Daniela Schiermeier re-elected President of the European Works Council!

Daniela Schiermeier re-elected President of the European Works Council!

Important news from the world of employee representation: Daniela Schiermeier has been re-elected President of the European Works Council of ABB. This decision was made today by the IG Metall Heidelberg announced, and for a fourth consecutive term of office. Schiermeier, who is 51 years old and comes from the ABB Mannheim location, has already proven herself in her time so far.

Over the next four years, Schiermeier will work with 23 delegates from 16 European countries to implement important topics. This includes supporting the structural changes at ABB in the interests of the employees and implementing the new EU directive for European works councils. The topic of artificial intelligence will also be on the agenda, which is also the aim of the European AI strategy, which aims to make the EU a global center for artificial intelligence europa.eu explained.

Collaboration and new delegates

Schiermeier's team is supported by Phillip Alexander Bélaz from Switzerland, who was elected as deputy. Bélaz is 49 years old, President of the Employee Council of ABB Switzerland and is considered an experienced delegate to the European Works Council. Other important members of the new Select Committee include Katarzyna Kord (Poland), Cato Eigestad (Norway) and Magnus Persson (Sweden). The German delegation is complemented by Deniz Fuller from Mannheim and Kai-Uwe Glörfeld from Lüdenscheid. Thomas Bohlender, the second managing director of IG Metall Heidelberg, is responsible for the political supervision of this committee.

The commitment of the European Works Council not only deals with operational processes, but also with the new challenges that arise from innovations in the digital world. Participation in strategic discussions about artificial intelligence and further training is of great importance. The European AI strategy plays a key role here, aiming to improve competitiveness while protecting democratic values.

Artificial intelligence in focus

The European strategy aims to establish trustworthy AI technologies and emphasizes the need to improve access to high-quality data to develop powerful AI systems. To ensure this is successful, extensive investments are planned, including the annual investment of 1 billion euros in AI from the Horizon Europe program and the Digital Europe program. The goal of the digital decade is to set up an annual investment volume of 20 billion euros, as stated in the reports.

With Daniela Schiermeier at the head of the European Works Council, exciting years lie ahead for ABB employees. Your experience and leadership will be crucial in representing the interests of the workforce and meeting the challenges of digitalization.