“On Monday, December 2, employees of the German automobile concern Volkswagen started a warning strike. It will last two hours for workers on each shift at nine of VW’s ten factories in Germany.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
On Monday, December 2, employees of the German automobile concern Volkswagen started a warning strike. It will last two hours for employees of each shift at nine of the ten VW plants in Germany. This is written by DW. The strike began due to the plans of the management of the concern to cut costs by closing three plants in Germany and laying off tens of thousands of workers. Volkswagen shares due to the strike have already fallen by 1.9%. Advertisement: On November 28, the next round of negotiations ended without results. The next one is due to take place on December 9. VW management and union leaders cannot agree on how to deal with falling demand for electric cars, higher operating costs and competition from Chinese manufacturers. According to unions, only a warning strike will lead to what conveyors will not fit thousands of cars.Advertisement: About 120,000 people work at Volkswagen in Germany, about half of which are in Wolfsburg. The concern has a total of ten factories in Germany, six of which are located in Lower Saxony, three in Saxony and one in Hesse. Read also: Made in Germany no longer works: why Volkswagen is forced to close factoriesRemind: Volkswagen has abandoned a number of labor agreements, including guaranteed job retention until 2029, increasing the likelihood of layoffs from 2024. Volkswagen expects fewer vehicles to be delivered in 2024, than in 2023, marking the fourth decline in sales in five years.
