German union threatens retaliation as Volkswagen plans termination of wage agreements
IG Metall threatened strikes as Volkswagen said cost pressures require reopening pay talks for an umbrella agreement covering about 100,000 workers.
- On Wednesday, Volkswagen terminated most collective wage agreements in Germany, aiming to open room for negotiation as the company seeks to adjust provisions in light of cost pressures.
- Chinese rivals are sharpening their focus on the European market, piling pressure on costly German manufacturing sites and prompting Volkswagen's restructuring efforts.
- IG Metall union official Thorsten Gröger condemned the move as a "foul blow against the workforce," while union leaders accused the company of declaring "war" on its staff.
- Strikes are possible from January 1, as VW works council chair Daniela Cavallo predicted a "bitter dispute at the turn of the year."
- Employment security provisions agreed upon in 2024 and set to last until 2030 remain unaffected, though wage agreement termination takes effect by December 31, 2026.
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The German car manufacturer Volkswagen has started a new conflict with the unions after having denounced a large part of the collective labour contracts applicable to the approximately 100,000 employees in Germany. The decision opens the way for difficult negotiations on wages, benefits and the work programme, and one of the variants in the German press is the return of 35 hours to 40 hours of work.
The group, which plans tens of thousands of redundancies and threatens the closure of four plants in Germany, has canceled almost all business agreements. Trade union ready for confrontation. Mercedes also wants to lengthen the weekly hours
nd.DerTag / nd.DieWoche [Newsroom]Berlin (ots) - The fact that the VW board now wants to terminate numerous collective agreements in its broad reduction strategy is really brazen. That seems to be the thanks for the trade union and works council to the controversial ... Continue reading here...Original content of: nd.DerTag / nd.DieWoche, transmitted by news aktuell
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