In the new dispute over the integration of the eastern locations into Volkswagen AG, the IG Metall trade union has accused the company of a breach of trust. The procedure is "scandalous", said Jan Otto, District Manager for Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony. He called on the company management to stand before the workforces in Zwickau, Chemnitz and Dresden and explain itself.
Volkswagen announced at the beginning of the week that the integration of Volkswagen Saxony into the parent company agreed in 2021 would be delayed. The step was to be finalized at the end of this year. The delay was justified by technical problems with the conversion of systems. However, a solution is being sought to offer employees an employment contract with Volkswagen AG as of January 1, it said. Since the beginning of the year, the approximately 10,000 employees in Saxony have already been on an equal footing with their colleagues at the western German sites in terms of pay and working hours.
