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Documentary "Tubogi" on the Korea Wiper Struggle ~ Screening in Nagoya

The documentary “Tubogi”, about the struggle against liquidation and dismissals at Korea Wiper, was screened in Nagoya on October 12, 2026. More than 100 people attended, including union members who had taken part in the struggle.

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27 Oct 2026
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Programmers leaving office buildings are now en masse "entering factories."

Some Chinese programmers are retraining for factory automation jobs as layoffs and AI reshape their industry. The report follows their training and job searches, examining pay, working conditions and the pressures of frequent business trips. Manufacturing offers new opportunities, but the transitio…

Author: 极昼story Source: search.laborinfocn2.com
极昼story China IT Manufacturing
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21 Oct 2026
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“It was a family”: the closure of Fonderie de Bretagne through its workers’ eyes

The liquidation of Fonderie de Bretagne has left 244 people out of work. Former employees describe years of struggle, successive owners and the loss of a workplace they called a second family. Their CGT union is now fighting for dignified redundancy terms, retraining and help finding new jobs.

Author: Jonathan Konitz Source: nvo.fr
Jonathan Konitz France Auto industry Metallurgy
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08 Oct 2026
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German trade unions once again bet on confrontation - Viento Sur

mediapart Social autumn in Germany was already known to be heated, especially in the automotive sector. But no one imagined it would be so red-hot. "It seems that bosses no longer want to assume their collaboration with trade unions. Announcements and unilateral denunciations of agreements by comp…

Author: Thomas Schnee Source: vientosur.info
Thomas Schnee Germany Auto industry IG Metall
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28 Sep 2026
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Mexican VW Workers Weigh Strike as Company Cuts Jobs Globally

Mexican Volkswagen workers could soon be on strike if their salary demands are not met. The 6,500 workers build the Jetta, Tiguan, and Taos at the company’s Puebla plant, the largest Volkswagen facility outside of Germany. Their union, SITIAVW, is one of Mexico’s most storied independent unions, an…

Author: Natascha Elena Uhlmann Source: labornotes.org
Natascha Elena Uhlmann Mexico Auto industry SITIAVW
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14 Sep 2026
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Why Are More and More Workers in Germany Voting for the AfD? » LabourNet Germany

“… Workers are among the occupational groups that support the AfD particularly strongly. (…) For some time now, political party researchers have been debating whether the AfD’s remarkable success makes it a new workers’ party. It is largely undisputed that its platform cannot necessarily be describ…

Author: Mag Source: labournet.de
Arlie Hochschild Germany Right-wing Layoffs and unemployment
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14 Sep 2026
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Campaign Newspaper – For a (Transportation) Industry with a Future » LabourNet Germany

Where does the future of the auto industry lie? In job cuts, plant closures, or a shift to arms production? Or in a shift from producing private vehicles to public transportation? With the “Action Newspaper for a Transportation Industry with a Future,” we want to kick off the discussion on this top…

Author: Mag Source: labournet.de
Germany Auto industry Right-wing Layoffs and unemployment
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12 Sep 2026
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From Stunted Growth to Milton Friedman—A History Lesson on Unemployment

Neoliberal ideas, such as those of Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman, have often argued that unemployment is an inevitable and desirable outcome of a market that functions best without government intervention. But in practice, societies that prioritize full employment and equality have been shown to enj…

Author: Internationalen Source: internationalen.se
Politics and labor Layoffs and unemployment Working Conditions
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21 Aug 2026
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Rethinking Employee Retraining: Lessons from the 1980s

We asked Neil Johnson-Rogers to introduce readers to some of his findings, published in the new issue of Labor , about the vaunted autoworker retraining programs from the 1970s and 1980s. The essay takes us through programs that were touted as solutions to the misery brought by disinvestment and a …

Author: Neil Johnson-Rogers Source: lawcha.org
Neil Johnson-Rogers Auto industry UAW Political Demands
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