Mercedes-Benz management warned that it plans to close one of its plants in Germany and move production to Eastern Europe if employees do not agree to cost-cutting measures. Wirtschaftswoche reports this, citing company sources, with UNN reporting, citing Bild.
According to the publication, management is demanding that employees give up some benefits, including vacation pay and Christmas bonuses, as well as reconsider the 35-hour workweek. Management believes that current conditions are making German plants less competitive amid
I am in fact blaming Daimler management for this, yes. It was back in 2010 or so that Mercedes-Benz bragged about having a full electric line-up by 2015 so they've had 15 full years of head start before the chinese came and started taking their lunch. What did they do in the meantime? They colluded with VAG and BMW to keep diesels in the mix. And yes, they've veen trying to weather a nasty storm recently, but they asked for state support every step of the way ( and received it most often than not, precisely because germany wanted to keep those people employed ). Now I'm not sure how their recent EVs fare, but Daimler has been constantly resistant to change ( going as far as anti-ev propaganda spewed by the CEO making the rounds in right-wing groups ) and that blame lies solely with the company's management.