Volkswagen workers threaten strikes unless carmaker reverses labour deal cancellations
IG Metall said 130,000 workers could walk out after Volkswagen ended 10 in-house agreements and froze pay plans until 2030.
- On Friday, IG Metall and the Volkswagen works council threatened industrial action starting in January unless the automaker reverses its recent cancellation of wage deals by the end of October.
- Tensions escalated after Volkswagen terminated 10 collective agreements on September 30, affecting around 130,000 domestic employees, as the company plans to cut 100,000 jobs and close four plants.
- At the Puebla assembly plant, workers rejected a two-year pay deal on October 15, with 3,135 voting against and 2,452 in favor; the plant exports over half its output to the United States.
- IG Metall chief negotiator Thorsten Groeger warned that failure to withdraw terminations would set a "massive process" in motion, while works council chief Daniela Cavallo demanded the board explain its approach.
- The industrial peace obligation expires at the turn of the year, clearing the path for open-ended strikes from January 2027, with wage negotiations expected to begin by early December.
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Volkswagen Faces January Strike Threat as Labor Clash Deepens
Volkswagen AG is heading toward a fresh showdown with its German workforce after the IG Metall union threatened walkouts from January if the carmaker backs away from plans to reopen key labor agreements.
If the company does not withdraw its intention to terminate the agreements governing wages or working hours, workers may go on strike from January onwards.
Volkswagen employees have announced they will go on strike starting January 1, 2027, if the company's decision to unilaterally terminate their collective bargaining agreement is not reversed by the end of next week. The company is considering closing four factories and freezing the salaries of its 660,000 employees worldwide until 2030.
The Volkswagen (VW) staff threaten to strike from January unless the car manufacturer rescinds his recent decision to terminate the employment contract by the end of next week.
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