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Warning strike at Opel plant in Gliwice – more than 90% participation
Today the workers of the Opel plant in Gliwice went on strike to underline their demand for a substantial wage increase. The strike action lasted from 1 pm to 3 pm. More than 90% of the worker...
Increasing Importance of Development Centers in China and India
Translation of the German blog article 15th may 2007 – thanks to IB for the translation
GM Mangement reacted to the rejection of supplementary work in Rüsselsheim
this is an inofficial translation of the blog article of 16th of May 2007 – thanks to IB for the translation
Details of the pilot collective agreement in the German Metal Industry
Pay dispute solved:
Pilot Agreement settled in South-West Germany!
- IG Metall: Collective Bargaining Round 2007 -
After nineteen hours of negotiations, a pilot agreement...
Newsletter from the T & G Union at IBC Vehicles Ltd in Luton
This letter gave an update on the present state of the wage negotiations. One particular paragraph mentioned the demands of the company.
Small SUV to be produced in Antwerp from 2010
In 2010 the GM plant in Antwerp will get the production of a small SUV that will be sold as Chevrolet and Opel. The model is positioned under the Antara SUV and will be build on an extended Ga...
GM to sell its unit for mid-sized trucks?
The Wall Street Journal reports that GM plans to sell the company unit for mid-sized trucks. The truck-manufacturer Navistar is mentioned as potential buyer. (Wall Street Journal online 17th M...
GM is scanning German Opel computers and networks on May 23 - on search for blog users?
The internal IT departmant ISS wrote in a mail to all German employees that they are planning to scan/screen all networks and computers regarding "private" use. GM has forbidden any...
Late shift in Antwerp plant has been on strike since 18.30
Since 18.30 the late shift in the Antwerp plant in Belgium is on strike. The reason for the strike has been that GM Management by accident paid for a strike day during the last weeks as the pl...
Betriebsrat in Rüsselsheim bleibt bei Mehrarbeit konsequent
Der Betriebsrat am Standort Rüsselsheim lehnte es heute erneut ab, seine Zustimmung zum Verfahren von Mehrarbeit zu geben. Somit können nur Notfallarbeiten am Standort außerhalb der normalen A...
