Overview
- The months-long bargaining standoff ended with new collective agreements between Oettinger and the NGG union.
- Employees will receive a total wage increase of 3.8 percent paid in three stages through the end of 2026.
- The agreement allows the brewery to raise weekly working time in the summer to up to 45 hours to address peak demand.
- Oettinger CEO Stefan Blaschak called the result a good compromise, and the union presented it as a positive signal ahead of the holidays.
- Reports conflict over the future of the Braunschweig site, while the company lists four locations with roughly 800 employees nationwide.