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Future collective agreement for Alstom: Course set for more competitiveness in Germany

Frankfurt am Main – Today, IG Metall, the general works council and Alstom announce that they have signed a future collective agreement that will initially secure jobs and locations in Germany for the next three years. The collective agreement is thus effective; the employer side had already signed it last week. With the targeted productivity… Continue reading Future collective agreement for Alstom: Course set for more competitiveness in Germany

Works councils advocate for an EU directive to protect human and environmental rights

Works councils of IG Metall from over 30 companies with a total of more than three million employees worldwide are publicly campaigning for an EU regulation that effectively protects the rights of employees worldwide, improves their working conditions and strengthens environmental protection. The reason for this is a current EU directive that is intended to… Continue reading Works councils advocate for an EU directive to protect human and environmental rights

Executive Board decides on personnel proposal for the election of a new leadership at the trade union day 2023

Frankfurt am May – The Executive Board of IG Metall has followed the personnel proposal for the future management team of IG Metall submitted by First Chairman Jörg Hofmann. The executive board members – like the entire board – will be re-elected at the IG Metall union conference from October 22 to 26, 2023. The… Continue reading Executive Board decides on personnel proposal for the election of a new leadership at the trade union day 2023

Study: turning point also necessary for regional transformation

Berlin – Top representatives of the “Alliance for the Future of Industry” have called for a turning point in economic development. The study “Transformation Strategies for Particularly Affected Regions” by IW Consult, the University of Kassel and the University of Tübingen was presented at a specialist conference in Berlin on Thursday. The authors come to… Continue reading Study: turning point also necessary for regional transformation

IG Metall welcomes Habeck’s proposal for industrial electricity prices

Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall on the key issues paper for an industrial electricity price presented today by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs: “IG Metall has been putting pressure on competitive industrial electricity prices for a long time, so that the energy-intensive basic industry and the well-paid, collectively agreed jobs that come with… Continue reading IG Metall welcomes Habeck’s proposal for industrial electricity prices

IG Metall: More money and less work in the IT industry with a tariff

Frankfurt am Main – The current pay analysis by IG Metall for the information and communication technology sector shows that working conditions are also positively influenced by collective agreements in these sectors. In 2022, employees across all professions who had a collective agreement would earn almost 15% more wages than in companies without a collective… Continue reading IG Metall: More money and less work in the IT industry with a tariff

IG Metall welcomes plans for an industrial electricity price

Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall Photo: IG Metall Photo: IG Metall May 3, 20233. 5. 2023 We have long called for an industrial electricity price for the energy-intensive and internationally competitive industry. Most recently with a nationwide day of action for employees in energy-intensive industry on March 1st. We welcome the considerations for… Continue reading IG Metall welcomes plans for an industrial electricity price

Vote socially instead of giving votes away!

Frankfurt am Main – The IG Metall trade union warns insured persons against being guided solely by list names in social elections: “Beware of smugglers and touts: Just because an electoral list of individuals is adorned with the name of a health insurance company, for example, does not mean that there is a reliable one… Continue reading Vote socially instead of giving votes away!

“The transformation can only succeed with us!” For good and safe work in an environment worth living in

Frankfurt am Main – IG Metall has reaffirmed its design claim for an ecological restructuring of industry in Germany. “As IG Metall, we are campaigning for an industrial development model that is socially and ecologically sustainable, that combines economic prosperity, good and safe work and an environment worth living in,” said the first chairman of… Continue reading “The transformation can only succeed with us!” For good and safe work in an environment worth living in