board union members have resigned, leaving the struggling manufacturer with limited labour body representation at the top level.
Unionen - which has around 1,000 Saab employees - board member Anette Hellgren has departed for what are described as "personal reasons," while Swedish media are using the same phrase for the departure of IF Metall's top representative.
"I can confirm she [Hellgren] has left the board [for] personal reasons," a Unionen spokeswoman in Sweden told just-auto . "We have no representative at the board of Saab at present - there are no plans to replace her."
The news throws industrial relations at Saab's currently-shuttered Trollhättan plant into confusion, with Unionen declining to elaborate on the reasons behind the resignation.
What the Unionen spokeswoman did confirm however, was that the labour body's chairwoman Cecilia Fahlberg was at the Trollhättan factory today (27 June) and had already held two meetings with members to discuss the latest wage situation.
Saab announced last week it was unable to pay staff their June salaries, but an order today (27 June) for 582 vehicles could see money deposited in order to clear the wage backlog.
"The money is due to come in this week and as soon as it comes into the banks and can be processed into employees' accounts, that will take place," a Saab spokeswoman in Sweden told just-auto .
"It will allow us to pay the June wages, absolutely."
The spate of union resignations also follows the decision of Kristina Geers to step down as board member, but remain as chief legal counsel at Saab. "This was something she had been considering for a while," said the Saab spokeswoman. "The two roles don't really go together."
IF Metall was not immediately available for comment.
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