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Volkswagen terminates nearly all collective agreements in Germany

Original: volkswagen kündigt tarifverträge

Volkswagen has announced it is terminating almost all of its collective labour agreements in Germany, according to Bild. The move escalates the carmaker's cost-cutting push and raises the pressure on the IG Metall union ahead of negotiations over wages, plant closures and potential job losses at its German sites. Reports frame it as the company's latest and harshest austerity step.

Why now: It signals a dramatic escalation in the conflict between Volkswagen and German unions over job cuts and cost savings.

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