Nearly 100,000 Volkswagen workers joined one-day wave of strikes

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. A day-long wave of strikes at nearly all of carmaker Volkswagen's plants across Germany ended early on Tuesday morning, with unions saying that nearly 100,000 VW factory workers had taken part in the protests.

According to the union, the series of two-hour work stoppages were called by the IG Metall trade union to protest against threatened wage cuts, plant closures and mass lay-offs at Volkswagen, Europe's largest automaker.

The final walk-out by VW employees came during the overnight shift, and work resumed as normal with the start of the regular morning shift on Tuesday.