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After days of negotiations, the German industrial union IG Metall and five companies in the supplier park at Ford in the western town of Saarlouis have reached a negotiation outcome. “We have concluded agreements with the five plants,” Ralf Cavelius, lead negotiator for the local branch of union, told dpa on Sunday evening. “And for all of them, we have achieved a result that is commendable and significantly stands out from normal social plan issues,” he said. On Monday, there will be employee meetings in the individual companies where votes will be cast on accepting the collective bargaining …

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