Collective agreement at VW: 130,000 jobs saved, but bitter compromise!

Collective agreement at VW: 130,000 jobs saved, but bitter compromise!

After intensive 70 hours of negotiations, Volkswagen, works council and IG Metall have negotiated a new collective agreement that brings fundamental changes for the 130,000 employees at VW in Germany. As the Image reports at short notice, because there is an employment guarantee until 2030. However, the social reduction of 35,000 jobs is carried out by severance payments and fewer training positions, while wage increases in the next two years are dispensed with. The economic uncertainty remains because the holiday and Christmas gear controls are restricted and bonuses are shortened. This is noted for the workforce "a bitter pill", as Professor Jens Südekum, an expert in economics.

background of the crisis

However, the agreement does not ensure all -clear. According to the south, the current crisis of the German auto industry is the result of years of management errors. In recent decades, the future has not been adequately prepared and the weaknesses in electric vehicles have not been recognized. The causes of the tense situation are also the weak demand for electric cars and the increasing difficulties in the Chinese market. This requires VW and other manufacturers to think about possible work closings, such as n-tv reported.

Turbulence at Volkswagen symbolically stand for deeper structural problems in the entire industry. Südekum urges the fact that VW urgently needs to develop a competitive business concept in order to be able to survive in the global market. A targeted promotion of the charging infrastructure and the power grids is considered essential to advance e-mobility in Germany. So far, the current activities for the termination of jobs have not been a long -term approach, according to the economist. The pressure on the German car manufacturer is increasing while the auto industry is at a turning point.