德国金属行业工人在全国范围内加紧停工，工会官员正寻求增加工资并提供更强的就业保障，使这场影响约370万名员工的争端不断升级。
German metalworkers are stepping up nationwide stoppages as labor officials pursue wage increases and stronger job protections, escalating a dispute affecting about 3.7 million employees.
在10月底强制停火期结束后，包括大众汽车旗下的奥迪公司、梅赛德斯-奔驰集团和舍弗勒股份公司在内的企业于周一和周二遭遇了罢工。
Companies including Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit, Mercedes-Benz Group AG and Schaeffler AG were hit by walkouts on Monday and Tuesday after a mandatory truce period expired at the end of October.
德国IG Metall工会要求在12个月内加薪5%，并采取措施保护工作岗位和生产基地。作为最新一轮谈判的一部分，雇主方面提出在2027年发放相当于年总收入1%的一次性补贴，并从2028年7月起加薪1.3%。
Germany’s IG Metall union is demanding a 5% wage increase over 12 months and measures to protect jobs and production sites. As part of the latest round of negotiations, employers have offered a one-time payment in 2027 equivalent to 1% of annual gross pay and a 1.3% wage increase effective in July 2028.
此次谈判正值德国汽车行业面临极其严峻挑战之际。在应对中国市场需求疲软和国内竞争加剧的同时，各大汽车制造商正寻求削减成本。供应商也同样苦不堪言，舍弗勒股份公司周二宣布计划关闭欧洲的5个基地，并裁员3460人，其中约四分之三在德国。
The talks come at a particularly challenging time for Germany’s car industry. Automakers are seeking to cut costs as they contend with weak demand in China and heightened domestic competition. Suppliers are also suffering, with Schaeffler AG announcing Tuesday it plans to close five sites in Europe and eliminate 3,460 jobs, some three quarters of those in Germany.
雇主代表在最新一轮谈判中警告称，除非德国能够大幅降低每小时的劳动力成本，否则更大规模的裁员将不可避免。据IG Metall工会称，第三轮会谈预计将于周四开始。
More significant staffing reductions will be unavoidable, employer representatives warned during the latest negotiating round, unless Germany can substantially reduce hourly labor costs. A third round of talks is due to begin on Thursday, according to IG Metall.
总部位于因戈尔塔茨的奥迪公司紧张局势尤为严重，那里的工人们正努力应对不断上涨的生活成本，尤其是能源和燃料价格，他们昨晚参加了一场短暂的停工。
Tensions are especially acute at Ingolstadt-based Audi, where workers grappling with the rising cost of living, particularly prices for energy and fuel, joined a brief stoppage last night.
首席执行官格诺特·德尔纳在上个月出席美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的竞选活动后受到了批评。虽然德尔纳在集会上宣布了奥迪建立第一家美国工厂的计划，但工会呼吁为德国本土基地提供长期保障。
Chief Executive Officer Gernot Döllner has faced criticism after appearing last month at a campaign event with US President Donald Trump. While Döllner announced plans for Audi’s first US factory at the rally, unions have called for long-term guarantees for German sites.