Kretschmer warns: VW crisis threatens economic clear cuts in the east!

Kretschmer warns: VW crisis threatens economic clear cuts in the east!

Zwickau, Deutschland - in Saxony, the mood is bubbling, because the negotiations between Volkswagen and the unions are in a deep crisis. Since Monday, the representatives of VW and IG Metall have faced tough discussions that revolve around factory closures, layoffs and massive wage cuts. Sachsen's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) expresses himself alarmed and urgently warns of a possible "economic clear cut" in eastern Germany. He criticizes the current energy policy that endangers competitiveness and urges numerous companies to emigrate. "There must not be a dying in installments," emphasizes Kretschmer and wishes that VW will not send the fatal signal to withdraw from East Germany, as he explains to the dpa, as Tagesschau reports .

planned layoffs and collective bargaining

IG Metall will inform about the status of the collective bargaining at a press conference in Hanover this evening at 6:30 p.m. According to the union, the talks should lead to an agreement until Christmas despite difficult conditions. Participating reports of positive progress, but an agreement is still pending. The IG Metall describes the factory closures and operational terminations required by VW as "red lines" that must not be exceeded. A flat-rate wage reduction of ten percent also has great resistance from the union, so finanzen.at .

At the VW production facility at the VW production facility, many employees already lose their regular bodies at the end of the year, while 1,000 employed workers are affected. The future of the works in Saxony is on the brink, and the upcoming trial days will be decisive for the assembly line workers and the entire region.