Overview
- NGG announced an agreement on key points for a voluntary, fast-track mediation, with the commission to convene by 15 September and target a result by 31 October.
- The process is voluntary and non-binding for both sides, and further industrial action is excluded until the mediation ends.
- NGG says it will restart strikes if the mediation does not yield a settlement by the end of October.
- The union accuses Oettinger of refusing an industry-standard pay increase and seeking to cut contractual benefits, which it says would raise workloads and reduce pay.
- Oettinger operates breweries in Oettingen, Mönchengladbach and Braunschweig plus a logistics site in Walldorf, employs about 850 people, and faced longer warning strikes last week.