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Union Busting at Hark Recycling: When the boss spies on you with drones and punishes you

" And again a drone hovered above them: How employees at Hark Recycling don't put up with the spying, set up a works council, and go to a run-down location full of S

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“And again a drone hovered above them: How employees at Hark Recycling did not put up with the spying, founded a works council, and were punished for being transferred to a neglected location full of mold - and defended themselves with the help of IG Metall. (…) The drone installation raises considerable questions given the company's history: What function does the new system have? Should it be used again to monitor employees? This is not the first drone incident at Hark Recycling. A year and a half ago, the boss had already spied on them with a drone on the company premises in Hamm. “The drone hovered in front of my excavator and filmed me,” recalls current works council member Waldemar B. (*name changed by the editors). The general manager of Hark Recycling then asked the workforce to walk around the site with him and confronted individuals with photos from his drone: Why did you take such a long break here, drink coffee, smoke?…” Comprehensive report from theIG Metall from October 28, 2026 externer Linkfrom Dortmund and Hamm, updated on November 10, 2026

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