Renault, Nissan workers win raise

06/09/2008 18:44. “alworkers in the so-called ABC industrial hub of Sao Paulo, where Volkswagen, Ford and Scania have plants, are also threatening to strike Monday if they” // Windsor Star

06/09/2008 05:01. SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Workers at a Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co Ltd plant in southern Brazil ended a four-day strike Friday after winning a salary increase.

But about 4,500 workers at a Volkswagen AG (other-otc: VLKAF.PK - news - people ) factory in the same state voted to extend a strike now in its fifth day after the German automaker failed to present a new wage offer, the local metalworkers union said.

About 4,000 workers at the Renault (other-otc: RNSDY.PK - news - people ) and Nissan (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) complex in Parana state were back on the job after accepting a 10.1 percent wage increase, less than the 13 percent raise the Greater Curitiba Metalworkers' Union had demanded.

Volkswagen has also offered a 10 percent wage increase but the workers are holding out... // Forbes