Tesla has said it will be hiring some 12,000 workers in the region to staff its new Berlin Gigafactory. Other union representatives, such as regional boss Birgit Dietze, pointed out that although advertised starting monthly wages at Tesla -expected to be around €2,700 ($3,200) -may sound promising in a region where 40% of employees earn minimum wage, she says "Entry level salaries in the automobile industry are significantly higher." Union leader Jan Otto says Mercedes has refused to discuss the issue of lay-offs, but vowed the union would fight to keep the factory going, saying: "We are on the cusp of a key conflict in the German car industry." Otto called the possible closing of the Berlin factory in the face of competition from Tesla "devastating." Reif was in charge of the engine facility in Berlin that is expecting to face downsizing Image: Jürgen Heinrich/imago images Now, IG Metall says the Stuttgart-based company will likely be laying off roughly half of the 2,500 workers employed at the Berlin plant, which focuses on internal combustion engines. Read more: Will critics of German Gigafactory slow down Elon Musk? Tesla is building a new facility in Germany, and is seemingly hoping to hunt some experienced heads in its new base of operation Image: ÖDP Brandenburg 'Devastating' capitualtionĭaimler, Mercedes-Benz's parent company, has been facing difficulty as it - like other German automakers - was late to begin the transition to electromobility. Daimler confirmed that Reif had requested an early retirement but said it would not comment on employees at other companies. Tesla is building a massive new plant just outside Berlin. You can't build a future working with such soulless managers," said Jan Otto, head of IG Metall Berlin. "We will make clear that we see the switch of the factory manager as a betrayal. IG Metall, Germany's largest union, called for protests at the plant on Thursday, November 12. Reif, Mercedes and Tesla had not commented at the time. IG Metall took the unusual step of announcing that the outgoing top manager at Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz engine factory in Berlin, Rene Reif, was in fact moving to Tesla.
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