Collective agreement textile services

19.10.2018 Ι Starting in February, collective wages and salaries in Textile Services will increase by 3 percent. In addition, partial retirement is extended and improved. Employees in the East and apprentices benefit particularly. IG Metall and employers have agreed on that. The roughly 14,000 employees in the textile-related companies involved in textiles services, such as… Continue reading Collective agreement textile services

Hanging over at Thyssen-Krupp

01.10.2018 Ι The reorganization at Thyssen-Krupp offers future prospects to the nearly 70,000 employees in Germany. IG Metall agreed to divide the group after the Supervisory Board guaranteed safe work. The employees of Thyssen-Krupp have been through a lot in recent years. Only the long conflict over the separation of the steel division. Then the… Continue reading Hanging over at Thyssen-Krupp

Mechanical and plant engineering

27.09.2018 Ι Advancing digitization will greatly change the German mechanical and plant engineering industry – both as a user and as a provider of digital products. “In order to retain its strong role in innovation and customer access, mechanical engineering must position itself strategically in platform economics and cooperate more closely,” emphasized Wolfgang Lemb, Executive… Continue reading Mechanical and plant engineering

Diesel affair burdened car dealers

19.06.2018 Ι The diesel affair hits workers in car dealerships and car repair shops twice as hard. They sell fewer cars and diesel car owners like to let their frustration on them. Employees in the automotive industry are increasingly suffering from the consequences of the diesel affair. “What is still earned in service, is lost… Continue reading Diesel affair burdened car dealers

Temporary workers exploited

18.06.2018 Ι Who is ill, who flies. Anyone who complains flies. They are cheated out of working hours and holidays. But who asks too often, flies. Among the 1200 temporary workers of the rental company DEKRA in the Mercedes plant Rastatt prevails a climate of fear. IG Metall is now tackling the grievances together with… Continue reading Temporary workers exploited

Social tariff for the Ledvance factory in Augsburg

14.06.2018 Ι The employees of Ledvance (formerly Osram) in Augsburg were unable to prevent the closure of their factory. But they fought high severance pay – much more than Ledvance had last offered to the Labor Court. That was only possible because they were ready to strike for it. Ledvance’s lamp and glass works –… Continue reading Social tariff for the Ledvance factory in Augsburg

30/2018,                    Setting the course for the automotive industry – electrification as a major challenge for employment in Germany

Electrification of the powertrain leads to significantly lower manpower requirements. This concerns above all the supplier area The transformation to electromobility can succeed if the framework conditions are right Politicians and businesses are now challenged to develop strategies to meet this challenge Frankfurt am Main – By 2030, every second workstation in the drive technology… Continue reading 30/2018,
                   Setting the course for the automotive industry – electrification as a major challenge for employment in Germany

electric cars

05.06.2018 Ι A study shows that the conversion of traffic to electric vehicles has a lot to do with the car industry. Above all, about 100,000 employees who produce drive trains. The IG Metall says: It can be done when politics and industry no longer miss any time, but now set the right course. The… Continue reading electric cars

Opel: agreement with management

30.05.2018 Ι After weeks of disputes with the management, the Opelers have progressed a bit yesterday. The Group assures employees protection against dismissal and investments that secure the future of all locations. The General Works Council, the Bochum works council and the IG Metall district center have agreed on key points with the Opel management… Continue reading Opel: agreement with management

collective bargaining coverage

30.05.2018 Ι 8.84 Euro per hour – the statutory minimum wage. So far, there are no more than 80 percent of the employees of the automotive supplier Boryszew in Prenzlau. They want to change that at last. Together with IG Metall, they are now fighting for a collective agreement. Today they have already put pressure… Continue reading collective bargaining coverage