As the takeover of the car manufacturer Siemens VDO by its competitor Continental approaches (it should be finalized at the end of the year), the IG Metall union sent a strong signal to Continental's management: “We do not want sites to be played one against the other”. To fight against dismissal, the WCs of both companies decided to join forces in Germany first. (Ref. 070912)
On October 11, 2007, all the chairs of the works councils of 25 German sites concerned belonging to Siemens VDO and Continental, as well as representative from IG Metall – that is approximately 60 people – met for the first time at IG Metall’s headquarters in Frankfurt. Their goal was to come up with a joint strategy to avoid any enforced redundancy and any site shutdown. “IG Metall and staff representatives fear that there will be conflicts during the integration. We are getting ready for them
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