US EditionTour de France 2025 Grand Départ under threat of disruption from protesting steelworkers
- The 2025 Tour de France Grand Départ in Lille on July 5 faces potential disruption from steelworkers protesting job cuts in the northern sector, including Dunkirk.
- The protests follow ArcelorMittal’s recent announcement of 600 job cuts and the postponement of the green steel DRI plant project at Dunkirk, causing union distrust and fears of further layoffs.
- The main Dunkirk blast furnace will shut down for 90 days for maintenance, escalating concerns about production, jobs, and the plant’s uncertain future amid calls for greater state intervention.
- Jean-Paul Delescaut, CGT general secretary, cautioned that without holding talks about nationalising the steel sector before July 7, the Tour de France's yellow jersey may not be awarded in Dunkirk.
- The protests highlight tensions in transitioning to green steel and suggest that unresolved labor disputes might threaten both the industry’s sustainability and the Tour de France schedule.
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Arcelor Mittal: 636 jobs abolished, half of them in Dunkirk
Hundreds of people, including worried employees, marched this Thursday in the port city to denounce the announced abolition of about 600 posts in France. Unions and parliamentarians demand accounts from the steelmaker.
Abolition of posts at ArcelorMittal: the management convened before a French parliamentary commission
The CGT and the CFDT argue for a nationalisation of the company, in order to "maintain the activity". In its plan, Arcelor Mittal foresees the abolition of 636 posts in the north of France.
ArcelorMittal: the PS proposes the placing "under State control" of the site of Dunkirk
In a forum published by the "HuffPost", Boris Vallaud and Julien Gokel announce the tabling of an emergency bill in the coming days to put the site under tutelage. A demonstration is planned this Thursday, May 1 in front of ArcelorMittal Dunkirk.
Post removals at ArcelorMittal: Dunkirk's site is the most affected, with those at Florange and Basse-Indre
One week after the announcement of a plan to abolish 636 posts in France, the steel group detailed on Wednesday 30 April the site-by-site impact during a central social and economic committee. Dunkirk's CGT called for an "exceptional mobilisation" for the 1st May.
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