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25 December 2021A particular Christmas is what the workers of the factory, now former Gkn of Campi Bisenzio (Florence) are experiencing. They can, for the moment, breathe a sigh of relief - after so much concern and difficulty - following the purchase of the plant by the entrepreneur Francesco Borgomeo who averted the risk of dismissal of workers and the liquidation of the company.

In the mass on Christmas day, the archbishop of Florence,

, who followed the human as well as the working events of the former Gkn employees, in his homily he focused on the dignity of the person and the defense of work, returning to the Gkn. "Here lies the foundation of every historical commitment of believers, of their being on the side of life, of the dignity of the person, of the promotion of sociality, of the defense of human rights, including that of work - we continue to be close to the workers of the a company that has been called Qf since yesterday and of all companies in crisis -, of the care of the weak ".

. The president of QF SpA who took over Gkn visited the plant on Christmas Eve to meet the workers and trade union representatives.

he said, at the end of the meeting with the workers: "I had already been to this beautiful factory, people of great quality, a mature, serious and capable union that knows dynamics and problems". "I am very happy and I am convinced that we will make a path, I hope fast, because the variable time is central to the story since I rushed in to today that we have tight deadlines to start the conversion process but I am really confident and happy, I go out really satisfied "adding:" The table at Mise must be done soon, I hope between Christmas and New Year. Mise, Invitalia, Region and Municipalities are active and present, there will be constant collaboration and we will do it willingly. The social safety nets have not yet been decided I think we will start thinking about this at the table. "On the conversion he said: "We are in a confidential phase with the buyers. I hope that the sale can be as quick as possible, now there are holidays, we will resume immediately afterwards at a high pace and you will have news soon". As for the layoffs, he cleared the field of any shadow: "Here we continue to worry about losing jobs, what I have already done in the other reconversions is that in the end there have been more and more places, when a project is solid we need quality people. I have no doubt that the people we have will all work, in fact I'm already thinking about the fact that we will probably need more ".we will resume immediately afterwards at a high pace and you will have news soon. "As for the layoffs, he cleared the field of any shadow:" Here we continue to worry about losing jobs, what I have already done in the other reconversions is that in the end there have been more and more places, when a project is solid you need quality people. I have no doubt that the people we have will all work, indeed I'm already thinking about the fact that we will probably need more ".we will resume immediately afterwards at a high pace and you will have news soon. "As for the layoffs, he cleared the field of any shadow:" Here we continue to worry about losing jobs, what I have already done in the other reconversions is that in the end there have been more and more places, when a project is solid you need quality people. I have no doubt that the people we have will all work, indeed I'm already thinking about the fact that we will probably need more ".when a project is solid you need quality people. I have no doubt that the people we have will all work, indeed I'm already thinking about the fact that we will probably need more ".when a project is solid you need quality people. I have no doubt that the people we have will all work, indeed I'm already thinking about the fact that we will probably need more ".

on behalf of the

, after the meeting with Borgomeo represented the

: "We talked to Borgomeo about many things, even in great detail, we are ready to go into every detail of factory management, redefinition of staff and safety, working methods. We have no problems in making any discussions but we reiterated that all this holds up only if upstream there is a framework agreement made in the institutional setting "underlining" The permanent assembly continues and continues the way in which we have saved this plant, that is, by preserving and taking care of it. We will gradually define all the takeover details of the new ownership but first of all we need a meeting at the Mise in which a framework agreement is made with clarity regarding new investors and future industrial policy ".The change of ownership (communicated on 23 December by Qf SpA which acquired 100% of Gkn Driveline Firenze from the English fund Melrose, ed) does not dispel the skepticism of the workers, Salvetti explains: "We, until proven otherwise, we feel inside potentially also to a pattern of slow agony so until clarification arrives with respect to the possibility that a media show is being played on Gkn that leads us to a slow agony we will remain on the who goes there. Indeed, we will probably always remain there because this is the life of the workers and workers of this country. You know how the other disputes went. Think about how much the agreement between Meridiana and Qatar Airways was celebrated, those workers after two or three years were eventually fired ".we also potentially feel inside a pattern of slow agony so until some clarifications arrive regarding the possibility that a media show is being played on Gkn that leads us to a slow agony we will remain on the who goes there. Indeed, we will probably always remain there because this is the life of the workers and workers of this country. You know how the other disputes went. Think about how much the agreement between Meridiana and Qatar Airways was celebrated, those workers after two or three years were eventually fired ".we also potentially feel inside a pattern of slow agony so until some clarifications arrive regarding the possibility that a media show is being played on Gkn that leads us to a slow agony we will remain on the who goes there. Indeed, we will probably always remain there because this is the life of the workers and workers of this country. You know how the other disputes went. Think about how much the agreement between Meridiana and Qatar Airways was celebrated, those workers after two or three years were eventually fired ".we will probably always stay there because this is the life of the workers and workers of this country. You know how the other disputes went. Think about how much the agreement between Meridiana and Qatar Airways was celebrated, those workers after two or three years were eventually fired ".we will probably always stay there because this is the life of the workers and workers of this country. You know how the other disputes went. Think about how much the agreement between Meridiana and Qatar Airways was celebrated, those workers after two or three years were eventually fired ".

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 The general secretary of Fiom-Cgil of Florence and Prato,

, on the sidelines of the visit of the new president of QF, Francesco Borgomeo, to the Gkn plant in Campi Bisenzio said: "Today was a meeting in which it was reiterated the need, on the part of the trade union and the workers, to build a framework agreement at the Mise, a time schedule, the timing with which new investors will arrive, if they arrive, what type of industrial structure and with what tools to accompany workers in this path. We need certainties that exist only through signed agreements ".

The president of the Tuscany Region

, the mayor of the

Metropolitan City of Florence

and that of Campi Bisenzio

at the end of the meeting with Francesco Borgomeo they said: "There is satisfaction in seeing the opening of a new cycle and of a new owner company for the Gkn of Campi Bisenzio. Of course it is not the point of arrival, but of restart" . "In the next few days - they continued - there will be a meeting at Mise to start negotiations with the new industrial entity. The institutions have been close to the workers in a compact manner and have moved in unison, together with all the organizations trade unions, so that a new cycle could be opened that would safeguard the jobs of hundreds of families.the fact that the turning point took place in the days leading up to Christmas takes on even more significance ".