According to Bloomberg and Reuters, the workers of Volkswagen Group are preparing for the second round of strikes of various German factories on December 9th. At that time, the company’s management and union leaders will be held on how to reduce the cost of the company’s brand. The fourth round of negotiations.
The German Metal Workers’ Union Ig Metall stated in a statement that a new round of warning strikes will last 4 hours, which is twice the first round of strike. Press.
The Volkswagen Group is considering closing German factories unprecedentedly, cutting thousands of employees, and reducing salary by 10%. The Volkswagen brand is currently tired of responding to the downturn in European demand and the decline in sales in China, the world’s largest automotive market. The company is trying to reduce expenses in Germany because Germany’s labor and energy costs are the highest in Europe, but German factories have not been fully utilized.
On December 5, Volkswagen Group stated that the company’s management and workers’ representatives are still talking to jointly formulate practical long -term solutions to achieve the balance between the company’s economic stability and security employment prospects.
The Volkswagen Group said that due to the rising costs and the fierce competition with foreign competitors, cost reduction measures are essential to maintain the company’s competitiveness. On December 4, Oliver Blume, CEO of Volkswagen Group, defended his decision. In a rapidly changing environment, his decision was necessary, and said that Volkswagen management could not operate in the “fantasy world”.
THORSTEN GRöger, the chief negotiator of Ig Metall, said: “When Oliver Blume stood in front of employees to wish them a happy Christmas, this is almost a mockery. The members of the company’s board of directors just want to put the termination letter under the Christmas tree of the employees.”
Thorsten Gr 在ger said in a statement: “We will go all out on December 9 to increase pressure on Volkswagen Group in the negotiations.” On the morning of December 9, thousands of Volkswagen Group employees are expected to be in Before the negotiations began, he participated in a rally at Wolfsburg, where the company’s headquarters was located.
As the risk of negotiations increases, the chairman of Ig Metall Christiane Benner will speak with Thorsten Gröger and Volkswagen Group Labor Committee Daniela Cavallo at the strike assembly held in Wolfsburg.
IG Metall said that if there is no agreement in the negotiations next week, the workers of Volkswagen Group may increase their pressure on the company, hold longer strikes, and may even be indefinite strikes.
At present, the European automobile industry is in turbulence. Automotive manufacturers and its suppliers are facing threats to cut thousands of jobs. All of them are affected by weak European markets and the influence of electric vehicles lower than expected.