Warning strikes at BMW: Regensburg becomes a strike hotspot!

Warning strikes at BMW: Regensburg becomes a strike hotspot!

on Tuesday, in a dramatic step within the metal tariff round, the Upper Palatinate BMW works are paralyzed with an unmistakable strike! From midnight, the night shift in the BMW plant in Regensburg begins with the laying of work, influenced by IG Metall. "We start the warning strike phase at a maximum speed," emphasizes Rico Irmischer, the first authorized representative of IG Metall Regensburg. Over 1000 workers from BMW and the logistics service provider Rhenus are expected to make the impressive protest to the hearing, while production comes to a standstill at night. Production will start again at 1.30 a.m., but the pressure on the negotiators will be felt!

additional strikes in Wackersdorf and beyond

But that's not all! The BMW plant in Wackersdorf will also be hit by a strike on Tuesday. Here around 500 BMW employees and the Schnellecke logistics service provider will settle their work in the morning, which results in a production stop of around 1.5 hours. And to accompany the protest, the Macedonians in the Benteler automotive delivery work in Schwandorf will also take part in the warning strike in the early afternoon.

"The trainees are also there," announced Olga Redda, the second representative of IG Metall. Five buses full of trainees make their way to Ingolstadt to create pressure as part of their own warning strike. "We plan to include other Regensburg companies in the warning strike in order to persuade the employers to finish a rapid tariff," explains Redda. In this hot phase of negotiations, IG Metall calls for a whopping seven percent more salary for its members and an increase in remuneration for the trainees by 170 euros!

The employers are under pressure. The VBM association has presented an offer that is perceived by many as inadequate. "The employer offer is clearly lacking volume!" Said Irmier. The waves of the arguments between employers and the union cook up while the masses unite to raise their voice. "With these warning strikes we will soon feel the consequences," said Irmischer. The situation remains tense and the developments are pursued with great tension!