Air to Breathe

For over 40 years, the group fought for better working conditions inside the plant. Over time, their incessant rank-and-file activism made the workers in Bochum the most radical in the entire German metal sector: Opel Bochum saw several wildcat strikes, and a persistent and successful fight for the reduction of daily working time. The group even attempted to build up direct links between different workforces of General Motors in Europe to fight back against the raise-to-the-bottom of wages and working conditions in a situation of worldwide competition for investments amongst GM plants.

Their activities culminated in a six days wildcat strike in 2004.

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