Spain - Opel workers accept job cuts plan - October 26, 2009

Workers at the Opel auto plant in Figueruelas, northern Spain, have accepted a plan by Canadian auto parts maker Magna International that would see the loss of 900 jobs, unions said. Members of the UGT and CCOO unions approved the plan by a large majority, and its leaders lifted a strike call. The plan envisages the loss of 900 of the more than 7,000 jobs at the factory, less than the 1,300 Magna had sought when the talks began last week and around half the number it had originally proposed. Magna also undertook to maintain the bulk of the existing production at the plant, which produces the Corsa model. The Spanish unions had feared some of the production would be moved to Germany.

English: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j .

 

This article was published in the Collective Bargaining Newsletter, which presents up-to-date information on collective bargaining developments across Europe. It aims to facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support the work of ETUC's collective bargaining committee. For more information, please contact the editor Maarten van Klaveren, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net. © ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2009. All rights reserved. The ETUI is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. The ETUI is financially supported by the European Community. The European Community is not responsible for any use made of the information contained in this news section.

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