ŠKoda Auto Unions Warn of Reduced Overtime over Pay Dispute

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If employees of the Mladá Boleslav-based carmaker Škoda Auto do not receive adequate compensation for their work, they could limit flexibility and voluntary overtime. Union leader Jaroslav Povšík said this on Thursday. Parent company Volkswagen recently announced a plan to freeze wages at all operations, including Škoda Auto, which is one of the few profitable parts of VW.

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The problems of the Volkswagen automobile group are spilling over into Mladá Boleslav. The entire concern, including the Czech automaker Škoda Auto, should be affected by the planned wage freeze until 2030. The operating profit of the entire group has been falling significantly in recent years and costs have been rising. Reaction of the Škoda unions...

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If Škoda Auto employees do not receive adequate remuneration for their work, they could limit their current flexibility and voluntary overtime work. Jaroslav Povšík, chairman of the works council of the KOVO trade union, stated this in today's edition of the trade union fortnightly Škodovácký odborář. He also denied that the unions were currently planning a strike. However, he admitted that production would be halted in the event of a threatened…