Car manufacturers: dispute at Opel escalates – employee representatives reject negotiations with Segula

Protests against sales plans in December 2018

2,000 of the 7,000 engineers currently employed by Opel at its headquarters in Rüsselsheim are to be outsourced to Segula by the summer of 2019.

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MunichThe managers of Opel and Segula agree: your project is a “triple win”. Everyone will benefit: the hessian automaker, the French development service provider and of course the staff. It said the executives of both companies signed a strategic partnership agreement in September.

This basically states that 2,000 of the 7,000 engineers are Opel current at the headquarters in Rüsselsheimto be outsourced to Segula by the summer of 2019.

The plan has only one catch: The Representatives of employees reject him, The union has been railing for weeks IG metal in thesis papers and posters against the deal. Conciliation attempts failed. Now that increases IG metal According to information from the Handelsblatt trade union circles once again the pressure. The collective bargaining committee now rejects negotiations with Segula and the Opel management on a transfer of business now decidedly.

The body, which includes more than 90 Opel employees, shop stewards and full-time representatives of IG Metall, passed this unanimously last Friday. Only when Opel is able to meet its investment commitments and prove together with Segula how the 2,000 jobs can be sustainably secured would they be prepared to enter into negotiations, according to union circles.

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The IG Metall fears that the Opelaner could land on a switch to Segula in a rescue company without perspective. Two reports on behalf of the works council had come to the conclusion that the jobs would probably not be safe despite a dowry of 300 million euros at Segula. Therefore, the IG Metall demands a right of return for the employees.

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One thing is certain: there is a need for action at the Opel Development Center ITEZ in Rüsselsheim. The heart of the car manufacturer suffers from overcapacity. The best way to deal with this is the planned partnership with Segula, argues Opel. One continues to be in discussion with the social partners. “We offer jobs and are ready to talk,” assures a Segula spokesperson.

The companies are determined to complete the transaction in the second quarter. However, with the resolution of the Tariff Commission, this timetable could be shaken. The workers’ representatives probably want to convene a new meeting of the panel until 10 April. And if there are no concessions, it is said from trade union circles, the dispute could finally escalate.

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