Mercedes faces protests, tackles cost cuts after triumph in Spielberg
Mercedes-Benz is facing new pressure from employees in Germany after tightening its austerity course and raising the question of longer working hours without a pay increase. The IG Metall trade union called for protests on Friday, July 3, at several workplaces including Sindelfingen and Untertürkheim, with union chairwoman Christiane Benner scheduled to speak in Düsseldorf. Tagesschau ↗
The dispute centers mainly on considerations of a return to the 40-hour work week. The 35-hour work week has been in place in the automotive industry for 31 years, and the unions regard it as one of the symbols of their strength. Mercedes had already postponed a special payment to employees, and management stated in an internal letter that processes need to be significantly accelerated and structures streamlined. IG Metall is signaling further action in the automotive sector if job cuts continue. Welt ↗
On the sporting side, Mercedes had a successful weekend in Formula 1. George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg on June 28, starting from pole position and crossing the finish line ahead of Max Verstappen in hot conditions. His teammate Kimi Antonelli finished third, while Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari took fifth place. Hamilton subsequently showed good form in practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. ANSA ↗
The original Slovak angle of this topic concerned an accident near Trnava, where a Mercedes crashed into a road maintenance vehicle on the D1 highway heading from Hlohovec. Further developments will depend primarily on negotiations between the automaker and the unions. Spiegel.de ↗
The dispute centers mainly on considerations of a return to the 40-hour work week. The 35-hour work week has been in place in the automotive industry for 31 years, and the unions regard it as one of the symbols of their strength. Mercedes had already postponed a special payment to employees, and management stated in an internal letter that processes need to be significantly accelerated and structures streamlined. IG Metall is signaling further action in the automotive sector if job cuts continue. Welt ↗
On the sporting side, Mercedes had a successful weekend in Formula 1. George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg on June 28, starting from pole position and crossing the finish line ahead of Max Verstappen in hot conditions. His teammate Kimi Antonelli finished third, while Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari took fifth place. Hamilton subsequently showed good form in practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. ANSA ↗
The original Slovak angle of this topic concerned an accident near Trnava, where a Mercedes crashed into a road maintenance vehicle on the D1 highway heading from Hlohovec. Further developments will depend primarily on negotiations between the automaker and the unions. Spiegel.de ↗
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