World news in brief: Ford workers in Germany to down tools

World news in brief: Ford workers in Germany to down tools

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The car manufacturer manufactures two electric cars in Cologne, but they sell only sluggishly. Now the management wants to delete jobs – and the employees fight back. More than ever before.

Just two years ago, Ford switched its Cologne location to electric cars. However, expectations have not been met so far. A savings package now leads to a drastic reaction.

IG Metall is calling for a strike at Ford's Cologne plants. The walkout is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning and last until the end of the night shift on Thursday morning, the union announced on Monday. The action is directed against the planned reduction of 2,900 jobs at the site over the next few years. Employees are criticizing management errors, such as the ramp-up of electric mobility and the model policy, and the lack of a sustainable f…

The workers voted in favor of industrial action.