this Siro Group employees inside Castile and Leon they have majority approved most competition plan suggested for him investor partnerHe will ensure vitality between business cookie and The future of 1,700 jobs is at 300 Toro.
this first to speak The industrial plan included employees of the toresana factory, after an assembly held in Latorre Theaterwhich Industry Minister attended Kings Maroto; Government delegate in Castilla y León, Virginia Barconsand the mayor Good Thomas.
maroto exposed the workers content of the preliminary agreement signed early last Friday and additional improvements that the investor has included inside last hoursmeanwhile he The works council announced how did it evolve talks and that If the feasibility plan is not approved, group cirrhosis would have to file bankruptcy. Immediately after, the workers exercised their right to vote in a ballot box set up at the entrance to the Latorre Theatre.
Although a few days ago the employees of the Toresana factory completely opposed the viability plan, most of them “transparency” on real situation of the company and atmosphere of “trust” created by the Ministry of Industry. new vote will bring a resounding result.
out of 227 votes deposited in the urn, 209 had in line with the implementation plan, against 13 Y five workers voted White.
The tension, nervousness and anxiety felt in the moments before the information meeting turned into relative calm after the vote count, although the workers were aware. final solution To the Siro Group crisis also depends on the votes inside the rest of the factories in Castile and Leon.
The expected result came after a few hours. Both of them private employment center template and as El Espinar Supported by workers from the Venta de Baños factory in Palencia with your votes feasibility plan, After the meeting held at the union building in Plaza de los Juzgados de Palencia, attended by the Minister of Industry.
employees private center Task and El Espinar published 177 upvotes, 27 against and four blankif they are factory cookie mold Bathroom sales supported mostly competition plan because after counting 218 votes positive and 5 negative votes.
In the factory of the biscuit company Aguilar de Campo accepted the workers support preliminary agreement without the need for a vote on the new industry plan presented by the mutual fund, after they thought it improved the plan they had approved a month ago.
this voting results reduced the tension accumulated in recent days and, as acknowledged by head of business council from the Siro factory Toro, Maria José de la Iglesia, “Now we see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
visibly excited Thanks to the Minister of Industry He Moving to Toro informing the employees about the preliminary agreement with the investment partner and also peer support to the competitiveness plan, because it presupposes a “sacrifice”, but it also opens the door for “we have a future, keep working and Siro continues”.
On the other hand, justified the vote order According to the feasibility plan, “We were deceived and the company never had the transparency that the ministry had” and this made different templates aware of Siro’s delicate real situation and the economic crisis it was going through.
Finally, De la Iglesia acknowledged that several improvements were included in the industrial plan so that Siro workers could regain their purchasing power in the future “according to some of the goals we have to achieve”.
The “generosity” of Toro’s team
After knowing the result of the voting, Mayor Tomás del Bien praises “generosity” between Siro employees in Toro because even though the competitiveness plan “touched” some of the workers’ rights, The “absolute priority” is to save the factory.
In fact, he assured proud of”As mayor and neighbor, some “colleagues” who “know how to raise the opportunity” as losing 300 jobs could be a serious blow to the city and state.
On the other hand, the employees of the Toresana factory, vitality planbecause she thinks “continuity and continue to work” and they called for the “unity” of the entire team to continue fighting for the future.
For others, yes investor’s offer represents “sometime”because unless urgent action is taken to find a way out of Siro’s economic crisis “it is very important to keep working and many of us will be left on the street”.