Negotiating the ecological transition in an automotive sector plant: the case of Marelli in Crevalcore

Journal title ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE
Author/s Pierpaolo Mosaico, Laura Leonelli
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/2
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 61-73 File size 280 KB
DOI 10.3280/ES2024-002005
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The present article aims to provide a non-exhaustive overview of the possible representations that have emerged in the Marelli dispute concerning the issue of ecological transition. The dispute arose following the announcement of the closure of the Crevalcore (Bo) plant by the Kkr group, which justified this decision by citing a forecast of negative company profit per-formance due to the progressive decline in internal combustion engine production expected by 2035. The plant is specialized in the production of invariant components for traditional en-gines. From the outset, the workers have demanded a process of reconversion of the produc-tion site, along with the identification of clear employment guarantees, as a condition for re-solving the dispute. This case study falls within the growing field of studies aimed at examin-ing the ways in which workers and trade unions address the so-called work/environment trade off.

Keywords: Ecological Transition, Just Transition, Trade Unions

Jel codes: J51, J52, O44

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Pierpaolo Mosaico, Laura Leonelli, Negoziare la transizione ecologica in uno stabilimento del settore automotive. Il caso della Marelli di Crevalcore in "ECONOMIA E SOCIETÀ REGIONALE " 2/2024, pp 61-73, DOI: 10.3280/ES2024-002005