From left; Christiane Benner, chairwoman of IG Metall union, Daniela Cavallo, chairwoman of the General and Group Works Councils of Volkswagen, and Thorsten Groeger, IG Metall regional leader for Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt take part in a march by employees of carmaker Volkswagen AG and IG Metall union members rally on the grounds of the Volkswagen headquarters on the day of the supervisory board meeting, in Wolfsburg, Germany, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Lisi Niesner/Pool Photo via AP)