Wednesday, November 19, 2008

GM strike premiums by Opel managers

The crisis of the U.S. parent company General Motors (GM) is also in an immediate reduction in income for the executives of European subsidiaries resulted.

As Opel Managing Director Hans Demant told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, corrected the carmaker's production for 2009 by about ten percent down. Opel is expected to be held 1.7 million cars only to produce 1.5 million, writes the newspaper.

Discussions on 30-hour week

Franz According to the European works already the 30-hour week discussed. Except that the plant in Ruesselsheim, where the new Insignia will be built. In the other factories in Bochum, Eisenach, Antwerp in Belgium and Zaragoza in the Spanish were expected to lower utilization. The works council chief announced talks with management over Teillohnausgleiche workers and short of money.

The Union is under his disagreements over the announcement by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), Opel with a government guarantee on the ground.

Especially in the CSU is criticizing the actions of the government, according to boss. Economy Minister Michael Glos complained that his ministry during the rescue operation was overlooked. And Saarland Prime Minister Peter Müller (CDU) has plans of the government, with Opel in an emergency with a state guarantee to help heavily criticized.

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