A labor union agreed Monday to enter talks with Volkswagen AG on its demand that employees work longer for no extra pay at factories in Germany. The IG Metall union said a commission responsible for wage agreements with Volkswagen voted in favor of entering formal talks, three days after the carmaker said it would consider guaranteeing jobs at six plants. No date was set for the meeting.
See "Union Will Discuss Longer VW Work Week", Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle, September 10, 2006