In view of the economic situation and the structural change in the metal and electrical industry, the… IG Metall union with a loss of around 30,000 jobs Bavaria. The reduction of 32,000 jobs in companies is currently underway or has been specifically announced, said IG Metall district manager Horst Ott. However, only 3,000 new jobs would be created, according to a union survey of 547 companies in Bavaria.
In the automotive industry and its suppliers, 54 percent of companies would
Jobs dismantled, said Ott. In addition to employees at large automotive suppliers such as ZF Friedrichshafen and Bosch, many smaller companies are also affected. The booming arms industry cannot compensate for this, said the trade unionist. For every ten jobs lost in the automotive industry, only one would be created in the defense industry.
This year, IG Metall is placing particular emphasis on electing new works councils from March. Ott sees no breakthrough for right-wing groups like the Zentrum association in Bavaria. “From the current perspective, we cannot determine that we are being overrun by right-wing lists in the companies,” he said. “I’m currently assuming that these are special works council elections – but not because any groups are getting involved, but because the economic situation is what it is.”