Germany: This is evident from a recently signed collective agreement between the manufacturer and the IG Metall trade union.
In addition, Stadler has assured that will retain 85% of jobs until the end of March 2029. Instead, approximately 1,700 employees will transition from a 38-hour week to a 40-hour week for three years without a corresponding pay raise.
In February, Stadler announced plans to partially close the plant in Berlin and fire some of its employees to maintain the site’s competitiveness. The company cited supply chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising energy and raw material costs due to the Ukrainian conflict as key reasons for such measures.
Currently, the Berlin plant is implementing a framework contract to supply 1,500 metro cars for the city. The firm order is for 484 cars — a volume Stadler believes insufficient to keep the plant operating at full capacity. At the same time, the manufacturer faces delivery delays, with the launch of the trains postponed from 2022 to this September.
