Germany's IG Metall vows to strike on as pain grows

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BERLIN, June 19 (Reuters) - German union IG Metall vowed on Thursday to continue strikes in support of a shorter working week in eastern Germany despite evidence the action was beginning to hurt the car industry, a mainstay of the economy.

"The strikes go on," said a spokesman at the engineering union's headquarters in Frankfurt.

Car maker BMW AG confirmed on Thursday it planned reduced working ...

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