Rostock DB-Cargo plant in the crisis: closure threatens!

Rostock DB-Cargo plant in the crisis: closure threatens!

in the Rostock DB-Cargo plant, which has been responsible for maintenance and repair of locomotives and freight wagons for almost 60 years, the future of companies is growing. Many employees already fear that the work may be closed soon. It was recently decided to move 20 out of 55 employees in other places within the company. Where exactly remains unclear, but the uncertainty leaves its traces in the team. ndr Loss of meaning of your work.

In order to draw attention to the critical situation, the works council wrote an open letter to the state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. State Secretary Ines Jesse (SPD) has already promised her support and is planning to talk about corporate management in order to find a possible way out of the crisis. The work is of great importance not only for the employees, but also for the Rostock sea port, since repairs of shunting locomotives can be carried out directly on site. In the event of a closure, the repairs would take considerably longer, since the nearest works in Maschen (Hamburg) and Seddin (Berlin) are located.

The crisis of DB Cargo

Again and again the subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, DB Cargo, is criticized. The company has been in deep financial difficulties for years and writes red numbers. The Rostock plant is now affected by a comprehensive renovation, in which a total of 5000 jobs are to be dismantled by 2029. In the first step, the plan stipulates 24 of the 55 positions in the maintenance plant in the Rostock seaport. Manager magazine reported that the management was made because of the Maintenance needs have decreased due to the economic situation and falling transport volumes.

The works council raises the alarm and warns that the massive personnel reduction not only endangers the existence of the Rostock plant, but also jeopardizes valuable know-how and the economic future of the location. A closure would not only have a direct impact on the employees, but also on the entire business location of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Rostock plays a central role in the logistical infrastructure, and many freight trains, including transports for the Bundeswehr, begin and end here.

The future of the Rostock plant

A great idea of ​​hope could have been a planned settlement of the rail manufacturer Toshiba on the site of the DB Cargo plant, but was canceled in 2024. The work in Rostock remains of existential importance in this difficult situation. The works council vehemently demands that you stop staffing and maintain and strengthen the DB Cargo plant in Rostock in order to offer the region a sustainable economic perspective. ndr calls the potential that could have the factual in combination with political support in order to create future-proof jobs.