100,000 Volkswagen Workers At 9 Plants Took Part In Massive Strike Action
The IG Metall union, the biggest labor force in Germany, says 98,650 VW employees came out to protest, and as you’d expect given the number of workers involved, the strike action wasn’t limited to just a single site. A total of nine plants suffered disruption.
Nearly 100,000 Volkswagen workers joined one-day wave of strikes
A day-long wave of strikes at nearly all of carmaker Volkswagen's plants across Germany ended early on Tuesday morning, with unions saying that nearly 100,000 VW factory workers had taken part in the protests.
Striking Volkswagen Workers Numbered Nearly 100,000 on Monday, Union Says
Employees staged warning strikes in protest against the German carmaker’s plans for potential factory closures and sweeping cuts to jobs and pay.
Volkswagen Unions Begin Short Strikes and Threaten More
Workers at nine of the automaker’s German factories walked off their jobs for several hours, and warned they would escalate the action if their demands went unmet.
Volkswagen workers strike across Germany in battle against cuts
Workers at Volkswagen plants across Germany walked off the job in waves on Monday for temporary work stoppages, marking the start of nationwide strikes against the German auto giant. About 66,000 VW employees - more than half of VW's factory workforce in Germany - joined the strikes,
Tens of thousands strike at Volkswagen's Germany plants
Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers went on strike Monday in an escalating industrial dispute, with unions warning that the crisis-hit German auto giant is intent on making mass layoffs and closing factories.
Union says nearly 100,000 workers joined Volkswagen strikes across Germany
Almost 100,000 workers joined walkouts at Volkswagen's German plants on Monday in protest at management plans to cut wages and even close sites at Europe's biggest carmaker, the IG Metall union said,
Workers strike as Volkswagen plans to close German factories
VW workers have walked off the job this morning in Germany in reaction to proposed staff cuts and factory closures.
Volkswagen Workers Begin Striking as Labor Dispute Escalates
Beginning Monday morning, workers at nine plants launched warning strikes, which are usually short walk-outs lasting a few hours a day, halting production as part of the continuing dispute.
Massive strike at Volkswagen as thousands of workers walk out
Volkswagen is in deep crisis as thousands of workers at nine Volkswagen factories across Germany, including its EV-only factory, are going on strike this morning, bringing assembly lines to a grinding halt.
Volkswagen’s woes mount as workers go on strike across Germany
Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers are taking part in strikes at plants across Germany Monday, marking the largest walkouts at the carmaker’s domestic operations since 2018.
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