The German trade union IG Metall is demanding a 5 percent wage increase over one year, along with measures to protect jobs and factories from layoffs and closures.
Employers have offered a one-off payment in 2027 equivalent to 1 percent of gross pay and a 1.3 percent wage increase from the summer of 2028.
Schaeffler announced on Tuesday that it is closing five production sites in Europe and cutting 3,460 jobs, three-quarters of them in Germany.
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