9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1159+ words) Volkswagen is preparing the next round of mass job cuts. Plants in Emden and Zwickau, the commercial vehicle plant in Hanover and the Audi plant in Neckarsulm face closure. All together, 40, 000 people work at these plants. According to a report…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (747+ words) General Motors on Wednesday announced a new wave of job cuts at its US electric-vehicle and battery operations, part of a mounting assault on jobs throughout the American and global economy. This follows Tuesday's announcements of more than 50, 000 layoffs at…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (481+ words) Just one month ago, the IG Metall trade union and the works council at ZF organized nationwide protests, involving 12, 000 employees, against planned job cuts. Now union officials are planning the cuts together with the ZF executive. While ZF workers demonstrated…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (986+ words) Opposition is growing among Volkswagen employees to the sweeping cuts to jobs and wages worked out with the help of the IG Metall union. Union officials, taking note of this, are warning: "The mood is turning." Many workers are looking…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (774+ words) The ongoing severance discussions aimed at forcing the 40, 000 to leave the company are not being led by direct supervisors but by senior management. The programme will continue until the end of March 2026. Those who resign by the end of July…...