BAMBERG, Germany - When Kristin and Thomas Schmitt took out a mortgage and bought a house last summer, the German couple’s dream looked as if it was coming true. Two months later, they learned that the tire factory where both work would be shut down early next year.
The couple, who have three children, still hopes managers at their Michelin tire factory change their mind, but the risk of unemployment looms large - and not only for the Schmitts. But the danger is growing, automotive companies, workers, as well as regional and labor leaders, told Reuters. Threats of mass lay-offs will be a defining feature of upcoming wage negotiations in the metalworking industry where unions are focusing more on job security than pay hikes.
For the Schmitts - Thomas works on the assembly line and Kristin in the stockroom - and their more than 850 colleagues at the Michelin tire factory, the chances of keeping their jobs are looking grim. The German cabinet is expected to approve the more flexible Kurzarbeit rules next month. Under the scheme, companies can apply for state aid to avoid lay-offs and keep skilled workers for a limited time of currently up to 12 months.
Even without the planned changes, the number of employees already forced to work in Kurzarbeit schemes jumped to 96,000 in November, up from about 20,000 two years before, and surpassing levels last seen during the euro zone debt crisis in 2012/13, according to the Federal Labour Office.
Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)
Yes it's in danger, but no 'shades of Detroit' - No systematic racism leading to urban neglect (think Flint) - No failure to enlist state, federal & EU resources to help transition to next econ model - Probly no effusion of great tunes, like from Motown, but U can't have it all!
Huawei is to China what Apple & Microsoft were to the US. The war has only just begun. The war of Ideas and Creativity. Cut the Pentagon bill and spend it on Tech. Detroit & Bethlehem are good examples.
Sounds silly but if they have forgotten people not robots need to earn in order to buy the products they make. By the way they also need to be affordable.
The Evil of...
They could bring back the original Beatle ev of course minimom of retooling and a raspberry pie or two(backup) for computing some of the old colours were nice too
By creating wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, etc, the West make the countries poor. Saudi, Turkey, Qatar, etc also spend money for wars Not buying West products (eg:cars) It's all related
And yet, seven environmental activists are blocking the creation of now jobs, by blocking the construction of the new Tesla Giga factory...
Nazism is very much alive in Grrmany
Never sacrilegious. God bless Mercedes Benz. The only way to fly !m
Good germans don’t deserve success should’ve been made a British colony after WW2
Just went to the pit to see what PZs up to and saw your screenshot of him complaining about legal debt. Was that courtesy of Carrier?
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