Agreement on wage increase for the workers of the Fiat-GM Powertrain plant in Bielsko-Biala in Poland
The Management of Fiat-GM Powertrain agreed to a wage increase of 260 PLN (66€) now and 60 PLN (15€) starting from 2008 and averted the strike which should have started on 5. March 2007.
On 27. February 2007 87% of the employees voted for a strike if their demands for a wage increase would not be fulfilled.
Some declarations of solidarity concerning the conflict and the agreement:
2007-03-07
Dear Wanda and comrades of Bielsko-Biala!
The unions at GM Powertrain Sweden has been following your strugle and fight for a wage increase and better working conditions with great interest.
We would like to congratulate you and all the employees of FIAT-GM at Bielsko-Biala for your successfull struggle and wish you good luck with the fights in the future.
With solidarity greetings
The unions of GM Powertrain Sweden at Göteborg, Södertälje and Trollhättan
through
Daniel Hedvall
Chairman local Metal Workers Union - IF Metall
GM Powertrain Sweden Göteborg
Transmission plant
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2007-03-07
Dear Wanda!
Dear Comrades of Bielsko-Biala!
On behalf on the hungarian Trade Union in Szentgotthárd and the Works Council of General Motors Powertrain - Hungary Ltd. we want to congratulate all the employees of GM-Fiat in Bielsko-Biala for your succesful fighthing.
We support your struggle to increase the wages as well your fight to emprove and protect the working conditions of your workers.
With solidarity greetings
Vadász József
Chairman of the works councils
Member of the EEF
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Antwerp, March 6th 2007.
Dear Comrades,
On behalf of the Belgian Trade Unions and the Workscouncil of
GM Belgium plant in Antwerp, I would like to express our solidarity
with all employees of GM-FIAT in Bielsko-Biala
We support your struggle to increase the wages as well as your
fight to emprove and protect the working conditions of your
workers.
If we can help you in any way, please let us know.
In Solidarity,
ABVV-METAAL ACV-METAAL ACLVB
Rudi Kennes Luc Van Grinsven Dirk Heyndrickx
BBTK LBC/NVK
Jan Janssens Jozef De Roover
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2007-03-07
Dear Wanda,
Dear Comrades of Bielsko-Biala
The UGT GM Spain Unions and the GM Spain works council want to congratulate all the employees of GM-FIAT in Bialsko-Biala for the successful struggle and wish you good luck with the future fights.
With solidarity greetings
Pedro Bona Gonzalez J.Juan Arceiz Villacampa
Chairman of the UGT GM Spain Unions Chairman of the GM Spain Works
Member to steering committe Council
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2007-03-07
Dear Wanda,
Dear Comrades of Bielsko-Biala,
On behalf of the Bochumer Trade Union IG Metall and the works council of Opel Bochum in Germany we want to congratulate all the employees of GM-FIAT in Bielsko-Biala for your successful fighting.
We have observe your struggle with a lot of interest and the results of wage increase and emproving the working conditions impressed us very much.
With solidarity greetings
Rainer Einenkel Klaus Hemmerling
Chairman of the works council Member of the EEF
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2007-03-07
Dear Wanda
Dear Comrades
On behalf of the Swedish Trade Union and the Workscouncil of the Saab Automobile AB
plant in Trollhättan, we want to congratulate all the employees of GM-FIAT in Bialsko-Biala
for the successful struggle and wish you good luck with the continued fights.
Solidarity greetings
Paul Åkerlund Håkan Skött Lars R Johansson
Member of the EEF Member of the EEF Member of the EEF
