Volkswagen and IG Metall, representing the company?s 103,000 unionized employees, began a third round of negotiations today. Two previous sessions failed to resolve the main issues on the table, the company?s demand for a wage freeze and the union seeking a four percent annual wage increase and job security.
See "Volkswagen Negotiators Renew Wage Talks", Associated Press, The New York Times, October 11, 2004