Alstom and Bombardier Post-Merger Integration: Nationwide Collective Bargaining Agreements Safeguard German Production Sites

"Seitz advised the Alstom Group after its 2021 acquisition of Bombardier’s rail division, securing a nationwide set of collective agreements with IG Metall to protect twelve German production sites and boost competitiveness. Seitz now supports implementation of the agreements and the ongoing integration of the German locations."

Seitz advised the Alstom Group following its acquisition of Bombardier’s rail division, assisting the company in negotiating and implementing collective employment arrangements to secure German production sites. Since Alstom’s 2021 purchase of Bombardier’s rail operations, the group has established a presence in Germany of approximately 10,000 employees. Seitz has provided ongoing counsel on a broad range of collective employment law matters and recently achieved a milestone in the course of an extensive post-merger integration covering twelve German locations. After intensive negotiations with the labor union IG Metall, a nationwide set of collective agreements was concluded to safeguard the sites and enhance their competitiveness. With Seitz’s strategic and employment law support, the next phase is the implementation of those collective agreements and their accompanying accords, enabling the continued integration of the German sites. Seitz represented the Alstom Group with a team composed by: Dr. Stefan Seitz, Dr. Hannah Krings, Marco Hansen, Jana Sturme, Dr. Marc Werner, Dr. Shirin Imani.

Alstom and Bombardier Post-Merger Integration: Nationwide Collective Bargaining Agreements Safeguard German Production Sites

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