“We will be preparing for an escalation scenario from the beginning of December. If necessary, we will organise a social conflict the likes of which the Federal Republic has not seen for decades,” said union negotiator and head of the IG Metall district in Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt Thorsten Gröger on the afternoon of Thursday 21 November, following an unsuccessful meeting with Volkswagen management. The ban on strikes expires on 30 November 2024. Warning strikes will therefore be possible
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