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| The battle lines have hardened between the works council and management at Opel |
An early agreement on a restructuring plan for the ailing manufacturer is unlikely. Here, the Bochum works council chair Rainer Einenkel a few days ago for the 26th October announced a profit. Meanwhile, however, the battle lines have hardened.
The management was not able to take up the long-proposals submitted by the employee. Additionally provides the Alliance of Opel's parent General Motors (GM). With the French group PSA Peugeot-Citroen for discontent among the workforce It was "unclear" what effect will have the cooperation of Opel and the European production and development sites.
No commitments for securing employment in German plants
Even its own approach, with commitments to securing jobs for the German works, the team did not put on the table, criticized council and IG Metall. That applies to the production centers in Bochum, Eisenach and Kaiserslautern and Rüsselsheim as well as for the development Rüsselsheim and the Dudenhofen Test Center. Adam Opel AG declined to comment on the allegations: "Once a conclusion is reached, the company will inform the public."
After receipt of the existing treaties works to 2014 is safe. Until then layoffs are excluded. The company had gone with the offer in the negotiations to renew its commitment for another two years - but after the expiry of the current-generation Zafira possibly to run no other models more in Bochum from tape. In return, it should be discussed on cost reductions and growth concept by 2022, in addition to providing new models and engines as the production of other models such as Chevrolet's brand in the Opel works.
Works Council maintained pressure
In this trade, want council and union involved so far. They call out to sites and employment commitments on the 2016th This in turn is likely to be a major hurdle for Sedran and management of the U.S. parent General Motors. Opel and suffers because of the slump in sales and a Europe struggling with costly excess capacity. The carmaker accumulates for years to losses and urgently needs to press the charges.
General Staff chief Wolfgang Schäfer-Klug meanwhile increased the pressure. He warned the management of the costs, if the parties do not reach an agreement later this month: "The management knows since June that the deferral of the pay increase of 4.3 percent until 10.31.2012 is limited." Then the company would the employees pay all at once later.
The trade union is in a hurry: The Tariff Commission of the IG Metall on 26th October advise on how to proceed.
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