( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “layoffs through 2009.” The head of Volkswagen’s works council says the company has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in Germany. [CutID: <Cuts> VW-PLANTS-CLOSE-house-q-MONam.mp3 Time: 24s Title: VW-PLANTS-CLOSE-house-q-MONam Out-cue: layoffs through 2009] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ———————— VERBATIM: Employee council chief […]
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A proposal to shutter three VW pants in Germany
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “layoffs through 2009.”
The head of Volkswagen’s works council says the company has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in Germany.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: Employee council chief Daniela Cavallo said at a meeting with Volkswagen workers that management also plans cuts at other sites. Volkswagen said in early September that auto industry headwinds mean it can’t rule out plant closures in its home country. The company added it must drop a job protection pledge in force since 1994 that would have barred layoffs through 2029.