German Union Threatens Retaliation as Volkswagen Plans Termination of Wage Agreements
The union said the plan could affect about 100,000 workers and trigger strikes from Jan. 1.
- On Wednesday, Germany's industrial union Metall threatened escalation in its dispute with Volkswagen after the carmaker announced plans to terminate several wage agreements.
- Labour representatives are meeting management in Hanover over the company's radical restructuring, which includes potential layoffs and closure of up to four German production sites.
- The termination threatens an umbrella wage agreement covering 100,000 workers at main German plants; Volkswagen previously cancelled agreements in Sept 2024, triggering strikes that resulted in 35,000 job cuts.
- Strikes are possible starting January 1, with Labour representatives announcing opposition and demanding that Volkswagen management adhere to previous job-security commitments.
- Group CEO Oliver Blume faces intensifying union anger as Chinese rivals focus on the European market; Mercedes-Benz has threatened two plant closures, straining German manufacturing sites.
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Volkswagen will review its wage agreement with the IG Metall union and terminate some collective agreements due to the cuts. The unions are threatening strikes, which would start on January 1st.
The conflict between Volkswagen and the employees' side is getting worse: the automaker has terminated ten collective agreements. First consequences could be felt by VW employees as early as the beginning of 2027.
The VW board of directors has terminated numerous house agreements, as the automaker has now announced. The background is the current cost pressure on the company. Union and works council announce resistance.
In the course of the restructuring of the company, VW plans to terminate ten of its collective agreements. Employees across Germany are affected, the works council announces resistance.
Volkswagen announced on Wednesday that it had invoked the review clause in its wage agreement and terminated several collective agreements in order to create the conditions for the planned staff reductions.
Now the next Sparhammer at VW threatens! The management surprisingly announced the termination of several collective agreements.
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