© ©Yves AndréWithin the extension, a new staircase has been positioned in a ‘service’ location, to the north, with a transparency that brings light to this circulation area. The new classrooms, of which there are three on each floor, are positioned so as face the great alpine landscape. © ©Yves AndréFrom a structural point of view, the extension contributes to the stabilisation of the whole building, by the presence of V-shaped concrete elements which take hold of, and characterise this new space, just as the metallic modulation characterised the existing part. Non-load bearing interior structures are clad in aluminium as a reflection of the existing panels. Ground floor planWith its understanding and reinterpretation of the CROCS system the project has led to the use of a completely prefabricated envelope (consisting of six to seven different parts) which has saved a lot of assembly time in addition to optimising costs You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email We take no responsibility for the accuracy of the translation 2015In early January Tamoil Collombey announced the closure of its refinery in Valais For almost one month UNIA together with the Syndicats Crétiens du Valais (SCIV) have been fighting Tamoil’s decision to layoff staff without a real social plan in place After a number of attempts by the union to negotiate a better outcome for Tamoil staff it is still unclear what the company will decide On 4 February the workers decided to interrupt their shifts from 1pm to 3pm During this strike they were met by over 600 public supporters from the area in a demonstration of solidarity for their struggle To demonstrate their commitment to the refinery and the disastrous consequences potential closure some staff released 258 balloons; each balloon had the name of one of the workers that would lose his/her job Others marched to the sound of funeral music and symbolically planted crosses decorated with their tools (helmet Another group set up a display presenting the quality of their skills at the refinery Following Tamoil’s decision to suspend operations at the refinery and fire staff UNIA had called a general assembly in early January workers’ representatives made it clear that “It is unacceptable that Tamoil proceeds with the collective dismissal of staff without exploring solutions that could maintain jobs and the expertise at the worksite in Collombey we therefore must come together to show Tamoil our will to keep jobs here and to explore the different avenues that will enable us to achieve a better outcome.” As a result of the general assembly a resolution was adopted calling on Tamoil to withdraw the collective redundancy procedure file a formal request to activate temporary layoffs and waiver all layoff procedures until notification by the competent authority of its decision on possible measures of layoffs Despite UNIA’s demands Tamoil pressed on with its original layoff procedure employees also called on cantonal authorities to support the steps for removing the collective redundancy procedure initiated by Tamoil and asked them to take the necessary steps with federal authorities to investigate the possibility of increasing the length of compensation for layoffs to 24 months It is important that UNIA members are now more determined than ever while negotiations continue between UNIA IndustriALL will continue to give support and solidarity to this important struggle as it develops IndustriALL Global Union’s affiliates represent over 50 million workers in 140 countries in the mining We take up the fight for better working conditions and trade union rights around the world © Copyright 2018 - IndustriALL - We care about your personal information and data. Take a look at our Privacy Policy.