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Bosch, Continental and ZF: job cuts and factory closures in the supplier industry

Automotive suppliers including Continental, Bosch, ZF, Mahle and Brose face massive job cuts and plant closures. The industry’s structural transformation threatens hundreds of thousands of jobs, while measures used in previous crises may no longer suffice.

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27 Oct 2026
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Bosch, Continental and ZF: job cuts and factory closures in the supplier industry

Automotive suppliers including Continental, Bosch, ZF, Mahle and Brose face massive job cuts and plant closures. The industry’s structural transformation threatens hundreds of thousands of jobs, while measures used in previous crises may no longer suffice.

Author: Mag Source: labournet.de
Mag Germany Auto industry IG Metall
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22 Oct 2026
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Resistance to the consequences of the profit crisis for auto workers is growing – LabourNet Germany

Personnel costs are not the cause of the problems facing VW, Daimler, BMW or their suppliers, and there is no reason to cut workers’ wages. IG Metall has every reason to defend workers’ incomes and social rights. In the first three quarters of 2024, VW, Mercedes and BMW earned around 20 billion eur…

Author: Mag Source: labournet.de
Mag Germany Auto industry IG Metall
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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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04 Sep 2026
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Tesla and the Labor Union Battles: The UAW Organizing Drive, Nordic Strike Actions, and IG Metall Clashes

An investigative exposé of Tesla's global labor wars: Shawn Fain's UAW organizing drive in Fremont, IF Metall's historic Nordic blockade, IG Metall battles at Giga Berlin, and the future of factory work. FREMONT, California , At the shift-change gate along South Grimmer Boulevard outside Tesla's h…

Author: Streamline Feed Official Source: streamlinefeed.co.ke
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