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VW boss sticks to factory closure plans despite looming strike

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VW is sticking to its plans for factory closures in Germany even though the union has voted to go on strike in early December .

"We need to reduce our capacities and adjust to the new realities," chief executive officer of the VW brand, Thomas Schäfer , told Die Welt .

The IG Metall trade union gave its approval to the strikes, after another round of wage talks ended in Germany without success.

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82

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85

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semi-formal

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English

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44

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short-lived

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