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Dr. Rainer Zitelmann devised a scenario he refers to as the "script of horror": Manuela Schwesig would take over the SPD leadership in December and allow the coalition to collapse after a grace period. New elections could then take place at Easter 2027, with Schwesig potentially performing as successfully as she did in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. According to Zitelmann, the AfD could remain at around 30 percent, while the CDU/CSU under Chancellor Merz would likely drop to about 17 percent instead of the current 19 percent. Together, that would amount to 47 to 49 percent; however, since the CDU would not want to coalition with the AfD, a blockage would arise. The SPD could rise to over 20 percent with Schwesig as "Merkel 2.0," compared to the current 13 percent. She would position herself as an opponent of the AfD and promise social justice without social reforms or cuts. According to this scenario, the wealthy should bear the costs; media, trade unions, and NGOs would massively support Schwesig. After the election, Schwesig could, according to Zitelmann, negotiate with the Greens and the Left, to whom he attributed 15 and 11 percent respectively. A red-green-red coalition would therefore exceed 46 percent. If that were not enough, a split CDU/CSU could join as another junior partner. Zitelmann wrote that the Union is eager to continue governing and would secure positions and subordinate itself for that purpose. https://t.co/Ldys88KFJ4 #Politik #Deutschland #Wahlen (translated)

The crisis of the German economic model is evident through the example of Commerzbank and Volkswagen, as both companies are fighting for their future and are caught in the tension between capital interests and the demands of employees, unions, and politics. #RheinischerKapitalismus #StakeholderKapitalismus #Wirtschaftskrise (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the current numbers from Audi and VW have overtaken the debate about the cut of 50,000, 100,000, or 150,000 jobs. For both companies, it has now become about their own survival. The decline is happening faster than the corporations can react, and it is costing companies of this size a lot of money, he explained. The unions can no longer demand anything but can only pray, Boeminghaus wrote. #Automobilindustrie #Arbeitsplätze #Wirtschaft (translated)

The student protests in France have reached a new peak, with nationwide demonstrations, blockades at schools and universities, as well as a massive police presence, while unions join the protests to fight for better learning conditions. #Schülerproteste #Frankreich #Bildung (translated)

On the national day of protest, students and pupils in France initiated blockade actions at numerous high schools and universities, supported by unions and teachers, to demonstrate for better school resources and learning conditions. #Protesttag #Schülerproteste #Frankreich (translated)

Karoline Preisler wrote that October 3rd in Berlin was unusual because on the occasion of German Unity Day, there were people on the streets whom she referred to as wannabe terrorists. She especially greeted union members and other supporters of democracy who had remained steadfast, and she wrote that she trusted them. https://t.co/wLsRfppz2n #Berlin #Demokratie #Gewerkschaften (translated)

Everyone knows that the pension at 63 was an SPD gift to well-paid industrial workers. That’s why the unions are also up in arms against the planned abolition. It concerns their core clientele. No roofer can last until 65. No academic can complete the 45 contribution years. The abolition is, when viewed in isolation, substantively correct, but it also shows the political clumsiness of the Union. You can't spend 60 billion euros every year on non-working individuals (50% of whom are foreigners) and then cut back on those who work and keep our social system running. No one understands that. It is the opposite of fair. #Rente #Sozialsystem #Gerechtigkeit (translated)

Volkswagen is the best example of why one should not give the left even an inch of a say in the leadership of a company. In February, Elon Musk threatened to stop the expansion in Grünheide and more or less told the unions to keep their mouths shut. If IG Metall or Verdi go on strike, one should be allowed to kick their members out without hesitation. It's that simple. #Volkswagen #Gewerkschaften #Unternehmensführung (translated)

September 22: IG Metall demands 5% more money for the VW company collective bargaining round. September 30: VW terminates the majority of its collective agreements, including the important master collective agreement. The socialist trade unions still do not understand what wave is currently rolling towards the German automotive industry. #IGMetall #VW #Tarifverhandlungen (translated)

VW announces 100,000 collective agreements - "Unions announce resistance". People, your resistance comes years too late. You should have resisted when VW was destroyed by senseless EU directives and a one-sided political focus on electric cars. https://t.co/NiByINA5WY #VW #Gewerkschaften #Widerstand (translated)

»Die Gewerkschaften sagen zu fast jeder Veränderung Nein«»Die Gewerkschaften sagen zu fast jeder Veränderung Nein«, sagte der Hauptgeschäftsführer der Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA), Steffen Kampeter, der Nachrichtenagentur dpa. #Sozialstaat #Demonstration #Gewerkschaften

»Der wirtschaftliche Wandel gelingt nur mit Vertrauen in die Zukunft und mit Solidarität.«IG-Metall-Chefin Christiane Benner warnte in Nürnberg davor, soziale Sicherheit in Zeiten von Umstrukturierungen und Stellenabbau etwa in der Automobilbranche zurückzufahren. #Sozialstaat #Demonstration #Gewerkschaften

»Wir lassen uns nicht einfach nehmen, was wir in vielen Jahren an sozialen Standards aufgebaut haben.«DGB-Chefin Yasmin Fahimi kritisierte in Essen unter anderem Reformpläne der Koalition bei Arbeitszeit und Rente und warnte vor Leistungskürzungen in den Sozialversicherungen. #Sozialstaat #Demonstration #Gewerkschaften