As the last of the major German carmakers, BMW has now joined the ranks of corporations destroying jobs on a massive scale. The IG Metall union has agreed with the group’s plan to cut around 8,000 jobs, press agencies reported on Wednesday. For company leaders, IG Metall officials and works council leaders, it is a cost factor. IG Metall bureaucrats who collude with management have no place in these action committees. Place no trust in the works council leadership around Kimmich and the IG Metall apparatus around Ott.