Fight for the location: Bog in Simmern defends itself against closure!

Fight for the location: Bog in Simmern defends itself against closure!

Simmern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland - The automotive supply industry is in a deep crisis, and this now has fatal effects on Boge Elastmetall GmbH in Simmern. While the management emphatically denies the closure of the location, the employee representatives, IG Metall, see the situation very differently. According to a report by Merkur , specific plans were presented, which mean torture for 200 to 250 employees could: away with the location in Simmern and a shift in production to Rüsselsheim.

hardened fronts

The controversial statements between Boge and IG Metall show how tense the situation is. While corporate management in Simmern emphasizes that solutions to maintain profitability are being worked on, IG Metall describes the statements as "lies". The deputy chairman of the works council Ingo Petzold has made it clear that the union representative is ready to fight for resistance to the labor court. Another report by Rhein-Zeitung Corporate announcement is to be carried out by 2026, which puts the concerned employees even under pressure.

In the best of times, Boge employed up to 700 employees at work, which produces engine and chassis warehouse for vehicles with an incinerated engine. In view of the ongoing uncertainties and rumors about location closings, the fronts between management and employee representatives are becoming an insurmountable ditch. It remains to be seen how this situation will develop and what steps the IG Metall will initiate in response to the impending closings.