The inter-union CFE-CGC, FO, UTG (Guiana Workers Union) and the management of Arianespace, ArianeGroup and CNES signed an agreement this Friday to support the departure of 190 employees from the Guayana Space Center (CSG), according to its director. , Marie-Anne Clair.
The positions in question are distributed among the 40 companies present in the CSG, straddling the Guyanese municipalities of Kourou and Sinnamary. The joint has just under 1,600 employees, Marie-Anne Clair said. “These deletions will improve competitiveness,” she hopes.
An agreement to “avoid forced departures”
At CSG, the mood has been grim since Soyuz launches ceased following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the failure of the first commercial flight of the Vega-C rocket, and the accumulated delays of the new Ariane 6 launcher. Just four Flights should part of CSG in 2023, “far from the usual dozen,” says Marie-Anne Clair.
This staff reduction had been in negotiation for a long time, Ariane 6 did not need as much manpower and maintenance.
Discussions reduced that number to 190. “It was not easy,” reacted Jean-José Mathias, a UTG delegate at CNES, questioned by AFP minutes after the signing. “If we sign, it is to avoid forced departures,” he added, specifying that all departures will be voluntary and that “a working group will be set up to monitor the agreement.”
Six months of subsidies.
Employees who leave their position will receive six months of subsidies and various bonuses in addition to what is provided for in the industry agreements. Additional support is provided for those wishing to set up a business or undertake a project related to the development of Guyana.
“The companies told us that some of their employees were already interested in the deal,” according to Marie-Anne Clair. They have just under a year to decide, the deal runs through March 2024.
Source: BFM TV
