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Germany's IG Metall union and the United Auto Workers union have joined forces to push for improved wages and working conditions at the U.S. plants of German automakers and suppliers.

The new project, dubbed the Transnational Partnership Initiative, will also advocate for German-style works councils or similar arrangements in the U.S. where plant workers and management make decisions about working conditions, shifts, wages and other workplace issues, according to a UAW statement.

“The unions believe some German manufacturers are exploiting low-wage environments in the U.S. South, where working conditions -- including health and safety situations -- tend to be challenging for employees,” the UAW said in its statement.



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UAW And German Union Join Forces - UAW Pressures For Higher Wages For US Workers Of German Companies

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