Antwerp
Belgian Opel workers wildcat strike
A wildcat strike broke out amongst workers at the Opel car plant in Antwerp January 8 in a row over pay.
According to flandersnews.be, workers on the morning shift refused to go back to work after their mid-morning break, complaining that their wages had not been paid out correctly.
Successful strike at Opel-GM in Antwerp
Belgian car workers won a short strike to demand less work and more workers employed at their plant in Antwerp.
Particularly against the background of the GM management's threat of global mass redundancies this victory is quite exceptional.
On 31 March the majority of the day-shift decided to lay down tools in order to protest against the work load and to demand additional workers be employed.
