P. M. BRIEFING : Mercedes Seeks to Add Shifts
<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
FRANKFURT —
A spokesman for Mercedes-Benz AG confirmed today that the company is negotiating with unions to add special shifts at a number of its factories to help meet rising demand from East Germany and elsewhere.
The auto-making arm of Daimler-Benz AG, West Germany’s largest industrial concern, is negotiating with the Workers’ Council and unions for permission to add weekend shifts.
Attempts to add weekend shifts in January were thwarted by the unions.
