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  • What the Volkswagen Crisis Reveals About the Direction of Union Bureaucracies

    What the Volkswagen Crisis Reveals About the Direction of Union Bureaucracies

    originally published on January 20, 2025 in Internationalist Standpoint The crisis in the German automotive industry appears to be reaching a moment of de-escalation (of class struggle, unfortunately), albeit a temporary one. On Friday, December 21, the German company Volkswagen reached an agreement described by the press as “historic” with representatives of the IG Metall…