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Job cuts at Thyssenkrupp: Mühlacker hit hardest!
Thyssenkrupp announces 230 job cuts in Heilbronn and the surrounding area, affecting several plants. IG Metall is fighting to secure jobs.
Job cuts at Thyssenkrupp: Mühlacker hit hardest!
Thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions announces a drastic reduction in its workforce. Up to 230 of a total of 1,000 jobs – around 23 percent – are to be cut. The affected locations are in Heilbronn, Weinsberg, Leingarten and Mühlacker. The factory in Mühlacker is particularly hard hit, where around 180 employees will lose their jobs. This has been confirmed by various reports, including Merkur.
The factory in Mühlacker specializes in the production of components for the electric Porsche Taycan. Here, the current decline in sales is leading to serious underutilization. Due to these circumstances, short-time work has been running at the site for two years, and the originally planned three-shift operation was reduced to a single shift.
demands and resistance
IG Metall and the works council have accused Thyssenkrupp of a lack of transparency in communication. Union secretary Stefan Reiner from IG Metall Heilbronn explained that they want to resist the job cuts and fight for “every job”. The union's goal is to ensure the long-term security of employment and the preservation of as many jobs as possible in the company. These measures are particularly important as the region is already facing employment challenges.
The situation in Mühlacker is in the context of a general trend in the auto industry, where manufacturers are struggling with a sharp decline in call numbers. Uncertainty about the future order situation for the Mühlacker plant is widespread, which increases the risk of even greater workforce reductions in the future. Just a month ago, Thyssenkrupp announced the closure of another German automotive location, affecting an estimated 300 employees. This shows that the current job cuts not only affect fitters and production employees in Mühlacker, but also have far-reaching effects on the entire region.
Overall, the employees at the Thyssenkrupp plant in Mühlacker are facing uncertain times. The union and the workforce are hoping for new orders in order to increase production utilization and secure jobs in the long term. The pressure on providers in the automotive industry remains high due to rising costs and falling sales figures.