Overview
- Avnet’s Poing workforce, which began an open‑ended strike on Monday, has largely downed tools and halted shipments from the 350‑person site.
- IG Metall demands Avnet recognize Bavaria’s sector‑wide metal and electrical pact, which sets pay, hours, and job‑security rules for covered workplaces.
- Avnet says talks with the works council and union started late last week and continued on Monday, and the company presented an offer that has not led to a deal.
- The dispute is sharpened by Avnet’s plan to shut the Poing logistics center by the end of 2026, and workers say current pay is below the industry pact and hours are longer.
- The center distributes chips and parts to firms such as Bosch, Continental, Infineon, and Hella, and the rare use of an indefinite strike in Bavaria has drawn outside support from nearby plants.