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Volkswagen faces crunch talks over 100,000 job cuts and factory closures
German auto giant Volkswagen's management meets Thursday to discuss plans for what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry, with unions set to protest any mass job cuts.
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What happenedGerman auto giant Volkswagen's management meets Thursday to discuss plans for what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry, with unions set to protest any mass job cuts.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "VW faces protests in Germany over proposed job cuts and factory closures". The center frames it as "Volkswagen faces crunch talks over 100,000 job cuts and factory closures".
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Left / center-leftVW faces protests in Germany over proposed job cuts and factory closures
The Guardian - Business · Left · News report
CenterVolkswagen faces crunch talks over 100,000 job cuts and factory closures
Euronews · Center · News report
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Volkswagen faces crunch talks over 100,000 job cuts and factory closures
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German auto giant Volkswagen's management meets Thursday to discuss plans for what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry, with unions set to protest any mass j...
VW faces protests in Germany over proposed job cuts and factory closures
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Demonstrations at 18 sites set up as radical transformation plan put to board of Europe’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen’s proposal to slash up to 100,000 jobs and close factories faces a majo...
