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The chairman of the Tegut works council, Günter Ledermann, comments on Migros' decision to sell the Fulda supermarket chain. He says: “The employees are affected.”
Fulda – The news about this Out for Tegut under the Migros umbrella reached the employees in the morning directly from Switzerland: Patrik Pörtig, managing director of the Migros Zurich cooperative, personally came to Fulda to inform the employees, reported Tegut works council boss Günter Ledermann. “The employees are affected, we all would have liked the Tegut brand to be preserved,” said the works council chairman when asked by our newspaper.
Migros sells Tegut – works council: “Employees are affected”
With a view to the planned takeover of numerous branches by Edeka, securing as many jobs as possible is now the focus of all efforts. The works council boss explained that the fact that the contract with Edeka has already been signed and that a significant part of the branches and the associated employees will be secured makes him confident.
There are currently no concrete promises regarding jobs and working conditions. The handover to Edeka is still subject to approval by the Federal Cartel Office, which is why no concrete information is yet available, said Ledermann.
The works council chairman clearly formulated his expectations of the new owners and politics: “My expectation is that everyone involved will place securing jobs at the center of their actions.”
Shortly after Migros announced that it would withdraw from Germany and Fulda's mayor, Dr. Heiko Wingenfeld and District Administrator Bernd Woide (both CDU) spoke. The news is “bitter” in view of the tradition of the Tegut grocer, “which began with the founder Theo Gutberlet in Fulda in 1948 and was a success story with national appeal for decades,” explained Woide and Wingenfeld.
Their solidarity goes out to “all Tegut employees who identify strongly with the company”. They are counting on “that a good and sustainable solution will be found for them with a new owner”.
