Frankfurt am Main – In the wage conflict in the metal and electrical industry, an average of more than 24,000 employees took part in warning strikes every day in the fourth week after the end of the peace obligation. This means that around 123,000 employees have temporarily stopped work this week until noon today. Since… Continue reading Collective bargaining movement in the metal and electrical industry: More than 800,000 workers on a warning strike
Author: IG_Metall Official_News
Almost 230,000 warning strikers in the first week after the end of the peace obligation
Frankfurt am Main – The first nationwide warning strike week in the collective bargaining conflict in the metal and electrical industry comes to an end with a high level of employee mobilization: Despite Corona and the associated restrictions, more than 227,300 employees took part from Tuesday (12 a.m.) to Friday (2 p.m.) with well over… Continue reading Almost 230,000 warning strikers in the first week after the end of the peace obligation
IG Metall welcomes agreement on supply chain law
Jörg Hofmann: “The Federal Government has delivered! Thanks in particular to the efforts of Ministers Hubertus Heil and Gerd Müller, the breakthrough has been achieved. IG Metall clearly welcomes the agreement on a supply chain law; after a long struggle, this is a positive signal. One downer: it is taking too long for the law… Continue reading IG Metall welcomes agreement on supply chain law
“We want transition, not decline”
And now Mahle too. What Continental, Schaeffler and many other suppliers The Stuttgart-based auto supplier now also wants to pull through: He wants to tighten its austerity program. The bottom line is that the company wants to cut 7,600 jobs worldwide, around 2,000 of them in Germany. “We are dealing with a crisis that we… Continue reading “We want transition, not decline”
IG Metall: There must be no “corona generation”
IG Metall demands that companies take on their responsibility even during the crisis and train them further. Christiane Benner, second chairwoman of IG Metall, explains: “For the professional future of young people, more needs to be done now to avoid dramatic long-term consequences such as high youth unemployment or increased social inequality. There must be… Continue reading IG Metall: There must be no “corona generation”
Hidden tax burden: What employees should pay attention to when it comes to short-time benefits
The Short-time work allowance (Kug) is a wage replacement benefit and is generally tax-free. But it increases the percentage on the remaining taxable income. This is the so-called progression reservation. The result: Anyone who receives a wage replacement benefit such as bullet, unemployment or sick pay in a calendar year must expect additional tax claims… Continue reading Hidden tax burden: What employees should pay attention to when it comes to short-time benefits
Borbet drops the mask – and terminates the collective agreement
Borbet in Solingen has the In-house collective agreement terminated with the IG Metall – “because of the by the Corona crisis emerged extremely difficult economic situation, “it says. Above all, the management wants to cut shift supplements. The workers would lose up to 1000 euros a month. The company is doing brilliantly. The net profit… Continue reading Borbet drops the mask – and terminates the collective agreement
The training at Arcelormittal and Accumotive continues
Learn at home at Arcelormittal in Eisenhüttenstadt The time off for the trainees from Arcelormittal in Eisenhüttenstadt lasted seven weeks. Instead of the training Learning at home was the order of the day in the company and vocational school. All because of corona. “Every week we were given tasks that we were supposed to do… Continue reading The training at Arcelormittal and Accumotive continues
We are there for you – in solidarity in the crisis
We are in an unprecedented crisis: the corona virus is spreading rapidly. Now it’s all about the health of all of us – but also about jobs and income. We metal workers do our part. Politicians and employers are now challenged. March 19, 2020 to March 19, 2020 Go to source
IG Metall supports preventive measures to protect against corona
Jörg Hofmann: “IG Metall supports the preventive measures taken in some companies today in order to protect production workers from the spread of the Corona virus and, where possible, to temporarily stop production. While most of the employees can react with home offices, there is no other alternative in large parts of the production to… Continue reading IG Metall supports preventive measures to protect against corona