It’s a unanimous “no”: all of the trade unions at Stellantis (CFDT, CFE-CGC, FO, CFTC, CGT) refuse to initial the salary agreement proposed by management. This common front is not a first – it appeared in 2015 under the PSA era -, but it remains very rare. All are calling for the reopening of negotiations right away. Their dissatisfaction is all the greater since they now know the remuneration of Carlos Tavares, general manager of the automotive group.
Demand for “equitable redistribution of wealth”
According to the company’s annual report published on Saturday February 26, he received, for the 2021 financial year, a fixed salary of 1.98 million euros (compared to 1.5 million in 2018 and 2019), as well as a bonus of 17 million euros, almost three times more than in 2018 and 2019 (6 million). “The employees get peanuts and he, the jackpot! » they are indignant, claiming « a fair redistribution of wealth ».
CFE-CGC: “Technicians are neglected”
At the end, on February 22, of the mandatory annual negotiation (NAO), it appeared that “executives and supervisors will not have a general increase and 20% of the latter will not have an increase individual”, summarizes the CFE-CGC (Anh-Quan Nguyen). “The technicians are neglected in this negotiation with a 2% general increase, below inflation and lower than that of the workers. In addition, 30% of technicians will not have an individual raise. »
CFTC: “A bad joke”
Management has also proposed a participation/profit-sharing bonus of at least 4,000 euros gross (3,600 euros net). “In view of the 13.4 billion in profits, the rise in food and fuel prices, this amount is much too low”, protests the CFTC (Adil Bourouis). “This does not make up for the loss of purchasing power. »
He insists: “The outcome of the NAO seems to be just a bad joke. It does not at all reflect the involvement and the seriousness of the employees, the hyper-flexibility they have shown, in the factories, by making themselves available on Saturdays and Sundays. »
FO: “Risk of demotivating the living forces”
For the CGT (Jérôme Boussard), “the account is not there” and for Force Ouvrière (Éric Peultier), the proposed agreement is “unfair and likely to seriously compromise the success of the company by demotivating its food forces “.
The latter claims an exceptional purchasing power bonus (PEPA). Exempt from taxes and social contributions (for salaries up to three Smic), it is capped at 1,000 euros, or 2,000 euros in the event of the signing of a profit-sharing agreement.
CFDT: “The double penalty for employees”
“Disappointment with the wage negotiation, disappointment with the amount of the bonus: for the employees, it is the double penalty”, adds the CFDT (Benoît Vernier). “We fear that the lack of consideration from management will leave its mark in the months to come with a drop in motivation and a deterioration in the social climate. »
Contacted Monday, February 28 by L’Est Républicain on this issue of remuneration, the management provided a lapidary response: “A project has been sent to the trade unions. We await their return. »
