Frankfurt am Main – In their first week of warning strikes, employees in the metal and electrical industries put pressure on collective bargaining with great determination: from Tuesday to Friday, over 216,000 employees nationwide emphasized their demand for more purchasing power and a boost in attractiveness for trainees. This means that, despite regional holidays, more… Continue reading Powerful warning strike week shows initial perspectives
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IG Metall on public contracts in the railway sector: Better instead of cheaper!
Berlin – IG Metall and works councils are calling for an active industrial policy and a new awarding practice for contracts from the federal, state and Deutsche Bahn in the rail sector. The price must not be the only deciding criterion, says a joint appeal passed today. Right-of-way must be given ecological and social criteria… Continue reading IG Metall on public contracts in the railway sector: Better instead of cheaper!
Start nationwide warning strikes: future instead of restraint!
Frankfurt am Main – With the start of warning strikes, IG Metall is calling on employers in the metal and electrical industries nationwide to make significant movements from Tuesday night. Christiane Benner, First Chairwoman of IG Metall: “The meager offer from employers ignores the seriousness of the situation. Our 3.9 million colleagues in the industry… Continue reading Start nationwide warning strikes: future instead of restraint!
Christiane Benner, First Chairwoman of IG Metall, on pension package II
The first chairwoman of the union comments on the public hearing of the Committee for Labor and Social Affairs on Pension Package II October 14, 202414. 10. 2024 “The FDP is damaging millions of current and future pensioners with its internal politics of power and delay. Untying a fully wrapped package and rummaging around in… Continue reading Christiane Benner, First Chairwoman of IG Metall, on pension package II
IG Metall: Compatibility must also be reflected in collective agreements
Frankfurt am Main – IG Metall also sees the current collective bargaining round in the metal and electrical industry as providing impetus for the issues of equality and the compatibility of family and work. At the union’s works council day in Hanover, the first chairwoman of IG Metall, Christiane Benner, explained: “Collective agreements create transparency… Continue reading IG Metall: Compatibility must also be reflected in collective agreements
Absenteeism report: “There is a risk of a sick vicious circle”
Hans-Jürgen Urban, managing board member: “Working conditions are a key factor for employees’ ability to work and their health. Stress, busy work, strain and alienating work are increasingly becoming a danger for employees and companies. Health protection is an employer’s obligation and ultimately also a location advantage. Good working conditions increasingly determine attractiveness and ability… Continue reading Absenteeism report: “There is a risk of a sick vicious circle”
Statement from IG Metall and GBR chairmen of the German automobile manufacturers on planned import tariffs
Frankfurt am Main – The first chairwoman of IG Metall, Christiane Benner, and the GBR/KBR chairmen of the German automobile manufacturers Daniela Cavallo (Volkswagen) and Ergun Lümali share the approaching vote of the EU states on the planned import tariffs for electric vehicles produced in China (Mercedes-Benz), Dr. Martin Kimmich (BMW), Benjamin Gruschka (Ford), Jörg… Continue reading Statement from IG Metall and GBR chairmen of the German automobile manufacturers on planned import tariffs
IG Metall and Germanwatch are calling for investments in the transport budget to be prioritized for rail
Frankfurt am Main/Bonn – IG Metall and Germanwatch are calling on the federal government to make more money available for rail transport and to reallocate funds accordingly. “We see an urgent need to prioritize investments in the transport budget for rail,” says a joint letter from the two organizations to representatives of the federal government… Continue reading IG Metall and Germanwatch are calling for investments in the transport budget to be prioritized for rail
IG Metall on the debate about pension package II: FDP promotes disillusionment with politics
Tomorrow, Friday, the pension package II will be discussed in its first reading in the Bundestag. Although negotiated between the traffic light parties and decided in the cabinet, the FDP is now reporting a need for changes again. Hans-Jürgen Urban, managing board member of IG Metall, comments on this. September 26, 2024 September 26, 2024… Continue reading IG Metall on the debate about pension package II: FDP promotes disillusionment with politics
ALSTOM: Outsourcing to low-wage countries instead of investing in the future
Frankfurt am Main – In the opinion of IG Metall and the General Works Council, ALSTOM is once again violating the future collective agreement, which covers six of these companies, by implementing its latest program to cut over 90 jobs in the indirect areas of twelve companies. The future collective agreement was terminated by IG… Continue reading ALSTOM: Outsourcing to low-wage countries instead of investing in the future