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Strikes Job Cuts Union Activities Volkswagen Protests Union Negotiations Layoffs Job Security Collective Agreements Trade Unions

Hyundai and Union Reach Tentative Wage Deal After Full‑Day Strike

The pact must be ratified by a union vote on Aug. 31 to allow production to resume.

BMW to Cut About 8,000 Jobs in Germany Through Voluntary Exit Program

Tens of Thousands Protest Mercedes Cost Cuts and Plan to Extend Unpaid Working Time

Renault Announces Voluntary Departure Plan for 800 Engineers in France

Unifor Opens Pattern Bargaining With Ford and Sets July 10 Deadline

GM Installs 50 Cobots After Cutting More Than 1,000 Jobs at Factory Zero

Mirgor Signs First Bank‑of‑Hours Deal Under Argentina's Labor Reform

UAW Local 2093 Begins Strike at Dauch Three Rivers Axle Plant

Renault Reaches Preagreement Tying Pay Concessions to Five New Models for Spain

IndustriALL Ends Global Labor Pact With Mercedes Over Alleged Violations at Alabama Plant

Renault Halts Vehicle Allocation to Spanish Plants as Labor Talks Collapse

Tesla Cuts Sick Leave at German Plant as Pay-Stop Letters Face Legal Scrutiny

Stellantis to Cut 650 Opel Engineering Jobs in Rüsselsheim and Recast Site as Tech Center

IG Metall Holds Wide Lead in Early Works‑Council Votes as AfD‑Linked Lists Gain Footholds

IG Metall Keeps Control in Auto-Sector Works Councils as Fringe Lists Gain Footholds

Tesla Berlin Output Dispute Intensifies as Works-Council Vote Begins

ACC Deems New Battery Plants 'Completely Irresponsible' as Kaiserslautern Investment Is Halted

UAW, Volkswagen Reach Tentative Chattanooga Deal With 20% Raises

GM Ends Oshawa Third Shift, Cutting About 500 Jobs

Aumovio to Cut 4,000 Jobs Worldwide, With Deep R&D Reductions at German Sites