At Daimler, critical trade unionists resist expulsion proceedings from the IG Metall. A conversation with Tom Adler
Interview: Karl Neumann
Tom Adler works at the Daimler plant Untertürkheim
you step on Saturday in Berlin at an event that is directed against exclusion procedure of Berlin, Daimler-colleagues from the IG Metall. What are the reasons?
the Daimler plant in Berlin, the council majority in recent years has a very down at the co-management-oriented course. Against the sale of the interests of the workforce has under the IG Metall union representatives and works councils, as well as the staff develops out opposition. The critics were in the past sidelined permanently by administrative means and tricks. As a consequence, the colleagues with a separate list of this year's council election are taken up. On the occasion of this Candidacy has opened the Berlin local board of IG Metall an investigation because of "trade-injurious behavior."
It is argued that the unity of the union must be defended. The
in this abstractness of course always right. The unity of the union but is undermined by the very policy of the council tip, for example, by establishing different standards for Altbeschäftigte and new hires. Push that division goes much deeper than a political debate about majorities in the works could go anywhere. In this respect, the accuser of the division which they represent policy fully on its feet.
If trade unions and works councils do not yet - have a uniform - especially in times of crisis?
The question is always: one for what? Unit in the resistance or surrender? To this end, the Stuttgart delegation had the Verbandstag the German Metalworkers Union in 1930 introduced a motion which states: "The unity of the working class is in such a situation is an urgent priority. But this unit does not increase the combat capability and effectiveness of the labor movement, when the coalition politics and the working group should be made to serve. Such an entity is neither desirable nor possible, it is only achievable if the trade unions and in particular the DMV, the working class will lead to their nearest interests (...) in the extra-parliamentary action. "That is my view today.
Does the IG Metall before with general exclusions against any of the candidates on their lists for the council election?
No, it was and is treated very differently. That flows of trade unionists to form lists the works that represent their respective strategic approach, there is, for example at Opel for many years - without that would have drawn such penalties. Similarly, by Karmann, and in many other Companies. Whether something is classified as a "trade-injurious behavior" depends very much related to how the IG Metall apparatus assesses the local balance of power.
Currently there seems to be some increase in opposition council lists. What do you attribute that?
I do not know if it actually is an increase of independent candidacies. In any case, the dissatisfaction grows with the IG Metall in the crisis stated policy of the transfers sought by the co-management strategy works like that on the union level. Because it divides the workforce and not in a position to to defend the standards of income and working conditions, this policy is increasingly criticized. Opposition candidates in council elections are an expression of that.
event against union exclusions: Saturday 29 May, 18 clock, coins Nagorno-hall in the ND-building, Franz-Mehring-Platz 1, Berlin (Near Eastern), organized by the "solidarity group for the exclusion threatened metaller inside the Mercedes-Benz plant in Berlin" and "forum operation, trade union and social movements Berlin "
Interview: Karl Neumann
Tom Adler works at the Daimler plant Untertürkheim
you step on Saturday in Berlin at an event that is directed against exclusion procedure of Berlin, Daimler-colleagues from the IG Metall. What are the reasons?
the Daimler plant in Berlin, the council majority in recent years has a very down at the co-management-oriented course. Against the sale of the interests of the workforce has under the IG Metall union representatives and works councils, as well as the staff develops out opposition. The critics were in the past sidelined permanently by administrative means and tricks. As a consequence, the colleagues with a separate list of this year's council election are taken up. On the occasion of this Candidacy has opened the Berlin local board of IG Metall an investigation because of "trade-injurious behavior."
It is argued that the unity of the union must be defended. The
in this abstractness of course always right. The unity of the union but is undermined by the very policy of the council tip, for example, by establishing different standards for Altbeschäftigte and new hires. Push that division goes much deeper than a political debate about majorities in the works could go anywhere. In this respect, the accuser of the division which they represent policy fully on its feet.
If trade unions and works councils do not yet - have a uniform - especially in times of crisis?
The question is always: one for what? Unit in the resistance or surrender? To this end, the Stuttgart delegation had the Verbandstag the German Metalworkers Union in 1930 introduced a motion which states: "The unity of the working class is in such a situation is an urgent priority. But this unit does not increase the combat capability and effectiveness of the labor movement, when the coalition politics and the working group should be made to serve. Such an entity is neither desirable nor possible, it is only achievable if the trade unions and in particular the DMV, the working class will lead to their nearest interests (...) in the extra-parliamentary action. "That is my view today.
Does the IG Metall before with general exclusions against any of the candidates on their lists for the council election?
No, it was and is treated very differently. That flows of trade unionists to form lists the works that represent their respective strategic approach, there is, for example at Opel for many years - without that would have drawn such penalties. Similarly, by Karmann, and in many other Companies. Whether something is classified as a "trade-injurious behavior" depends very much related to how the IG Metall apparatus assesses the local balance of power.
Currently there seems to be some increase in opposition council lists. What do you attribute that?
I do not know if it actually is an increase of independent candidacies. In any case, the dissatisfaction grows with the IG Metall in the crisis stated policy of the transfers sought by the co-management strategy works like that on the union level. Because it divides the workforce and not in a position to to defend the standards of income and working conditions, this policy is increasingly criticized. Opposition candidates in council elections are an expression of that.
event against union exclusions: Saturday 29 May, 18 clock, coins Nagorno-hall in the ND-building, Franz-Mehring-Platz 1, Berlin (Near Eastern), organized by the "solidarity group for the exclusion threatened metaller inside the Mercedes-Benz plant in Berlin" and "forum operation, trade union and social movements Berlin "
(first appeared in the young world of 27 May 2010)
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