German Volkswagen Workers Lose Four-Day Work Week

Author(s):
Ben Weinthal

Excerpt:
The four-day work week is history for 100,000 Volkswagen auto workers in Germany. Germany’s largest industrial
union, IG Metall, and Volkswagen reached a new contract in late September that increased the workweek
from 28.8 hours to 33 hours in exchange for job security provisions.

Story Body:
The four-day work week is history for 100,000 Volkswagen auto workers in Germany. Germany’s largest industrial union, IG Metall, and Volkswagen reached a new contract in late September that increased the workweek from 28.8 hours to 33 hours in exchange for job security provisions.

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