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Germany VW workers announce second strike as cuts loom [Deutsche Welle] 06-12-2024

Germany Union says nearly 100,000 workers joined Volkswagen strikes across Germany [Reuters] 03-12-2024

Germany Strikes to hit Volkswagen in December as clash with labour escalates [Reuters] 29-11-2024

Germany / Global ‘Make Amazon Pay’ strikes and protests: In Germany, workers from around the world demand dignity and respect [UNI] 29-11-2024

Germany / USA Lufthansa Airlines pulls crew from striking US hotel in victory for international solidarity [ITF] 22-11-2024

Germany VW union calls for Dec 1 strikes as wage talks stutter [Reuters] 22-11-2024

Germany VW union proposes $1.6 billion of cuts, but no plant closures [Reuters] 20-11-2024

Germany Auto and engineering workers to get 5.5% wage rise after union negotiations [Euronews] 13-11-2024

Germany VW workers at Osnabrueck plant hold fresh warning strike [Reuters] 06-11-2024

Germany Metalworkers' trade union launches further strikes [DPA] 04-11-2024


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VW workers step up strikes to fight German plant closures 2024-12-06 [Reuters]

VW workers announce second strike as cuts loom 2024-12-06 [Deutsche Welle]

Germany International trade union solidarity against repressions in Belarus 2024-12-05 [salidarnast.info]

Union says nearly 100,000 workers joined Volkswagen strikes across Germany 2024-12-03 [Reuters]

Union says nearly 100,000 workers joined Volkswagen strikes across Germany 2024-12-03 [Reuters]

Germany Germany - Volkswagen workers worry about future as they stage warning strikes 2024-12-03 [Euro News]

Volkswagen workers strike at factories across Germany 2024-12-02 [Deutsche Welle]

Volkswagen Unions Begin Short Strikes and Threaten More 2024-12-02 [NYTimes]

Germany Tackling automotive supply chain challenges in Türkiye 2024-12-02 [IndustriALL]

Volkswagen workers in Germany ready to strike in early December 2024-12-01 [Euro News]

Global ‘Make Amazon Pay’ strikes and protests: In Germany, workers from around the world demand dignity and respect 2024-11-29 [UNI]

Strikes to hit Volkswagen in December as clash with labour escalates 2024-11-29 [Reuters]

VW union signals strikes in December but talks continue 2024-11-23 [Reuters]

VW talks: German union demands deal before Christmas 2024-11-22 [Deutsche Welle]

VW union calls for Dec 1 strikes as wage talks stutter 2024-11-22 [Reuters]

USA Lufthansa Airlines pulls crew from striking US hotel in victory for international solidarity 2024-11-22 [ITF]

VW union proposes $1.6 billion of cuts, but no plant closures 2024-11-20 [Reuters]

Germany Joint Fund of Histadrut, German Unions Ups Support for Social Initiatives 2024-11-19 [Davar]

Auto and engineering workers to get 5.5% wage rise after union negotiations 2024-11-13 [Euronews]

VW workers at Osnabrueck plant hold fresh warning strike 2024-11-06 [Reuters]

Metalworkers' trade union launches further strikes 2024-11-04 [DPA]

VW workers threaten strikes over plant closures 2024-10-31 [IndustriALL]

Volkswagen announces three plant closures with the loss of thousands of jobs 2024-10-31 [IndustriAll Europe]

IKEA to compensate East German prisoners for forced labour 2024-10-30 [Deutsche Welle]

volkwagan and workers clash over layoffs as profits plummet 2024-10-30 [Deutsche Welle]

IG Metall members commence warning strikes 2024-10-30 [IndustriALL]

Volkswagen to shut three factories, slash wages 2024-10-29 [Cars Guide]

Biggest Trade Union Calls Warning Strike Over Pay 2024-10-29 [AFP News]

VW workers to pause output at German plants over cost-cutting push 2024-10-28 [Automotive News]

Academic workers are breaking ground in the fight for permanent positions 2024-10-27 [GLC]

VW talks with unions are 'serious, critical and controversial', works council chief says 2024-10-17 [Reuters]

Screen Industry Inks Landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement for Actors, Crew: ‘This Marks the Greatest Progress for Film Workers in Decades’ 2024-10-16 [Variety]

Ver.di landmark agreement ‘greatest progress for film workers in decades’ 2024-10-16 [UNI]

Fast food and food service workers strike for 15 EUR per hour 2024-10-15 [IUF]

Tesla Giga Berlin dismisses union-affiliated works council member 2024-10-15 [Teslarati]

Union slams 'aggressive' Tesla for firing works council rep 2024-10-15 [Reuters]

Verdi union against Commerzbank cross-border merger regardless of bidder nationality 2024-10-13 [Reuters]

Verdi union against Commerzbank cross-border merger regardless of bidder nationality 2024-10-13 [Reuters]

Public sector unions demand 8% pay hike 2024-10-10 [Reuters]

Unions demand 8% pay increase for public sector employees 2024-10-10 [DPA]

Germany German union urges Lufthansa to avoid striking hotels in US 2024-10-09 [ITF]

Union, auto workers call on Germany to vote against EU tariffs on Chinese EVs 2024-10-04 [XM]

Tesla managers sent to workers’ homes investigating sick leaves 2024-10-02 [HRD]

Volkswagen digs in as workers threaten strikes over plant closures 2024-09-26 [Reuters]

Germany SPD General Secretary called on Belarusian authorities to release Volha Brytsikava 2024-09-23 [salidarnast.info]

Undercover as a farm worker in Germany: ‘My hands are numb. No one knows when the shift will end’ 2024-09-18 [The Guardian]

Union ready to strike as industrial sector pay talks start 2024-09-12 [Reuters]

Volkswagen scraps a slew of labor agreements as standoff with unions intensifies 2024-09-11 [CNBC]

Volkswagen scraps decades-old job guarantees, paving way for lay-offs 2024-09-11 [Reuters]

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