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Union warns of 'conflict' as Volkswagen eyes mass job cuts

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The government is threatening freedom of information [EFJ] 10-07-2026


Union warns of 'conflict' as Volkswagen eyes mass job cuts [The Straits Times] 10-07-2026


Retail Workers Stage Third Day of Strikes as ver.di Escalates Pay Dispute [Ad Hoc News] 04-07-2026


Fatal attack in Stade underlines need to protect public service workers [EPSU] 03-07-2026


Retail, Food Workers Set for Coordinated Strike Wave as Wage Talks Sour [Ad Hoc News] 03-07-2026



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Union warns of 'conflict' as Volkswagen eyes mass job cuts 2026-07-10 [The Straits Times]

The government is threatening freedom of information 2026-07-10 [EFJ]

Mercedes-Benz Opens AI Chapter with HCLTech as 33,000 Workers Strike and Shares Bounce 2026-07-05 [Ad Hoc News]

Sick-Note Battle Splits Generations as Experts Warn of Higher Absenteeism 2026-07-05 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail Workers Stage Third Day of Strikes as ver.di Escalates Pay Dispute 2026-07-04 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail Strike Hits Major Chains as Wage Talks Stall – Union Demands 7%, Employers Offer 4.4% Over Two Years 2026-07-03 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail, Food Workers Set for Coordinated Strike Wave as Wage Talks Sour 2026-07-03 [Ad Hoc News]

Union members stage nationwide strike in Berlin 2026-07-03 [Reuters]

Thousands of German retail workers to strike amid pay dispute 2026-07-03 [Anadolu Ajansı]

Escalating Strikes Disrupt Germany’s Trade Sector. Labor Unions Step Up the Wage Battle 2026-07-03 [The Voice]

Fatal attack in Stade underlines need to protect public service workers 2026-07-03 [EPSU]

ETF railway affiliates visit DAC testing facility in Berlin 2026-07-03 [ETF]

Strike at Germany's Postbank averted as unions agree pay deal 2026-07-02 [DPA]

Global Germany Raised Its Minimum Wage. For Migrant Workers, Enforcement Is the Real Test. For more info 2026-07-02 [The Labour Pulse]

Part-Time Retirement Threshold to 58 as Shrinking Workforce Forces Policy Shift 2026-06-28 [Ad Hoc News]

€65 Billion Collective Bargaining Gap Fuels Political Standoff Over EU Wage Rules 2026-06-27 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail Workers Walk Off the Job as Survey Finds 73% Struggle to Cover Basic Needs 2026-06-27 [Ad Hoc News]

Germany ZIM Workers’ Union Chariman Warns of Strategic Consequences of Company Sale 2026-06-25 [Davar]

Union's Internal Crisis: 9 of 28 Female Trainees Quit as IGBCE Confronts Systemic Sexism Claims 2026-06-23 [Ad Hoc News]

Confectionery Workers Join Broader Strike Wave as Wage Negotiations Stall 2026-06-22 [Ad Hoc News]

Thousands of German Retail Workers Walk Out as Verdi Presses for €222 Monthly Raise 2026-06-22 [Ad Hoc News]

Workers Already Log Long Hours as Ministry Proposes Weakening Daily Work Cap 2026-06-22 [Ad Hoc News]

IKEA Strike Escalates German Pay Debate as Working-Time Reform and EU Worker Rights Collide 2026-06-21 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail Workers Strike at Kieler Woche as Wage Talks Stall, Targeting IKEA and Festive Shoppers 2026-06-21 [Ad Hoc News]

Union Brings IKEA to a Standstill: Over 8,000 Workers Walk Out at 31 German Stores in Pay Dispute 2026-06-20 [Ad Hoc News]

IKEA stores affected as workers go on strike 2026-06-20 [DPA]

Ikea’s Profit Milestone Collides With 280 Job Cuts as ver.di Widens Strike Wave 2026-06-19 [Ad Hoc News]

Mini-Job Trap: A Lifetime of Work, a Pension Below €1,000 2026-06-19 [Ad Hoc News]

Works Council Pacts Now Face Legal Void Without Formal Votes, German Court Rules 2026-06-19 [Ad Hoc News]

Postbank Workers Face 75% Strike Threshold as Germany's June Strike Wave Intensifies Across Sectors 2026-06-18 [Ad Hoc News]

Holiday Pay in Germany: Union Contracts Double Workers' Chances of Getting It 2026-06-17 [Ad Hoc News]

Teachers Union Bets on Social Media as Personalrat Elections Approach Amid Wider Labour Unrest 2026-06-14 [Ad Hoc News]

Union Rift Deepens as WDR Pact Angers Labor Allies, Strikes Spread Across German Sectors 2026-06-13 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail, Steel, and Hospital Workers Unite in Massive Friday Protest Wave 2026-06-13 [Ad Hoc News]

Switzerland Gender Gap in Part-Time Work Exceeds 37 Percentage Points as German Retail Workers Strike for 7% Raise 2026-06-13 [Ad Hoc News]

How Döner Workers Skewered Their Bosses 2026-06-13 [Jacobin]

EU Pay Rules Left Unimplemented as WDR Staff Strike Over Below-Inflation Offer 2026-06-09 [Ad Hoc News]

Strikes Spread Across Berlin as Unionhilfswerk Workers Walk Out Despite Lawsuit Withdrawal 2026-06-09 [Ad Hoc News]

Germany In Berlin, the question of how to restore freedom of association in Belarus was discussed 2026-05-27 [Salidarnast]

Etailer Workers Go On Strike In Dortmund 2026-05-16 [Reuters]

Yasmin Fahimi re-elected as DGB reinforces fight for democracy and fair working conditions 2026-05-12 [ETUC]

Ver.di wins historic majority at Amazon FRA7 in Frankenthal, Germany 2026-05-07 [UNI Global Union]

Big union win at Lactalis 2026-05-05 [IUF]

Germany Ukraine – Germany Trade Union Exchange: Experience and Partnership for Development 2026-05-05 [PON]

Germany Independent trade unions of Belarus took part in the May Day rally in Bremen 2026-05-04 [Salidarnast]

Warning strike ahead of next round of negotiations with Deutsche Telekom 2026-04-29 [The Market Screener]

Deutsche Telekom Faces Growing Labour Disruption as Ver.di Widens Strike Action 2026-04-29 [Ad Hoc News]

Lufthansa pilots strike for 2 days, cabin crew will follow 2026-04-24 [Deutsche Welle]

Lufthansa, pilots union deadlocked on arbitration offer 2026-04-16 [Reuters]

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