German trade union calls for protest against automotive cuts

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2026-09-14

Berlin (dpa) - Germany's influential IG Metall trade union plans to stage demonstrations at more than 200 locations across Germany on September 21 to protest against job cuts and other demands being made of workers in the automotive industry. Union leader Christiane Benner said workers were bearing the brunt of the sector's crisis. "We are currently witnessing an unprecedented attack on workers in the automotive industry," she said, adding that......

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