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"If we don't get the material, we can't produce," said Hakan Skott , head of the IF Metall union at Saab Automobile.

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In Germany, for example, unions in other sectors tend to follow the wage deals negotiated by IG Metall, the German metalworkers union.

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Union IF Metall said it now is gathering its members pay slips that haven't been honored in order to prepare requests for payment that will be sent to Saab Automobile.

Sweden's Saab Can't Pay Wages Christina Zander 2011

Leif Hakansson , ombudsman at the regional section of IF Metall covering Trollhattan, said that three of the major Saab Automobile suppliers in his sector had started negotiations over summer vacations, all of them completely dependent on the troubled car maker.

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Hakan Skott , head of the local IF Metall union, said that members were worried and disappointed that they hadn't been paid.

Sweden's Saab Can't Pay Wages Christina Zander 2011

IF Metall then would have three weeks before it could force Saab Automobile into bankruptcy, he said.

Sweden's Saab Can't Pay Wages Christina Zander 2011

Eighteen groups organized last week's demonstration, ranging from environmental groups and trade unions, such as the metalworker's union IG Metall, Germany's largest.

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The IG Metall union's negotiated 3.2% wage increase for Volkswagen workers last month is likely to be a pace-setter for industry overall during the current round of country-wide negotiations.

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In the meantime, IF Metall is negotiating for an emergency bank loan to support its members.

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"If it does not have the money at that point, there is only one thing left to do," said Berko Davidovic , lawyer at IF Metall.

Sweden's Saab Can't Pay Wages Christina Zander 2011