VW austerity course: IG Metall calls for talks based on the future collective agreement
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After the VW Supervisory Board announced stricter austerity measures, IG Metall, citing the future collective agreement of December 2024, is calling for negotiations with management to ensure compliance with the agreed conditions.
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Why It Matters
In December 2024, a future collective agreement was concluded between VW and IG Metall. The supervisory board recently announced stricter austerity measures.
After the VW supervisory board committed to stricter austerity measures, employees would like to talk to management. For this purpose, IG Metall refers to a clause from the future collective agreement, which the actors agreed on in December 2024. “We are now calling on the company to come to the table, explain itself and talk to us about whether and how this collective agreement will be adhered to,” said Lower Saxony IG Metall district manager Thorsten Gröger.
Invoking the clause does not change the provisions of the collective agreement and does not trigger dismissal, said the trade unionist. Nevertheless, it is an “obligation when one side demands that the other side also come to the table.”
What to Watch
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Start of discussions between IG Metall and VW management.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- When will the conversation between management and IG Metall take place?
- How does VW management react to the demand?
