German union boss becomes head of personnel at ThyssenKrupp -
World Socialist Web Site
Je crois que je vais faire syndicaliste comme boulot, tiens !
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By Dietmar Henning
17 December 2012
From union official to company boss with a two million euro income: this is the step that will be taken next year by Oliver Burkhard, leader of the IG Metall (IGM) trade union in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). He has been appointed the new head of personnel at the multinational steel producer, ThyssenKrupp.
Following a meeting of the supervisory board, the corporation announced that the 40-year-old will be taking over from Ralph Labonte. His annual income will then climb to around €2 million, or more than €160,000 a month.
The director of labour relations, as personnel directors in Germany’s worker-participation companies are called, can only be appointed with the approval of the union and works council representatives on the supervisory board. His position at ThyssenKrupp is therefore determined de facto by IG Metall.
