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.
Volkswagen CEO says it’s not a ‘fantasy world’ as 100,000 workers strike
Volkswagen CEO Olivier Blume faced a huge booing crowd in Germany today, telling tens of thousands of workers that the company isn’t operating in “a fantasy world” and that plants will be closing and jobs will be lost.
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.
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.
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,
Nearly 100,000 workers join Volkswagen strikes across Germany
In a demonstration of unrest, nearly 100,000 Volkswagen employees engages in strikes across Germany, contesting the automaker's proposals for wage reductions and potential site closures. IG Metall union has warned of escalating industrial action if the company persists with its current plans.
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.
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.
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.
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,
Warning strikes at nine VW plants in Germany
The head of  Volkswagen’s works council Daniela Cavallo has made it clear that the IG Metall union and the works council do ...
VW Workers Strike At 9 Plants Over Proposed 10% Pay Cuts And Closures
The workers' union chief negotiator warned that, if they can't come to an agreement, "this will be the toughest wage dispute ...
Volkswagen rejects union's proposals as clash with labour escalates
Volkswagen, under pressure from high costs and Chinese competition, rejected union proposals for cost savings on Friday, just ...