Frankfurt am Main-The EU Commission today presented stricter trade protection instruments to support the European steel industry. IG Metall welcomes the plans as a big step in the right direction. In order to secure the jobs sustainably, in addition to a robust trade policy, additional industrial policy impulses are needed, the union warns. “With the… Continue reading EU wants to tighten Stahl-Zölle: Signs for unfair trade-good news for employees
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Better working conditions instead of higher age limits!
+++ The expert opinion and the demand for a pension linked to life expectancy with 70+ of the “Scientific Counseling Circle” by Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reich comments commented on IG Metall-Social Director Hans-Jürgen Urban +++ October 6, 20256. 10. 2025 “Germany is not Denmark. Comparisons of different social and solidarity systems inevitably lag.… Continue reading Better working conditions instead of higher age limits!
Motor vehicle tax exemption for e-cars: important signal, but not sufficient
“Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has today made it clear that the vehicle tax exemption for electric cars should be extended by 2035. This is a good, albeit long overdue signal-but it is not enough to stabilize the automotive industry and to secure jobs in the industry. The Federal Government must now take all the… Continue reading Motor vehicle tax exemption for e-cars: important signal, but not sufficient
Steel tariff cleaning: Income and employment secured
Nadine Boguslawski, IG Metall tariff: “It was hard negotiations, but in the end the tariff system worked. We took responsibility and proved that collective agreements can master crises. We have achieved our goal as an IG Metall: income, employment and specialists are solidly secured. Collective bargaining can only be a component for a sustainable steel… Continue reading Steel tariff cleaning: Income and employment secured
Electricity costs: IG metal and total metal require relief
Berlin/Frankfurt. Total metal and IG Metall call for the immediate introduction of an industrial current price to end structural disadvantage at the Germany location. Both emphasize the urgency for the metal and electrical industry. Dr. Stefan Wolf, President of the Total Metal employers’ association: “There are many steps to take a competitive location on the… Continue reading Electricity costs: IG metal and total metal require relief
IG Metall calls for new realism in industrial and trade policy
Berlin- In view of the loss of tens of thousands of jobs in Germany, IG Metall is calling for a new realism in questions of industrial and trade policy. “The world of the regular -based trade regulations has been imploded. The USA and China have said goodbye to the fair competition,” said the first chairwoman… Continue reading IG Metall calls for new realism in industrial and trade policy
Purchase offer for Thyssenkrupp Steel: Employee side will accompany the process constructively
The CEO of Thyssenkrupp AG, Miguel López, today informed the Group Supervisory Board about an offer by the Indian steel manufacturer Jindal Steel International for the purchase of Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe. Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of IG Metall and Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Thyssenkrupp AG: “The fact that a growth-oriented steel group… Continue reading Purchase offer for Thyssenkrupp Steel: Employee side will accompany the process constructively
Energy transition monitoring does not bring sufficient clarity
Frankfurt/ Düsseldorf/ Berlin-The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) today presented the result of the energy transition monitoring. On this basis, the future energy policy and design of the energy system should be aligned. At the same time, VDMA Power Systems and IG Metall have submitted a short study together with the consulting… Continue reading Energy transition monitoring does not bring sufficient clarity
German and European union leaders are asking the EU to act: Europe’s auto industry
On the day of the strategic dialogue on the future of the automotive industry, IG Metall and Industrialall Europe published a joint letter. In it you warn that Europe’s automotive sector stands in front of a “perfect storm” from a sinking production, global competition and a turbulent transition to clean mobility. The unions urgently demand… Continue reading German and European union leaders are asking the EU to act: Europe’s auto industry
IG Metall starts tariff round steel: Employment, real wages and skilled workers!
Frankfurt am Main- Start of the tariff round for the employees in the German iron and steel industry: IG Metall calls for a guarantee of real wages and employment from employers for the preservation of good jobs. The board of the union decided on Friday. IG Metallt-Tatrifung Nadine Boguslawski: “We are fully aware of the… Continue reading IG Metall starts tariff round steel: Employment, real wages and skilled workers!