Leonardo confirms the search for a partner with an industrial perspective, able to detect, over time, the division Automation (formerly Elsag) of Genoa of the company. A plan that has been known for some months, against which the local trade unions have mobilized on several occasions.
He also spoke of the affair in question time in the Senate, the Minister of Economic Development, Giancarlo Giorgetti, who explained that he believes that a path, “aimed at finding the best possible solution, requires a special table”. For a comparison, he added, “which must first take place at the local level”, that is, in Genoa.
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The trade unions and the company
A point of view rejected by Antonio Apa, general secretary of UILM of Genoa, who considers “Giorgetti’s answer to the question presented by Senator Pinotti” questionable and defines him as a “Pontius Pilate”. Apa goes on to say that he expects from the minister “a simple thing: not a useless local table, but a convocation of the parties (including Leonardo) in the presence of the Mef. And on that occasion we will demonstrate that there is no reason to sell the Automation business unit ».
So far the point of view of the unions. Very different from that of Leonardo, who entrusted his reasons to a long note. “Ensuring a solid future for the Genoese automation hub by Leonardo, intervening as soon as possible on organization, governance, processes and size, also to protect employment levels“. This is the position of the company.
Industrial partner
“Among the various options on which Leonardo is working – writes Simonetta Iarlori, Chief people organization and transformation officer of Leonardo – there is the looking for a partner with an industrial perspective, also able to detect Automation over time, which can guarantee the business unit to be competitive in the long term, with an adequate size and dedicated investment capacity ».