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Strike in Bochum

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In German history the year 2004 will not only go down as the year of Hartz IV and the Monday Demonstrations. The massive social cutbacks at the factory level were important too. While the heads of the ... more

BEGINNING OF THE STRIKE

snippets  // german  // 1 Min  // 17.03.2005  // Hits: 4.328
Because of the splitted works council there have always been discussions among the staff of Opel. The final outcome was that the workers could not go through any more wage sacrifices, split-ups of parts of the factory or personal reductions.


more clips: Strike in Bochum • Strike in Bochum • Hartz4
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snippets The result
The result
Golden parachutes, dismissals, cutback of 8500 jobs in Germany.
length: 3 min  | date: 17.03.2005  | video-hits: 4.487
short-docu Self organisation
Self organisation
The striking workers organised the strike themselves. "Such a societal conflict could change a part of the awareness. - Maybe in a direction that we all dream of."
length: 2 min  | date: 17.03.2005  | video-hits: 4.458
snippets The works council
The works council
The works council negotiates with the corporation and helps to save Germany as a location and to organise the capacity utilisation.
length: 1 min  | date: 17.03.2005  | video-hits: 4.241
snippets Beginning of the strike
Beginning of the strike
Because of the splitted works council there have always been discussions among the staff of Opel. The final outcome was that the workers could not go through any more wage sacrifices, split-ups of parts of the factory or personal reductions.
length: 1 min  | date: 17.03.2005  | video-hits: 4.328
snippets Disprofit
Disprofit
What it means when corporations speak of disprofit.
length: 1 min  | date: 17.03.2005  | video-hits: 4.372
snippets IG Metall
IG Metall
German labour union IG Metall had created an atmosphere of sacrifices.
length: 1 min  | date: 17.03.2005  | video-hits: 4.308
snippets Reasons
Reasons
The reasons for the wildcat strike in October 2004 were firstly the announcement of General Motors to save 10 % of the expenses and then the announcement to dismiss 10.000 employees in Germany.
length: 2 min  | date: 17.03.2005  | video-hits: 4.450
short-docu Resistance without borders
Resistance without borders
Manfred introduces the group "Gegenwehr ohne Grenzen" (resistance without borders). They participate in labour politics at Opel Bochum since the 1970ies.
length: 2 min  | date: 16.03.2005  | video-hits: 4.630
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GoG-Info Mit dem "Info der GoG" führt die die GoG (Gegenwehr ohne Grenzen; parteiunabhängige Gruppe bei GM/Opel-Bochum), nach ihrer Namensänderung, die bisherige Belegschaftszeitung "Standorte" weiter.

  
F.R.G. – 1st Nov 2003
Strike at Gate Gourmet
The result
Self organisation
The works council
Beginning of the strike
Disprofit
IG Metall
Reasons
Resistance without borders

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