Auto crisis hits the workers – VW, Mercedes and BMW pile on the demands

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The auto crisis was long just a number on the balance sheet – now it stands at the assembly line. According to a Morning Briefing from the Handelsblatt, VW, Mercedes and BMW are piling demands on their workforce. The pressure is being distributed unequally.

Whether VW, Mercedes or BMW: the three auto groups are ramping up demands on their workforce. At one of the companies, however, employees can also profit handsomely.

While more is being demanded across the board, employees at one of the three groups can, according to the Handelsblatt, "also profit handsomely." That points to a wage-round in which, alongside concessions, a slice of the pie is also being handed out – but the teaser reveals neither the group nor the specific amount.

Two options – but which ones?

The briefing's headline gets to the point: "They have two options." What those options actually are – accepting the demands, negotiating, striking or walking away – is left open in the preview. What is clear: the bargaining position of the workers' side has shifted, because the three groups compete with one another and are apparently treating their workforces differently.

The Handelsblatt's Morning Briefing is an opinion-led start to the day – not a news report, but commentary with a clear edge. Anyone who wants to know exactly which demands are meant, which plant is affected and what the profit model for employees looks like in concrete terms has to read the full text behind the paywall.