For employees and the economy: wages must rise by 8 percent!

Berlin – In the beginning of the collective bargaining round in the metal and electrical industry, IG Metall is demanding an 8 percent increase in wages and training allowances for its members. The board of directors of the union decided on Monday. Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall, said: “The employees need relief, also… Continue reading For employees and the economy: wages must rise by 8 percent!

IG Metall: Ecological restructuring of industry must not deepen inequality between East and West

Leipzig – Works councils from the new federal states are demanding certainty from the federal government in times of change – especially with a view to the transformation in eastern Germany. Politicians must build sustainable bridges into the working world of tomorrow with active structural, industrial and labor market policies, it was said at the… Continue reading IG Metall: Ecological restructuring of industry must not deepen inequality between East and West

The energy transition fails without good work in the trades

Berlin/Frankfurt am Main – IG Metall is demanding better working conditions from craft companies so as not to jeopardize the climate goals of the federal government. On the occasion of the “heat pump summit” of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Federal Building, the union calls for more appreciation for the employees, so that specialists… Continue reading The energy transition fails without good work in the trades

IG Metall board recommends 7 to 8 percent higher wages

Frankfurt am Main – The board of directors of IG Metall recommends that the regional wage commissions in the metal and electrical industry demand higher wages in a corridor of between 7 and 8 percent for 12 months. Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall: “The companies are doing well. But the employees are not… Continue reading IG Metall board recommends 7 to 8 percent higher wages