Trade union IG Metall has said tools will be laid down at all Volkswagen factories in Germany as workers demand more pay amid continued troubles for the carmaker.

Volkswagen workers across Germany are ready to strike from early December, the IG Metall union said in a pamphlet circulated on Friday.

Volkswagen workers are set to strike in Germany in early December and union IG Metall said in a circulated pamphlet that it is "necessary". View on euronews

STORY: Workers at Volkswagen could go out on strike across Germany as soon as next week.That's what the IG Metall union said in a notice on Friday ().It comes amid a clash between labor and management over layoffs and plant closures.

Talks between Volkswagen (VWAPY) and IG Metall union failed to resolve labor issues, work stoppages could start early next week. Read more here.

Workers at Volkswagen could go out on strike across Germany as soon as next week, the IG Metall union said in a notice today, as a clash between labour and management over layoffs and plant closures escalates.

Workers at Volkswagen could go out on strike across Germany as soon as next week, the IG Metall union said in a notice on Friday, as a clash between labour and management over layoffs and plant closures escalates.

IG Metall said its members would down tools for a few hours a day after the auto giant and union leaders failed to agree on how to cut costs amid a slow electric-vehicle market and fierce competition.

Volkswagen has rejected a proposal from labor representatives that they said could avert layoffs and factory closures. VW said it wouldn't have delivered the advertised savings. Strikes loom in the brewing labor dispute.