I have been trying to make heads or tails out of yesterday’s contradicting news about the big deal between Opel and the unions, and so does German media. So much is clear: The truth and GM’s press release about a “successful conclusion” of the negotiations with the Opel works council are miles apart. There is no deal. Unions and Management are still in negotiations, the negotiations will continue this coming week. Then, the workers have to vote. It does not look good: Bochum’s works council is dead set against the deal. It gets worse.Bochum’s works council chief Rainer Einenkel tells Handelsblatt that he “does not agree” to the deal. He characterizes his negotiations with management as “very brief.” He says that management told him that there is “nothing to discuss,” and that Bochum either says yes, or jobs will be imperiled from 2015 on.Einenkel did not want to sign on to what appears to be on the table:Opel continues building cars in Bochum, at least through 2016The Bochum auto plant will be converted into a component and logistic hub for a total of 1,200 jobs or more.Opel attempts to settle new companies and technologies in Bochum, and expects ”a four-digit… Read full this story
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