Frankfurt am Main – The IG Metall trade union is demanding higher penalties for companies that do not meet the statutory quota for employing people with severe disabilities. Hans-Jürgen Urban, executive board member said: “Participation must not end at the factory gate. Disabled people are doing themselves and society a disservice in times of a… Continue reading IG Metall calls on companies to remove professional barriers for people with disabilities
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Cross-border commuters: double taxation after union protest off the table
Frankfurt am Main – Cross-border commuters will soon no longer be tax-disadvantaged in the Franco-German region. Affected employees who were on short-time work can now even hope for retrospective payments in some cases. One year after a ruling by the Federal Social Court, cross-border commuters in France and Germany are no longer required to pay… Continue reading Cross-border commuters: double taxation after union protest off the table
IG Metall demands immediate ratification of ILO Convention 190
Frankfurt – On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, IG Metall is calling on the German government to put pressure on the European level to ratify ILO Convention 190. This regulates the right to a working environment free of violence and harassment. This can then be translated into national… Continue reading IG Metall demands immediate ratification of ILO Convention 190
Pilot agreement in the metal and electrical industry: Fees are rising sharply
Ludwigsburg – Breakthrough in the collective bargaining conflict in the metal and electrical industry in the fifth round of negotiations: On Friday night after eleven hours of negotiation, the parties to the collective bargaining agreement in Baden-Württemberg agreed on a pilot agreement and agreed on a package of permanent pay increases and an inflation compensation… Continue reading Pilot agreement in the metal and electrical industry: Fees are rising sharply
Making industry in Germany fit for tomorrow
Berlin/Frankfurt – Industry in Germany is facing a double challenge: It has to deal with the acute consequences of the corona pandemic and the war in Ukraine and at the same time shape the long-term change towards climate-neutral and digital production processes. Against this background, the “Alliance for the Future of Industry” has now presented… Continue reading Making industry in Germany fit for tomorrow
Collective bargaining conflict: 500,000 metalworkers go on warning strike for a better offer
Frankfurt – The collective bargaining conflict in the metal and electrical industry is calling for ever-greater protests to take to the streets. “The employees in the industry are reacting increasingly impatiently to the maneuvering of the employers’ side,” says Jörg Hofmann, first chairman of IG Metall. In the second week of the warning strike, significantly… Continue reading Collective bargaining conflict: 500,000 metalworkers go on warning strike for a better offer
German works council award in gold goes to the works council of Gestamp Griwe Haynrode GmbH
Bonn – This year’s gold works council prize goes to the works council of the automotive supplier Gestamp Griwe in Haynrode, Thuringia. The committee is honored for its work in securing the existence and future of the site. In September 2020, the company’s management announced that it would in future award orders to a location… Continue reading German works council award in gold goes to the works council of Gestamp Griwe Haynrode GmbH
Put an end to the regime of fear in the labor market
Hans-Jürgen Urban, executive board member of IG Metall: “More protection and respect in basic security is good for the unemployed because the system then loses a relevant part of its patronizing practice. And it’s also good for employees, because in the future they will have significantly less fear of social decline if they are at… Continue reading Put an end to the regime of fear in the labor market
First week of warning strikes in the metal and electrical industry: 200,000 employees put pressure on them
Frankfurt – Great willingness to go on strike in the metal and electrical industry: In the first week after the end of the peace obligation, more than 200,000 employees nationwide took part in warning strikes with over 1,000 company actions. On Friday alone, IG Metall counted around 83,000 participants from around 400 companies by early… Continue reading First week of warning strikes in the metal and electrical industry: 200,000 employees put pressure on them
Gas and electricity price brakes were our union demands
Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall on the final report of the Gas and Heat Expert Commission Photo: IG Metall Photo: IG Metall November 1, 20221. 11. 2022 Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall: The gas and electricity price brakes were our trade union demands. Hundreds of thousands of colleagues have campaigned for… Continue reading Gas and electricity price brakes were our union demands