H2-VH18A flender h3sh Helical gear box H2

Flender/Flender Gear Units/Helical gear box H2

1,2 7.0 5.2 5.1 1.6 1 1.5 3.6 1,8 1,3 7.0 5.5 5.2 1.5 1 1.0 3.2 1,9 1,4 8.5 6.0 ( 1.1 Percentage change 1.7 2.5 8.9 3.0 2.3 3.1 3.0 1.1 Real costs 1 1.5 2.6 1,7 1,0 6.9 4.5 5.5 1.0 1 1.4 2.3 1,7 1,0 6.6 4.8 5.4 1.5 1 1.5 2.0 1,7 1,0 6.8 5.2 5.1 1.5 1 1.4 2.2 1,6 1,1 6.3 5.3 5.6 1.0 1 1.5 2.5 1,6 1.2 6.3 5.6 ( 1.9 Percentage change 0 3.5 (3. 1.1 0.6 2.8 3.1 (0. ' Real costs calculated using 1 as base year. 2 Not available. 3 Percentage change based on 1-8. Source: Unpublished data from the .. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1. In Europe, unionized firms are common and union rules have been much more burdensome to the employers than in the United States. Key issues in recent years have been the use of overtime, length of the workweek, and wage increases. .. capacity is restricted by equipment, whereas in Europe capacity is more likely to be constrained by labor. Employers wanting to increase capacity temporarily by increasing hours generally meet with resistance from unions, which would prefer to see the employer hire more workers. At the same time, some European manufacturers mentioned that they met with less resistance to overtime when they dealt with the union at the local level. Related to resisting overtime is the demand for shorter work week; for example, British gear unions are trying to reduce weekly hours from 3 to 3 and, in West German unions, from 3 to 3. 2 European unions have won provisions that make it very difficult to fire workers. The firm may have to demonstrate an economic need, such as the loss of market, and even then, reductions in force may best be accomplished through attrition. Another factor discouraging layoffs is unemployment compensation that the employers must often provide.2 Some European gear workers are fighting for wage increases as high as 6 or 7 percent. USITC staff interviews with gear industry officials, the United Kingdom and West Germany, November-Decemb