IG Metall is aiming for a “moratorium on fair change” in the upcoming collective bargaining round

Frankfurt am Main – The metal and electronics industry is in the midst of digital and ecological change – and is poorly prepared for it. “Half of the companies have no or insufficient strategy to manage the transformation,” said Jörg Hofmann, first chairman of IG Metall, at the union’s annual press conference in Frankfurt on… Continue reading IG Metall is aiming for a “moratorium on fair change” in the upcoming collective bargaining round

Stable membership, solid finances

IG Metall is becoming increasingly popular among young people: at the end of 2019, 132,108 apprentices and (dual) students belonged to IG Metall – an increase of 2,498 young members compared to the previous year. In the past ten years, the number of members from these groups has increased by almost 40,000. There was also… Continue reading Stable membership, solid finances

IG Metall proposes a package for the future

After intensive discussions in the regional tariff commissions of IG Metall, it is therefore clear that the demand for fair change will be of central importance in the upcoming collective bargaining round for the metal and electrical industry. Offer to employers In order to shape change with and in the interests of the employees, good… Continue reading IG Metall proposes a package for the future

IG Metall demands 8.5 percent more for temporary workers

The IG Metall demands 8.5 percent more money for the employees in temporary employment and improvements in the collective bargaining agreements, such as vacation and annual special payments. This has been decided by the IG Metall Executive Board on the recommendation of the elected collective bargaining committee. The demand is coordinated within the DGB trade… Continue reading IG Metall demands 8.5 percent more for temporary workers

Employers refuse equalization of working conditions in the East

Since March, the IG Metall talks with the employers for the adjustment of working hours in the East German metal industry to the West. Thirty years after the fall of the Wall, the East German metalworkers still work three hours longer than their counterparts in the West: 38 instead of 35 hours a week. The… Continue reading Employers refuse equalization of working conditions in the East