IndustriALL Global Union has renewed and “strengthened its global framework agreement (GFA) with German auto supply and defense company, Rheinmetall.” In the new agreement, IndustriALL and Rheinmetall commit to “increase cooperation in the years to come.” The original global framework agreement with Rheinmetall was signed in 2003.
The new agreement was signed between Rheinmetall and IndustriALL at the company’s headquarters in Dusseldorf on 12 October 2018. The agreement is said to build on worker and trade union protections across the company’s global supply chain. The agreement comes as European automakers and suppliers are threatened by Brexit chaos and President Trumps’ desire to punitively tax imported European vehicles at the US border.
IndustriALL is now equal partner to the agreement and it includes improvements such as:
- Strong language on anti-discrimination and mobbing
- Strong language on the responsibility of management regarding the implementation and honoring of the agreement
- A new chapter on sustainable employment
- A new clause on neutrality in the case of union organizing campaigns
The Rheinmetall European Works Council and IndustriALL’s German affiliate, IG Metall, initiated re-negotiation of the GFA more than two years ago, and over the past year there have also been intensive negotiations with IndustriALL.
IndustriALL’s general secretary, Valter Sanches, said, “The renewal of the global framework agreement with Rheinmetall underlines the willingness of both parties to deepen their relationship and intensify efforts to ensure Rheinmetall’s high social standards are adhered to at all their plants worldwide, and across the supply chain.”
Rheinmetall has more than a 125-year history and employs 24,000 people. In 2017, it generated sales of nearly Euros 6 billion and is represented in 39 locations in Germany, a further 39 in Europe (excluding Germany), 13 on the American continent, 17 in Asia, six in Africa and three in Australia.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
IndustriALL Renews Global Agreement with German Multinational Parts Supplier Rheinmetall
IndustriALL Global Union has renewed and “strengthened its global framework agreement (GFA) with German auto supply and defense company, Rheinmetall.” In the new agreement, IndustriALL and Rheinmetall commit to “increase cooperation in the years to come.” The original global framework agreement with Rheinmetall was signed in 2003.
The new agreement was signed between Rheinmetall and IndustriALL at the company’s headquarters in Dusseldorf on 12 October 2018. The agreement is said to build on worker and trade union protections across the company’s global supply chain. The agreement comes as European automakers and suppliers are threatened by Brexit chaos and President Trumps’ desire to punitively tax imported European vehicles at the US border.
IndustriALL is now equal partner to the agreement and it includes improvements such as:
The Rheinmetall European Works Council and IndustriALL’s German affiliate, IG Metall, initiated re-negotiation of the GFA more than two years ago, and over the past year there have also been intensive negotiations with IndustriALL.
IndustriALL’s general secretary, Valter Sanches, said, “The renewal of the global framework agreement with Rheinmetall underlines the willingness of both parties to deepen their relationship and intensify efforts to ensure Rheinmetall’s high social standards are adhered to at all their plants worldwide, and across the supply chain.”
Rheinmetall has more than a 125-year history and employs 24,000 people. In 2017, it generated sales of nearly Euros 6 billion and is represented in 39 locations in Germany, a further 39 in Europe (excluding Germany), 13 on the American continent, 17 in Asia, six in Africa and three in Australia.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.