Liberty Steel employees are « with their nerves at the end »

The Liberty Steel steel mill has been standing still in Dudelingen for years, Liberty Steel has been insolvent since November. « The employees live in complete uncertainty, » criticized the OGBL union in a press release on Wednesday. « Four months later, they are still waiting for a resumption of business, although their last wages were more than six months ago. » The aids provided for in the event of bankruptcy were quickly paid out, but they are far from sufficient.

You are currently in a « dead end ». The last conversation on Monday between the Minister of Labor, the Bankruptcy Manager and the HR representative has so far produced no alternative, except for the conclusion of the sales process, the union explains.

For a long time « all the prerequisites for the resumption of business activities » have been met. Compared to the « word » confirmed union representatives that A buyer for the work in Dudelingen could be found. However, no contract or the like had been signed at the time.

Fear of the future

« The employees are ready to resume their work immediately, and the Luxembourg authorities state to support this revival, but nothing moves. The employees remain unemployed, without salary and without perspective, » adds the OGBL.

« Without a guarantee of social security or sufficient income, employees suffer from a situation that they neither chose nor caused. A large part of them have no income anymore, and this uncertainty could continue until June. Every day, the fear of the future grows through the uncertainty, » said the union.

At the moment, everyone involved is still asked for patience. The OGBL and the employees again demand that « fast and pragmatic solutions are tackled ».