'Darkest day': VW's trailblazing labor chief gears up for jobs battle

Daniela Cavallo: "It's not just about the 130,000 colleagues. It's also about their families, the suppliers and service providers around them and, last but not least, the entire regions where the plants are located."

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Reuters

September 25, 2024 09:04 AM

FRANKFURT -- When labor unions step into the ring with Volkswagen Group executives to fight over job security and plant closures, it will mark the toughest test yet for the most powerful figure at the automaker behind its CEO: Daniela Cavallo.

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