Protection with a short expiry date

Hans-Jürgen Urban, social board of IG Metall, comments on the draft for a new “pension package” June 26, 202526. 6. 2025 “The stabilization of the pension level only brakes the case briefly. This is better than nothing. But the level remains too low and the securing down has a short expiry date. The coalition must… Continue reading Protection with a short expiry date

Industrial current price: EU Commission gives the green light

Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of IG Metall: act quickly and determined now! June 25, 202525. 6. 2025 “Today’s decision of the EU Commission is good news for employees in our industrial companies. The last major legal hurdle on the way to a competitive industrial flow price for companies in Germany has fallen quickly and determined.… Continue reading Industrial current price: EU Commission gives the green light

ArcelorMittal: IG Metall condemned Turning sharply

Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of the IG Metall and the board of the union, among others, responsible for the steel industry: “This decision is strategically short -sighted, entrepreneurial, incorrect and with regard to the employees as well as the following social consequences to the highest degree. The only way to do this is the only… Continue reading ArcelorMittal: IG Metall condemned Turning sharply

Strengthening the welfare state, securing the future: IG Metall-Congress demands social offensive

Berlin – IG Metall calls on the federal government and employers to a committed and reliable social policy. “The welfare state is worth more than it costs,” emphasized IG Metall board member Hans-Jürgen Urban at the Union’s Congress in Berlin. Over 200 works councils and representatives from politics and science discussed the future of the… Continue reading Strengthening the welfare state, securing the future: IG Metall-Congress demands social offensive

Fair financing for health

Hans-Jürgen Urban, social board of IG Metall, comments on the debate about the financing of the health and long-term care insurance funds June 10, 202510. 6. 2025 “A solidarity of the health system belongs to the agenda. There can only be a solid and just financing if all of them pay in statutory health insurance… Continue reading Fair financing for health

Conflict of tariffs large laundry: Employees start warning strikes

Frankfurt am Main – After two rounds of negotiations, the tariff conflict escalates for the textile services. The reason is an offer of the employer of May 28, which the employees of the large laundrys have now rejected in votes in the companies. From Tuesday, IG Metall will increase the pressure and calls on warning… Continue reading Conflict of tariffs large laundry: Employees start warning strikes

No smashing of Thyssenkrupp

In today’s press release, the group basically confirms the planned realignment of the company that is subordinate to the weekend press reporting. So far, the employee representatives were not adequately integrated into the strategic discussion. Our information level does not reflect the “significantly advanced development” described in the press release. We therefore now expect that… Continue reading No smashing of Thyssenkrupp

Need and expect a reliable pension system for everyone

“We support the proposal of the Federal Minister of Labor and expect a concept to gradually realize these proposals as soon as possible. In any case, it should be discussed in the announced commission to further develop old -age security. We are committed to a fair and financially sustainable future of the legal pension. When… Continue reading Need and expect a reliable pension system for everyone

More money and flexible time solve tariff conflict

Frankfurt am Main/Hanover-For five weeks, more than 24,000 employees in car workshops and car dealerships have been putting pressure with warning strikes nationwide. Since early Tuesday morning, there has been a first solution in the tariff dispute: the employees in the Lower Saxony motor vehicle trade receive 5.6 percent more money in two steps. You… Continue reading More money and flexible time solve tariff conflict

Textile service providers for “wage increase that has washed”

Frankfurt am Main – With the demand for 6 percent more money and a better partial retirement, IG Metall starts the collective bargaining for the employees for textile service providers. The IG Metall board decided on Tuesday. In the industry, 23,000 employees work nationwide who clean work clothes, for example, in industrial laundries. Over half… Continue reading Textile service providers for “wage increase that has washed”