Strike at VW escalated: Employees are fighting for their future!

Strike at VW escalated: Employees are fighting for their future!

The tariff conflict at Volkswagen continues to come to a head! On Monday, December 10, 2024, a massive warning strike was proclaimed in several works, including in Baunatal, Kassel, and Wolfsburg. The IG Metall industrial union has asked the employees to end their layer by a total of four hours earlier to draw attention to the company's pressing savings plans. This one -day mobilization represents the second major campaign in a series of strikes, after 100,000 employees had resigned for two hours in the previous week, such as Merkur reported.

The background of the strike are the drastic claims for wage shortcuts of Volkswagen management, which contain a reduction of around ten percent. This is done in the middle of falling sales figures for electric cars and a tense financial Situation, which brings with it the possibility of work closings and operational terminations. The IG Metall, on the other hand, calls for all locations and an employment guarantee for the approximately 130,000 employees and vehemently rejects the proposed wage cuts. IG Metall Chairman Christiane Brenner described the situation as "pissed and stunned" and criticized the management sharply for the current crisis, as well as Hessenchau reported.

continuation of the collective bargaining

The fourth round of the collective bargaining, which took place on the same day, did not agree. After more than six hours of discussions, it was optimistic to find a solution before Christmas, but this hope is offset by a considerable resistance of the employees. Thorsten Gröger, the district manager of IG Metall, made it clear that there could be a no -lack of progress during the tariff discussions to a more intensive conflict. The union has already considered an indefinite strike as a possible measure if the negotiations should continue to fail.