"The fall was all the harder because they gave us hope": after Métal Blanc's withdrawal, the CGT calls for the nationalization of the Novasco steelworks
The Métal Blanc group will not take over Novasco in Hagondage. With their backs to the wall, the workers fear liquidation. For its part, the CGT union says it wants the Moselle steelworks nationalized.
Published on October 28, 2025
This is another blow for employees. Métal Blanc has finally decided not to take over the Novasco steelworks in Hagondange (Moselle), which has been in receivership since August 11, 2025. This is a brutal decision for the 450 steelworkers, who learned the news at a general meeting organized on Monday, October 27 by the inter-union (CGT, CFDT, CFE-CGC).
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