MAN works council chairman Saki Stimoniaris has announced bitter resistance to the termination of the employment guarantee at the Munich truck manufacturer.
Munich - “As a closed employee
bank,
the rights and interests of our colleagues as well as our brands will be represented in our
VW
group,” said Stimoniaris, who is also a member of the supervisory board of
MAN’s
parent company
Volkswagen
, on Tuesday to Merkur.de *.
Mr Stimoniaris, employee participation has traditionally been very strong in the Volkswagen Group.
Terminations for operational reasons are actually a taboo at VW.
How do you explain that MAN is now deviating from this line and giving you an ultimatum for an agreement by the end of the year.
Is the economic situation really that bad?
The economy has been good since 2010.
In these ten years, the company has not managed to provide enough returns and winter fat to survive a crisis like the current one.
We have pointed this out over and over again.
We are right in the middle of shaping the future of mobility.
It takes all strength.
Is such a step conceivable without the support of Wolfsburg?
We as the works council have the backing of the VW group works council, chairman Bernd Osterloh has made this clear.
You have to ask the MAN company website whether the company has the backing of the VW group management board.
Do you expect other brands within the Volkswagen Group to be able to follow this example in the future?
We do not want to participate in speculation, but of course it is important on the employee side that all colleagues in the group stand together.
It is a cultural break for the entire group.
You have also been a member of Volkswagen's Supervisory Board since mid-2017.
Tomorrow is the general meeting.
Isn't it time for the employee representatives to hit the table properly?
I don't want to talk about internal issues, but assume that as a closed employee bank we represent the rights and interests of our colleagues as well as our brands in our VW Group.
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