Workers at Volkswagen could go on strike across Germany next week, according to the IG Metall union. The conflict arises from disagreements over layoffs, plant closures, and the demand for a 10 percent wage cut by the company. The existing agreement against walkouts will end on Nov. 30, with warning strikes expected as soon as Monday.
Workers at Volkswagen could go out on strike across Germany as soon as next week, the IG Metall union said in a notice on Friday, as a clash between labour and management over layoffs and plant closures escalates.
Warning strikes at the carmaker’s plants across Germany are expected to take place as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, which would mark the first large-scale walkouts at the company’s domestic operations since 2018. Warning strikes usually last from a few hours up to a day.
Labour representatives and management will meet again on Dec. 9 to carry on negotiations over a new labour agreement for workers at the German business – VW AG – with unions vowing to resist any proposals that do not provide a long-term plan for every VW plant.
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