Warning strike at Volkswagen: Employees demand more money and perspectives!

Warning strike at Volkswagen: Employees demand more money and perspectives!

Osnabrück, Deutschland - alarm level red in the metal and electrical industry!

It happened! Just one blow after midnight, exactly at the end of the peace obligation, IG Metall-Board Nadine Boguslawski opened the first warning strike. Over 250 proud workers from the Volkswagenwerk in Osnabrück have resigned their workplace for a full two hours. They followed the call to the campaign with courageous and closed - a clear announcement to the employer! The displeasure of the disappointing offer of employers is tangible!

The negotiations that have been going on since mid -September have anything but satisfactory. Boguslawski is not afraid to name the situation by name: "The offer is far too poor! It doesn't even jump in the beginning of the existing price pressure of the employees!" While employers only promise modest wage increases, the industry threatens to fall behind in the skilled worker crisis. The location is heading!

anger, disappointment and the call for more!

The anger of the employees is bubbling to overflow! Markus Bensmann, IG Metall-Confederation, is pleased with the high number of participants, but he has the dissatisfaction of the workforce at a glance: "The provocative offer of the employer ensures heated discussions in the workforce!" Immediate and noticeable revenue increases are the requirement of the hour - according to the clear request of IG Metall. "People need perspectives and money - and that quickly!"

IG Metall youth in particular is combative: "170 euros more must be in there for training allowances! We are the future!", The trainees chant and finally demand the necessary measures from the employers. "The offer is simply insufficient!", Insert into the realm of the facts! Employers expect solutions in the next conversation on November 4th - it remains to be seen whether they can withstand this pressure.