EconomyVW workers boo boss as he urges them to ‘pull together’ amid job cuts

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume was booed and whistled at by workers in Wolfsburg after saying a sweeping reorganisation, potentially involving mass redundancies and plant closures, was essential to the carmaker’s future. He said management would rely as much as possible on voluntary measures, while describing closures as a last resort. Workers’ council chief Daniela Cavallo said trust in Blume had been damaged.

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