VW boss Herbert Diess has canceled participation in the works meeting.
The new chairman of the works council, Daniela Cavallo, sees this as an unprecedented affront and strikes back.
Wolfsburg - The new Volkswagen * works council chairwoman Daniela Cavallo has sharply criticized the planned absence of CEO Herbert Diess * at the next works meeting in early November.
"Herbert Diess prefers investors on Wall Street to its own workforce," wrote Cavallo in a statement on Tuesday evening.
This behavior is unprecedented in the history of the group and shows that Diess has neither empathy nor feeling for the situation of the workforce even in this crisis.
“This provocation shows us that Dr.
Diess still has no interest in constructive cooperation. ”If the dialogue were important to Diess, he would have set his priorities differently, Cavallo made
clear
in her statement according to the
Handelsblatt
.
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It had previously become known that Diess had canceled the invitation to the next works meeting at the Wolfsburg headquarters on November 4th due to appointments in the USA.
There was initially no response from the company on Wednesday to the criticism of this lack.
The upcoming meeting is the first in almost two years, as it was not possible to hold a meeting for a long time due to the corona pandemic.
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The works council in Wolfsburg is alarmed because the VW main plant is underutilized.
There could be as little production here in 2021 as it was last at the end of the 1950s.
The workforce representatives have long been asking for another electric model * in addition to the “Trinity” project, which is to come from 2026 - later than initially planned.
However, Volkswagen cannot begin to produce as much as it wants at the moment.
This is due to the semiconductor shortage, which has even caused production stops and short-time work.
The VW and Audi dealers are now also feeling the painful consequences.
Diess' statement about a reduction of around 30,000 jobs had also caused a stir.
“The questions are getting more and more.
They could have been answered openly at the works meeting, ”said Cavallo.
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But the CEO made it clear that he did not need a works meeting to answer questions.
On Thursday evening (October 28th) there is to be an event by the CEO to provide information to the workforce.
Cavallo was not convinced by this reaction to the criticism of Diess' rejection - on the contrary.
This operates a "personal profiling on the back of the workforce", explained the head of the employee representation.
"Please answer questions from the workforce on November 4th," Cavallo urged the VW boss.
Volkswagen has not yet commented on the statements made by the chairman of the works council.
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