Automotive supplier - ZF wants to close plant: Works Council is outraged
After the automotive supplier ZF announced plans to close its plant in the Gelsenkirchen district of Schalke, the works council has reacted with sharp criticism. Achim Dietrich, Chairman of the ZF General Works Council, said he was outraged by the management's decision, which was published on Monday. "The employees and their families are going into the Christmas vacations feeling insecure."
The location, which currently has around 200 employees, is to be closed by the end of 2024 due to high losses. "We have dedicated specialists and a newly renovated infrastructure there," said Dietrich. "If the Board of Management had the will, production there could be fully utilized."
The plant produces steering systems for cars and commercial vehicles. It had already been threatened with closure in 2018, when it continued with fewer staff. In the hope of orders for electric steering systems for trucks, the company said it was prepared to accept losses in the millions. But the orders never came. "In my opinion, the closure of Schalke is a directional decision by the Management Board against the sites in Germany," said Works Council member Dietrich.
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- The plant closure in Schalke is a concern for the Works Council in North Rhine-Westphalia, as the region is known for its significant automotive industry in Germany.
- Baden-Württemberg, another German state renowned for its automotive industry, might benefit from ZF's closure plan in Gelsenkirachen, as the company may consider relocating some operations there.
- The industry union in Baden-Württemberg has been vocally expressing its support for the ZF works council in Gelsenkirchen, hoping to mitigate the negative impacts of the plant closure on the affected employees and their families.
- The closure of the ZF plant in Schalke-Gelsenkirchen will result in the loss of around 200 car and commercial vehicle steering system production jobs, affecting both the local industry and the overall German automotive sector.
Source: www.stern.de
