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The number of jobs that could be saved is not yet known but General Electric will review down its social plan in Belfort, according to information collected by Europe 1.
Under pressure from Bercy, the American conglomerate is preparing to discuss with the unions of the site, where 800 job cuts are planned. The unions, they remain very suspicious. "We do not want to discuss an improvement at the margin We want a new plan," says Europe 1 Philippe Petitcolin of the CFE-CGC Belfort.
Objective: to try to stay in the nails
General Electric was forced to evolve because Bercy estimates that the company did not meet its commitments when it bought out Alstom's Energy division in 2014. General Electric was committed to creating 1,000 jobs in France. which was not the case and the American had to pay 50 million euros for non-compliance.
The group also pledged to maintain or even strengthen decision-making centers in France. But here it is: if the social plan had been applied as it was, that would not have been the case either according to Bercy. There would have been cuts in particular in research and development services. Hence the decision of General Electric to review his plan, to try to stay in the nails.