Strike at the NHG car supplier is heard in court

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F rankfurt / Main (dpa) – The owners of automotive supplier Neue Halberg Guss (NHG) are seeking legal redress week-long strike Their work ends in Saarbrücken and Leipzig. There remains a willingness to negotiate, said Sunday an NHG spokesman. IG Metall has also signaled his willingness to speak. However, both parties badume that they will only meet again after a judicial appointment scheduled for Monday.

The employers are also taking legal action in the dispute. The Frankfurt Labor Court on Friday dismissed a temporary injunction, with which the company wanted to end the labor dispute. The day before, negotiations on a collective social agreement had failed. NHG appealed the verdict. The case is again heard Monday before the State Labor Court.

Some 2,200 workers have been on strike since June 14 for higher severance pay and employment corporations in the event of layoffs. Since the beginning of the year, the manufacturer of engine and transmission blocks is part of the Bosnian-German group Prevent of the Hastor family, which bitterly fought against VW for delivery terms and orders [19659012] Closed at the end of 2019. In the main factory of Saarbrücken, with about 1500 employees, a reduction of 300 jobs was considered the last.

Press release Landesarbeitsgericht