HP Invent...: Huge strike of EDS workers in Germany

June 04, 2009

Huge strike of EDS workers in Germany

At the beginning of December 2008, management was asked to enter into negotiations in respect of a collective agreement for EDS in Germany covering the following three main issues:
1. A collective labour agreement, including guarantees regarding the future of existing sites
2. A collective agreement to secure existing working conditions
3. A pay increase for 2009

Four warning strikes have been organised by the unions at all German EDS OS location since February 2009 following management’s refusal to negotiate. A meeting between management and trade union representatives was actually held on 28 April but no headway was made regarding the negotiations.

The result of last week’s strike ballot conducted by IG Metall and ver.di, the two German trade unions concerned, was overwhelmingly in favour of a full-scale strike : 96,55% EDS OS employees participated in the ballot, 91,92% voted in favour ! The strike starts on 4 June. The EMF supports the current struggle by the EDS OS workers and calls on affiliates, in order to increase the pressure on the company management and avoid any strike-breaking measures:
· to send messages of support to the unions and works councils
· to ensure that EDS and HP employees working in Europe do not accept any activities that may be transferred from Germany.

We wish the EDS-OS workers every success in their legitimate struggle.

In solidarity,

Yours fraternally,

Peter SCHERRER
General Secretary

EMF

2 comments:

hpwf said...: At the beginning of December 2008, management was asked to enter into negotiations in respect of a collective agreement for EDS-OS covering the following three main issues:

1. A collective labour agreement, including guarantees regarding the future of existing sites;
2. A collective agreement to secure existing working conditions;
3. A pay increase for 2009.

Four warning strikes have been organised by the unions at all German EDS OS location since February 2009 following management’s refusal to negotiate. A meeting between management and trade union representatives was actually held on 28 April but no headway has been made regarding the negotiations.
IG Metall and ver.di, the two German trade unions concerned, organised a strike ballot with a view to holding a full-scale strike on 29 Mai. 96,55% EDS OS employees participated in the ballot, 91,92% voted in favour! The strike starts on 4 June.
EMF and UNI support the current struggle by the EDS OS workers and, in order to increase the pressure on the company management and avoid any strike-breaking measures, calls on affiliates to:

. ensure that EDS and HP employees working in Europe do not accept any activities that may be transferred from Germany; and
send messages of support to the unions and works councils

We wish the EDS-OS workers every success in their legitimate struggle.

Yours fraternally,

Peter SCHERRER Gerhard ROHDE; 5:01 AM, June 04, 2009
Anonymous said...: Message to Mark Hurd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZJMyrlRWT4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fplume%2Det%2Doreille%2Eblogspot%2Ecom%2F2009%2F08%2Fmessage%2Dto%2Dmark%2Dhurd%2Ehtml&feature=player_embedded; 8:24 AM, August 09, 2009

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