Werften employees return: hope or illusion in Flensburg?

Werften employees return: hope or illusion in Flensburg?

Flensburg, Deutschland - The return of the 530 employees of FSG and Nobiskrug is imminent! Starting tomorrow, employees can return to their workplace after the exemption that began on October 18 was canceled on Monday afternoon. The works council confirmed this decision to NDR Schleswig-Holstein. According to the new management, the reason for the exemption was that the sanitary facilities were no longer cleaned. But IG Metall and the works council regard this as advanced, since the shipyards have been without orders for months and the operating permits for machines have expired.

The situation is tense! Despite the return to work, there are no orders in both shipyards. The works council expressed concerns that the employees will actually appear on Tuesday after delays in the wage payments have always occurred lately. These problems led to protests by the employees who, in front of the worker in Flensburg under the motto "Salary is not everything", caused their displeasure to the investor Lars Windhorst's business practices. The uncertainty about the salaries and the future of the shipyards remains a hot topic.

A look at the background

The exemption of the employees was a drastic step that raised more questions than answers. The shipyards fight with financial difficulties and the employees are concerned about their future. The fact that wages are often paid too late increases the pressure on the workforce. The return to work could initiate a new phase, but without orders the question remains how long the shipyards can still exist. The coming days will be decisive to see whether the situation improves or whether the tensions continue to increase.