Author: IG_Metall Official_News

Tariff dispute at KMH-Kammann

16.01.2019 Ι They are fed up with uneven, fluctuating wages and 40-hour workweeks. The employees of KMH-Kammann Metallbau in Bassum near Bremen demand a fair collective agreement. The management refuses and has hired “Union Busting” lawyers. Now the employees of the pipe manufacturer are ready for a strike. They finally want a collective agreement with… Continue reading Tariff dispute at KMH-Kammann

Textile pay round

16.01.2019 Ι No solution in the collective bargaining conflict in the West German textile industry. In the second trial, employers offered 3.4 percent more money – but for 28 months. “Way too puny” for IG Metall. It demands 5.5 percent – for 12 months, more money for partial retirement and an option for more days… Continue reading Textile pay round

Germany’s youngest works council chairman in an interview

07.01.2019 Ι Alexander Liebler has been Germany’s youngest works council chairman for five weeks, at the age of 23. At the vacuum pump manufacturer Vacuubrand in Wertheim, a family business without a tariff, he wants to take care of the employees’ wishes. We wanted to know about Alexander: why are you doing this? And how… Continue reading Germany’s youngest works council chairman in an interview

transformation

01.11.2018 Ι Society and the economy are facing profound changes. At the Transformation Congress in Bonn, more than 600 metallurgists discussed how change can be shaped in the interests of the employees. In an interview, Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall, talks about the design possibilities of the union. A good 600 metalworkers discussed… Continue reading transformation

SO IT IS RIGHT!

26.10.2018 Ι When do I have to apply for my vacation? Can my employer refuse it? Trade Union Lawyer Till Bender answers the most important questions about holidays – and explains what workers need to consider. How much holiday is mine? That depends, says the lawyer. By law, the employee in Germany receives a paid… Continue reading SO IT IS RIGHT!

New works council at A-Kaiser agreed to reduce temporary work

24.10.2018 Ι Every year, five percent less temporary workers. This has been enforced by the works council at the automotive supplier A-Kaiser in Lower Bavaria Aicha by company agreement. Eleven temporary workers have just been taken over. Eleven temporary workers have just been taken over by the automotive supplier A-Kaiser in the Lower Bavarian town… Continue reading New works council at A-Kaiser agreed to reduce temporary work

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