5 February, 2010IMF sends letter of solidarity to striking workers at Automotive Lighting, an auto supply company in Reutlingen , Germany.
GERMANY: Fighting for their jobs, 130 workers of the Automotive Lighting Company have been on strike since January 26, 2010. Automotive Lighting is a supplier of the automotive industry.
Following a management decision on November 27, 2009 to relocate production to other sites, IG Metall and the works council have demanded talks with the management to discuss a concept to maintain jobs in the plant in Reutlingen.
To date management has refused negotiations on this issue and are adhering rigidly to their plans of relocation. For this reason, the workers decided to go on strike to fight for the survival of their workplaces.
The strike is ongoing and the IMF sent a solidarity letter to the striking workers in Reutlingen.