Am 21. September more than took part 1.000 North Hesse workers:within on IG Metall's nationwide automobile action day. Employees at the VW plant in Baunatal, of the Daimler truck axle factory in Kassel and the supplier Schaeffler Vitesco in Bebra took to the streets in front of the companies.
The union called for investments in the locations, maintaining the 35-hour week, the protection of jobs, Collective agreements and co-determination. “For management errors, Location decisions and the consequences of geopolitical conflicts should not pay employees.”
The day of action is intended to build supra-company pressure on company management, who responded to the crisis with austerity measures, Arms conversion and job cuts respond. At the Daimler plant in Kassel they are round 2.700 employees until 2035 secured for now. How the announced savings measures will affect the VW plant in Baunatal, is still unclear. Collective bargaining in the metal industry begins at the beginning of October.