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  "id": 8893329,
  "title": "Germany's car crisis: Can the 35-hour workweek survive?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/germanys-car-crisis-can-the-35-hour-workweek-survive-8893329",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW Business",
    "slug": "dw-business",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-car-crisis-can-the-35-hour-workweek-survive/a-79307488?maca=en-rss-en-bus-2091-rdf"
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  "summary": "German carmakers want employees to work 40 hours instead of the current 35 without extra pay, arguing it would improve competitiveness. Unions strongly oppose the proposal and view it as an attack on workers' rights.",
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        "title": "Germany's car crisis: Can the 35-hour workweek survive?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/germanys-car-crisis-can-the-35-hour-workweek-survive",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:13:00.000Z"
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  "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."
}