Court Sets April 8 Ruling on CGT Challenge to ArcelorMittal Job-Cut Plan

Overview

• The CGT asked the Montreuil administrative court on Wednesday to void ArcelorMittal’s layoff plan, which now covers 224 roles after an initial target of 608.
• The court reserved its decision for April 8 after the public rapporteur advised rejecting the union’s case.
• The union says elected worker councils did not receive enough information and that risk and workload checks for remaining staff were superficial.
• Company lawyers argue the downturn in steel justifies the cuts and cite a 139-page Secafi report that lays out the economic case.
• The fight unfolds as a left-backed nationalization bill returns to the National Assembly in June after a Senate rejection, and union lawyers warn cuts to support and management posts could leave the State with a weakened firm if that law later passes.