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Dec 2, 2024

What’s behind Germany’s VW worker strike

From the BBC World Service: Thousands of workers at Volkswagen’s German factories are staging walkouts over planned job and wage cuts.

VW workers in Zwickau, Germany, striking on Monday. — VW workers in Zwickau, Germany, striking on Monday.
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