In the wake of a union coordination meeting that was organized in Brussels by industriAll Europe in Brussels on 14 February at the close of a, trade unions from Germany, Austria, Belgium, the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Norway and Switzerland in both companies delivered a joint declaration (5.03), which emphasized ‘the significant uncertainty that still surrounds the Alstom-Siemens Mobility merger, a full five months after the merger announcement was made,” and it affirmed “a shared commitment to defend the future of jobs as well as safeguarding Europe’s rail equipment sector.”
At the beginning of February, Alstom’s EWC was divided on the merger with two votes in favor (German votes), five votes against (4 of which are French organizations), and six abstentions or neutral votes, resulting thus in confusion on how to interpret the vote. With this joint declaration the representatives are able to make a common call on a number of demands. The declaration states “Even though a shared agreement aiming to safeguard jobs, facilities and innovation capability in Germany for
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