Volkswagen Workers Begin Striking as Labor Dispute Escalates

Thousands of workers at Volkswagen sites across Germany participated in warning strikes on Monday as a conflict with management escalated over the carmaker’s plans to slash jobs, cut pay and close factories.

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Striking Volkswagen Workers Numbered 'Nearly 100,000' on Monday

Employees staged warning strikes in protest against the German carmaker’s plans for potential factory closures and sweeping cuts to jobs and pay.
The Wall Street Journal - 19h
Nearly 100,000 Volkswagen workers joined one-day wave of strikes

Yahoo News - 21h
Job openings rise and more workers quit in sign of improving U.S. labor market

U.S. job openings rose slightly in October and the number of workers quitting one job for another rose to the highest level in five months, suggesting the labor market has improved after a soft ...
MarketWatch - 16h
Wisconsin judge strikes down law stripping government workers of collective bargaining rights

A Wisconsin judge overturned a state law that prevented public employees from collective bargaining on Monday. The legislation, known as Act 10 and passed in 2011 under former Gov. Scott Walker ...
The Hill - 16h
Sovereign investment dispute resolution is broken

(for everyone except the lawyers, naturally)
Financial Times - 15h
China bans exports of key microchip elements to US as trade tensions escalate

Semiconductor restrictions on China announced by Washington a day earlier prompt retaliation involving critical minerals including gallium and germanium . The Chinese government has said it will ...
The Guardian - 4h
Trump's surprising Labor pick

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump Labor pick stirs business concerns Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), ...
The Hill - 1d
Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll

Yahoo News - 9h
Namibia elects its first female president in disputed elections

Vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah avoids runoff vote, as win extends Swapo party’s 34-year hold on power. Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the ...
The Guardian - 11h
‘I’m trying not to go bankrupt’: My husband of 24 years asked for a divorce. He wants my cell-phone records. Should I report him for tax fraud?

“I would like to keep the house because my grown children and grandchildren reside there.”
MarketWatch - 13h