{
  "id": 16171053,
  "title": "Volkswagen: \"We're prepared\": IG Metall issues ultimatum to VW and threatens industrial action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/volkswagen-wir-sind-vorbereitet-ig-metall-stellt-vw-ultimatum-und",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:24:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/volkswagen-ig-metall-stellt-vw-ultimatum-und-droht-mit-arbeitskampf/100263461.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By the end of October, the group is to withdraw ten termination notices. Otherwise, IG Metall wants to prepare for strikes. The union also names a date for the start of collective bargaining.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}