5 November Opel unions begin strike across Europe

Germanic Opel unions called for strikes across Europe in protest against the decision of the American automaker general Motors does not sell Opel Russo-Canadian Alliance Magna-Sberbank. Opel works council head Klaus Franz said that the short "warning strikes" will begin today, November 5, transmits (C) Associated Press. Germany's industrial union IG Metall, defending the interests of the Auto Workers, said that four German Opel factories on Nov. 5 will be suspended work. Opel workers in other European countries follow the example of their Germanic counterparts on November 6. Recall the night before it became known that GM refused to sell a controlling stake Opel consortium Magna-Sberbank. general Motors does of Directors has decided to leave the Opel as a group. GM decision provoked a storm of negative emotions in Germany. Representatives of trade unions considered the decision of GM Opel insulting and even treasonous. At the same time, co-director Siegfried Wolf, Magna said that his company will continue its cooperation with Opel and GM. "We are sympathetic to the discretion of management to keep GM Opel in the company", - said Z. Wolf.