The scandal that felled Johannes Feldmayer has also brought about a new lawsuit against the beleaguered Siemens. Beset by scandal and a high-profile international investigation into its business practices, Siemens can't seem to get (and probably doesn't deserve) a break.

In light of the cozy relationship that has emerged between Siemens and German union AUB, rival tradeunion IG Metall has filed suit against Siemens, alleging that the company sought to undermine IG Metall's status via covert financing of AUB, which is considered to be a much more employer friendly organization.

-- MDT

Labels: AUB, bribery, IG Metall, Johannes Feldmayer, Siemens