520 new jobs agreed at Dasa Airbus

In December 1998, management, works councils and the regional branch of the IG Metall trade union agreed on the creation of 520 jobs at DaimlerChrysler Aerospace Airbus in Germany.

DaimlerChrysler Aerospace Airbus GmbH (Dasa Airbus) is a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (Dasa) which develops and produces about one-third of the European Airbus programme. In early December 1998, the company agreed with the north German coastal branch of the IG Metall metalworkers' union (IG Metall Küste) and the Dasa works councils on a supplementary collective agreement (Zusatztarifvertrag) on the creation of an additional 520 jobs in 1999. According to DASA Airbus, the core workforce will grow by 850 employees and the number of employees with fixed-term contracts will be reduced by 350.

Dasa Airbus unites the activities of the aerospace division of the DaimlerChrysler Group and employs 14,500 people in Germany. Since 17 November 1998, the former German aerospace company has been renamed following the merger between Daimler-Benz AG and the US Chrysler Corporation (DE9805264N). Currently, the company is witnessing a boom in demand for its products and is expected to yield record turnover and profits in 1998. The company had previously intended to meet the increased demand for labour by outsourcing, contracting-out and working time policy measures such as overtime, working time increases and fixed-term contracts. Originally, the Dasa Airbus works councils and IG Metall Küste had been demanding the creation of about 2,500 new jobs.