Warning Strikes in the Metal Industry: Voestalpine Employees in Kirchmöser Also Walk Off the Job
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In Brandenburg, employees of the company Voestalpine in Kirchmöser are taking part in the warning strike. The peace obligation expired at midnight from Saturday to Sunday. Since then, a wave of warning strikes has been sweeping the metal and electrical industry.
The peace obligation is an agreement under which strikes are not permitted for the duration of a collective agreement. When this period ends, the unions can again call for work stoppages if no agreement is reached in the collective bargaining. Since Monday, many companies across Germany have been making use of this option.
In Kirchmöser, a district of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel, a large part of the workforce has taken part in the warning strikes. Warning strikes are short work stoppages with which the union aims to underline its demands. They are usually time-limited and typically last only a few hours or one day.
How the collective bargaining will proceed is still open at the moment. The employees and employers have not yet reached a new agreement. It is therefore possible that further strikes will take place in companies in the region in the coming days.
Sources: meetingpoint. Brandenburg
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