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From Bosch to Continental to ZF: Massive job cuts loom in the supplier industry, with factories facing closure. Classic remedies will not help against the crisis – LabourNet Germany

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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From Bosch to Continental to ZF: Massive job cuts loom in the supplier industry, with factories facing closure. Classic remedies will not help against the crisis – LabourNet Germany

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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26 Oct 2026
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[Book and Debate on the GEW] The Ideological Orientation of Teachers, 1933–1945. The GEW Education Union Grapples with Its Past Under National Socialism » LabourNet Germany

Saskia Müller and Benjamin Ortmeyer’s book examines the National Socialist Teachers’ League’s role in the Nazi system. Its publication prompted an open letter and a broad debate about the GEW’s Nazi legacy, including calls to explain publicly the renaming of the Max Traeger Foundation.

Author: Mag Source: labournet.de
Mag Germany Education Labor history
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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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