Gkn will continue to dialogue with trade unions and institutions to carry out the reindustrialisation project of the Campi Bisenzio site, but at the same time also announces the restart of the legal procedure for collective redundancies. In a letter sent to workers on November 26, the company explained to workers that after postponing “the start of the collective redundancy procedure until the end of November”, now “we are forced to start the legal procedure at the end of this month” . In the letter, the company specifies its intention to continue “diligently the discussion with the trade union and the institutions to find an agreement that can effectively carry out the reindustrialization project”.
The company speaks of “expressions of interest from external investors, interested in taking over the production site and carrying out their business projects, aimed at pursuing various opportunities in recently affirmed sectors, similar to the automotive world and for which the future is more promising. The re-industrialization plan could potentially guarantee the maintenance of new industrial production in the area and safeguard job opportunities. This process requires rapid times and a context of adequate trade union and social serenity “. According to Gkn “Unfortunately, despite our various requests, we are not yet at the point where we hoped to be regarding the progress towards the start of the reindustrialization process, but we can assure you that we will do everything to ensure that these progresses happen to safeguard the employment of all our employees “.
The company also explains to the workers that it has expressed to the union on several occasions, “that it will shortly be our exclusive interlocutor within the rules of the procedure, that it is our intention to carry on the industrialization process, and we believe it is now our best. solution to minimize the social impact of the decision to close the plant ».