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VW averts Mexico strike with pay increase

VW's plant in Puebla near Mexico City. (Reuters/REUTERS)
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By:
Dave Graham
August 20, 2018 05:00 AM

MEXICO CITY -- Volkswagen has agreed to a 5.5 percent salary increase for workers in Mexico and another raise for next year, the company's Mexican union said, averting a potential strike.

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