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Volkswagen workers hold 2-hour strikes to push back against proposed pay cuts and plant closures

Headline from Local News 8

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen workers have launched rolling two-hour strikes at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to pay cuts and factory closures. The company says cuts are necessary to cope with a slack European auto market.

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  1. Digital Journal

    VW's German workers to strike from Monday (opens Digital Journal)

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    Workers at German factories for carmaker Volkswagen are to go on strike from Monday over plans to cut thousands of jobs.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Volkswagen’s woes mount as workers prepare to strike across Germany (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers will participate Monday in strikes at plants across Germany, labor union IG Metall said, marking the largest walkouts at the carmaker’s domestic operations since 2018.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Volkswagen workers to go on warning strikes across Germany | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    BERLIN >> Volkswagen workers will go on warning strikes on Monday at plants across Germany, labor union IG Metall said, marking the first large-scale walkouts at Volkswagen’s domestic operations since 2018.

  4. Local News 8

    Volkswagen workers hold 2-hour strikes to push back against proposed pay cuts and plant closures (opens Local News 8)

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    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen workers have launched rolling two-hour strikes at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to pay cuts and factory closures. The company says cuts are necessary to cope with a slack European auto market.

  5. The Guardian

    Volkswagen workers in Germany to strike over plan to cut jobs and pay (opens The Guardian)

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    Employees take action over plans to axe at least three plants in first domestic closures in company’s 87-year history

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Volkswagen workers strike at factories across Germany – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The labor union has promised "the toughest wage dispute Volkswagen has ever seen." VW has planned to close three plants amidst plunging profits.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Strikes underway at Volkswagen plants across Germany as wage conflict escalates (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Volkswagen plants saw workers go on warning strikes on Monday as tensions over changes to labor agreements and potential factory closures escalated.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Volkswagen’s woes mount as workers prepare to strike across Germany - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    London (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers will participate Monday in strikes at plants across Germany, labor union IG Metall said, marking the largest walkouts

  9. Digital Journal

    Thousands to strike at Volkswagen's Germany plants (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Thousands of Volkswagen workers were to go on strike Monday in an escalating industrial dispute at the crisis-hit German auto giant with thousands of jobs

  10. Fortune

    Volkswagen workers walk out on strike as German auto industry is engulfed in crisis (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Thousands of Volkswagen employees begin warning strikes today as the automaker grapples with financial woes, high costs, and fierce Chinese competition.

  11. UPI

    Volkswagen workers in Germany launch 'warning strike' (opens UPI)

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    Workers at nine of Volkswagen's care and component factories in Germany were on strike Monday amid a dispute over labor contract changes and factory closings.

  12. Quartz

    Volkswagen is facing its first major strike in years. Here's what to know (opens Quartz)

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    Thousands of workers joined walkouts as the German auto giant plans to close multiple factories

  13. Breitbart News

    Volkswagen Workers Launch Strikes Amid Proposed Pay Cuts, Plant Closures (opens Breitbart News)

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    Volkswagen workers launched rolling two-hour strikes Monday at nine plants across Germany to protest pay cuts and factory closures.

  14. Investopedia

    Volkswagen Workers Strike in Germany Over Automaker's Cost-Cutting Plans (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Volkswagen workers across Germany began striking Monday over the automaker's plans to cut costs.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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