Volkswagen is in the doghouse with their union these days over plans to increase their employees' workweek to a whopping 35 hours. They've also had to offer some 85,000 workers buyouts with values up to $315,000 (which, it is expected, few workers will accept). Perhaps the union's next step will be to retain some soccer hooligans to convince management that 28-hour workweeks and substantial financial losses are okay business.
GM's in trouble in Europe as well. Their efforts to shut down a factory in Portugal have led to - surprise - the threat of strikes. The company has potential, but the now apparently international "full pay until the last day" mentality is looking more likely to eat them alive.
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The Volkswagen problem - is that with German unions?
Yep, it's in Deutschland. There's also a rumor that they will cut 10,000 additional jobs but they're publicly denying that one at the moment.
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