The social gulf is widening. Since the beginning of the year, stock prices have been rising while thousands of jobs are being cut and real wages are falling.
The revelation of Curry’s position on the board underscores the corrupt financial interests behind the UAW’s adamant efforts to block a strike at Detroit Diesel.
Volkswagen is cutting the positions of around 900 temporary workers in the midst of the current coronavirus wave. VW General Works Council Chairwoman Daniela Cavallo and VW brand board member Ralf Brandstätter announced this just four weeks before Christmas in an online workforce meeting.
We have no idea if “The Clash” wrote “Should I Stay or Should I Go” due to the band’s name, but the fact is that Herbert Diess must be asking himself precisely that hours before the Volkswagen group board of directors meets on November 23. The main discussion topic will be whether he is the man to keep guiding the company despite the clashes with union representatives or if he should go.
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