Schmitt said in a statement Friday that the company must operate on a highly complex market in the automotive industry, therefore, it must stay competitive. He also said all economic decisions must be made responsibly, through reasonable salary increases, adding a durable development requires strategic measures.
Around 2,400 employees of Lisa Draxlmaier Pitesti went on an indefinite full-blown strike Tuesday, displeased with the management’s response to their demands targeting higher salaries. Dräxlmaier Pitesti employs 3,700 people.
Trade unionists requested that sacked employees receive ten compensatory salaries, but the management kept the offer in the old collective labor contract, which provides one up to six compensatory salaries for dismissed employees, depending on seniority.
German group Dräxlmaier owns five units in Romania, in Satu Mare, Timisoara, Pitesti, Codlea and Hunedoara. The group holds a total 45 production units worldwide, of which 30 units in Europe, five in Africa, three in Asia and seven in Central and Northern America.