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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 unions organized nothing more than withdrawal, employees of Opel in Bochum provided a symbol of resistance by going on a wildcat strike. Also taking part was the labor-based opposition group 'Resistance Without Borders' and Manfred Strobel, one of its most active members. For many years he was electrician at Factory II of Opel Bochum.
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latest clip entry:
17-03-2005 20:50
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| Golden parachutes, dismissals, cutback of 8500 jobs in Germany. |
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length: 3 min
| date: 17.03.2005
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| 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." |
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| date: 17.03.2005
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| The works council negotiates with the corporation and helps to save Germany as a location and to organise the capacity utilisation. |
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| date: 17.03.2005
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| 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. |
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| What it means when corporations speak of disprofit. |
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| German labour union IG Metall had created an atmosphere of sacrifices. |
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| 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. |
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length: 2 min
| date: 17.03.2005
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| Manfred introduces the group "Gegenwehr ohne Grenzen" (resistance without borders). They participate in labour politics at Opel Bochum since the 1970ies. |
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length: 2 min
| date: 16.03.2005
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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.
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Widerstand mit Tradition
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Bochum hat schon viele Arbeiterkämpfe gesehen. Der Solidarität der Menschen in der Region konnten sich die Beschäftigten stets sicher sein. (jW)
22.01.2008 hits: 2387
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