The job cuts in Germany are smaller than planned, the plant in Upper Austria is up for grabs.
A MAN truck.
Bad news for the employees of the MAN plant in Steyr, Upper Austria: The German truck manufacturer has apparently settled its job cuts dispute with the works council at the expense of the employees in Steyr.
The deforestation in Germany is less than planned, but the plant in Steyr with 2,200 employees is up for grabs, according to MAN on Tuesday. “Here the board is reviewing all options, including a sale or a closure.”
Less mining in Germany
According to the agreement between MAN and the works council, 3,500 jobs in Germany are to be cut by the end of next year, and the cuts should be made as socially acceptable as possible. Traton boss Matthias Gründler and MAN boss Andreas Trostmann originally wanted to cut 9,500 of the 36,000 jobs worldwide, mainly in Germany and Austria. In Steyr, people had massively resisted the closure plans with political support and referred to the profitability of the location.
Now the MAN site in Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate is to be downsized, but will remain with the company. The factories in Plauen, Saxony (150 employees) and Steyr (2200 employees) are “up for grabs”, according to MAN. MAN originally wanted to dismantle around 5,600 at the Munich truck plant, the Nuremberg diesel engine plant and the Salzgitter component plant.
Under the pressure of the EU climate regulations, MAN is to be completely realigned and converted into a “leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in the field of electric and hydrogen drives”. The key issues paper that has now been agreed provides for “a realignment of the development and production network with a strong focus on future technologies”.
The agreement serves as the basis for collective bargaining agreements and works agreements to be concluded this year. The downsizing should take place in a socially acceptable manner. MAN has been weak for years. The EU climate requirement that trucks emit 15 percent less carbon dioxide by 2025 and at least 30 percent less carbon dioxide by 2030 is increasing the pressure. In addition, there is currently the Corona crisis.
The works council had called the original plans to cut jobs “clear cut” and went to court. The board of directors had described it as a necessary restructuring in order to be able to invest in alternative drives and digitalization with the money saved.
