Job reduction at Bosch: Schwäbisch Gmünd fights for his future!

Job reduction at Bosch: Schwäbisch Gmünd fights for his future!

In Schwäbisch Gmünd it is boiling: The automotive supplier Bosch has spread the shock message that up to 1,300 jobs are to be canceled by 2030. Since the “Black Friday” in question, the 3,600 employees and the city have been on alert. Mobilize IG Metall and the works council to protest against these drastic measures. This is done in the impressive form of nightly actions, in which grave lights and wooden crosses are set up. According to the Gmünder daily mail an uncertain future.

protest and solidarity

At night, around 50 employees gathered in front of the Bosch plant and built a symbolic cemetery to emphasize the message: "Bosch's future is buried here." It was read on posters: "Our workplace rests here." Tamara Hübner from IG Metall was combative and emphasized the need to maintain the pressure on Bosch so that the jobs are not "buried". According to the SWR This will be the start of a long "marathon run" in the battle for the workplaces, during which numerous other actions have been planned in the coming years, promote solidarnity and cohesion among employees.

So far, the agreement between the company and the employee representatives provides that no operational terminations will be issued by the end of 2026. But from 2027 there are radical cuts on the agenda, which could seal the fate of many workers in Gmünd. The location produces steering systems for cars and, with its current 3,600 employees, represents the largest employer in the city. The loss of more than 1,000 jobs would not only hit the employees hard, but also put pressure on the entire city to develop new economic perspectives.