Fear for Jobs and Plants: Bosch & Co. Employees Take to the Barricades
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Many jobs are threatened in the automotive industry. Uncertainty also prevails at the Bosch sites in Bamberg and Nuremberg. On Monday, employees nationwide are protesting against job cuts and plant closures.The situation is tense at many German sites of the technology group Bosch. Employees nationwide are protesting against planned job cuts in the automotive supplier division "Mobility". In Franconia, the future is particularly uncertain at the Bamberg and Nuremberg sites. Although protective regulations currently still apply to Bamberg, the works council and trade union warn of increasing uncertainty.The mass protests planned for Monday, September 21, 2026, are part of a larger conflict. Public actions are also planned at Audi, BMW, and Bosch, including in Ingolstadt, Munich, and Nuremberg. According to IG Metall, protests against job cuts and plant closures are planned in more than 50 companies in Bavaria alone – shortly before the start of this year's collective bargaining round.Almost a year ago, Bosch announced massive job cuts. The world's largest automotive supplier stated at the time that it would cut around 13,000 jobs in Germany by 2030. The group justifies its restructuring with weak demand, overcapacities, the slow ramp-up of electromobility in Europe, and increasing price and competitive pressure.Warnings of intensified competition also come from management...
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