“The problem is being solved,” concludes the statement that the UGT-PV union at the Ford Almussafes plant has just issued to evaluate the meeting held this Monday with the company’s European management.
According to the union, the majority in the Valencian plant, the quote belongs to Kieran Cahill, vice president of Industrial Operations, Europe and IMG for the automotive multinational. The same sources explain that “the company is working on an alternative to solve the problem that has arisen in Valencia due to the uncertainty generated by the electric car.”
Likewise, in the same meeting held today, the manager would have committed to the staff that there will be a next meeting in April with Ford’s global management. “Basically he has asked us to consider a change in our position,” explains UGT-PV, which he assures will do so, “as long as it is for a short time and is in line with the date of the visit of the Detroit managers,” they add. .
The union hopes that this request from the company will be a “turning point”, as it insists that the Agreement for Electrification commits the company to the future of the Valencian plant.
The concern among the Ford Valencia workforce also extends to the rest of the industrial sector, which has been waiting for the company to position itself for months. Key to this future is the position of UGT-PV in the plant, which now agrees to return to the negotiating table “to recover said stability until the April meeting takes place.” The injury time begins.