VW Navarra supplier Antolin is closing its plant at the beginning of 2025.

The group, based in Castile and Leon, took the decision after it learned a year ago that VW had not provided it with panels, roof and windows for the electric car. During these months he tried to implement new projects for the factory, but They didn’t prosper.

Management submitted a resolution on the dismissal of all personnel a month ago; on September 10, it was brought to the attention of the labor department. During these four weeks of consultation, the company and a committee consisting of four ELA delegates, three from UGT and two from USOThey held five meetings to reach an agreement.

Finally, this Wednesday, Antolin and most of the social part (VGT and USO) they signed a pact terminate the contract. The ELA majority union did not support this document.

60% of the staff are women

ERE was justified economic, organizational and production reasons and will mean the dismissal of 108 workers, of whom approximately 60% are women.

Employees will be compensated for 45 days per year with a maximum of 42 monthly payments. “Since the loss of workload became known, Antolin Navarra has supported constant communication with the committee and opted for dialogue, transparency and a spirit of reconciliation. this should mark the negotiation process,” company sources commented. “This dialogue formed the basis of the agreement reached in September to close the plant.”

“Competitive offer”

Antolin found it difficult to continue his activities because he was left outside the electric vehicle. The company was informed that its current window regulator assembly business was being transferred to another supplier.Despite the fact that “the company made a competitive and high-quality proposal for the project to remain at the plant, ensuring business and workload, but in the end it was not possible to extend the contract,” the company indicates. “Antolin at all times wanted to achieve maximum workload and ensure certainty and viability of his activities,” he noted.

In addition, Antolin was left without the production of window regulators for internal combustion vehicles for VW, which was the last straw, which accelerated the closure of the plant by several months. “After the loss of business and lack of workload, the company concluded that it was not viabletherefore, he turned to the gradual closure of facilities.”

Antolin Do you still have unfulfilled orders?it will therefore remain active until December 20th and will finally close at the beginning of 2025.

The cast’s reaction to this ending

Last June, Antolin told the committee and employees that they were not participating in the VW Group’s electric project. It fell like a jug of cold water for workers. At that time, faced with the expiration of the company’s term, the committee wanted to enshrine in the company’s agreement decent working conditions for employees in addition to future compensation for layoffs.

In March, such an agreement was reached, which was approved by the team and unanimously signed by the committee. The text, covering 2022, 2023 and 2024, provided for wage increases in line with the CPI plus 2%, paying for layoffs unfair compensation and reward the days spent at ERTE.

Thus, the terms agreed in the first quarter of the year were taken into account as part of the negotiations on ERE.