About 1,500 participate in Audi Hungaria warning strike

Győr, January 26 (MTI) – About 1,500 of the 11,500 staff members at Audi Hungaria participated in a two-hour warning strike at the company’s base in Győr (NW Hungary) on Thursday, the company’s communications director Péter Lőre told MTI.

Union leaders called the strike at Audi’s engine plant in Győr because they felt the company “is ignoring the union’s opinion”.

All participants work in the engine plant, Lőre said. The strike resulted in a drop in production but will not affect deliveries to customers, he added.

Management will continue talks with union representatives, he said.

In its call to strike posted on its website, AHFSZ said Audi Hungaria had presented them a new offer on Wednesday, but had classified it as secret in spite of the union’s request not to. Because of this, AHFSZ said they would not be able to discuss the offer with workers.

The union proposed a basic monthly wage increase of gross 45,000 forints (EUR 145) for both this year and the next. They also proposed that the total amount allocated for fringe benefits should be gross 600,000 forints this year and 620,000 forints for 2018. AHFSZ also requested the introduction of and loyalty and long-service bonuses.

The Győr engine plant produced 1,926,638 engines last year.

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Source: MTI