equal to Zaragoza’s (half received in 2023 in Figueruelas) and a 1,000 euro payment for each worker to sign a contract, the company announced this Friday. Salary increase corresponding to each of the years 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027 to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as of 31 December of the previous year.
Moreover, Management undertakes to convert 350 temporary contracts into permanent contracts.172 of them belonged to the charity contract mode. The rest are temporary workers who work between 66% and 75%. Now they will do it full time.
The fact is that it is not yet possible to speak of a preliminary agreement as the works council has not given a response, but it can be foreseen that the majority unions will sign the proposal. UGT leader in the factory, Sarah Martinevaluated the consensus principle very positively. “The company has met nearly all of UGT’s claims and even improved some of them,” he told the newspaper. permanent ones