Representatives of the European WCs of the Alcan and Alcoa groups have to meet, on Friday June 1 in Brussels, under the aegis of the European metalworkers' Federation of, for a first exchange on the social consequences of a possible fusion of both groups, if Alcoa's takeover of Alcan is successful. (Ref. 070470)
This first meeting of representatives from Alcan and Alcoa’s EWCs “must enable an exchange of views on the stakes and risks of this operation for both groups’ European employees, and to determine a concerted trade union strategy,” the FGMM-CFDT explained. In addition, the issue of Alcoa’s takeover bid should be mentioned today, on the occasion of Alcan’s EWC’s plenary meeting, in Paris.
e-europnews, May 30, 2007, n°070470 – www.eeuropnews.com
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