Whereas the European work's council of Arcelor said, on 16 March 2006, that it was "against the hostile bid of Mittal Steel", the management of the iron and steel group Mittal must meet, Thursday March 23, the representatives of the trade-union federations concerned with this bid at the headquarters of the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF). (Ref. 06275)
The management of Mittal Steel will introduce its strategy and its bid on Arcelor to trade-union federations which are members of the EFM, in Brussels, next March 23rd. The objective is, according to Jacques Laplanche, secretary (CGT) of the European work’s council of Arcelor, to guarantee, in the event of a takeover, a certain number of social commitments undertaken by Arcelor, as its world framework agreement. This charm operation is intended to reassure employees of the European steelmaker,
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