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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Volkswagen offers Tennesse workers 14% pay rise as it works on cuts in Germany

Line inspection workers check out a Volkswagen AG 2012 Passat at the company's factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S., on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. (Credit: Mark Elias/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Volkswagen has offered thousands of workers at its factory in Tennessee a 14% pay rise over four years, while workers in its homeland of Germany continue demonstrations over proposed pay cuts and factory closures.

The German carmaking giant proposed a landmark deal after engaging in talks with the United Auto Workers Union since April. The offer, which would give U.S. Volkswagen workers their first contract, includes for the first time profit-sharing in addition to expanded healthcare benefits.  

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