Frankfurt – A quick and comprehensive modernization of the rail infrastructure threatens to fall by the wayside again, warn the unions EVG and IG Metall. The government coalition had correctly set the course in the coalition agreement, but there was no consequence in the implementation of the unions with a view to the federal budget,… Continue reading Do not stop halfway when the railway is modernized!
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Large laundry: Employees achieve 4.6 percent more money and better partial retirement
Motor vehicle tariff 2025 more money and free days in the car trade 2.3 percent more money from July – for trainees 80 euros more per month, as well as a further 3.3 percent from August 2026 for everyone. In addition, employees can convert money into up to 5 additional days off a year. The… Continue reading Large laundry: Employees achieve 4.6 percent more money and better partial retirement
Care is not a luxury!
“Care is not a luxury, but an expression of humanity. It would be cynical for those affected and relatives to introduce a year of waiting for sudden emergencies. Care cannot wait. We expect sustainably effective and socially just solutions from the BUND-Länder-Working group. Quickly, because we have long been over the limit. The number of… Continue reading Care is not a luxury!
Federal budget must prove even more courage to invest in the future
Frankfurt am Main – With a view to the last week of session of the Bundestag and the draft for the federal budget in 2025, IG Metall warns further courage to invest. At the same time, recognizing social responsibility and warding off the increasingly violent attacks on the welfare state, in addition to perspectives for… Continue reading Federal budget must prove even more courage to invest in the future
High burden, low wages: day of action of the large laundry worker for more appreciation
Frankfurt am Main/Göttingen – They deliver laundry for clinics and nursing homes, cleaning workwear for industry, healthcare, gastronomy and public services: Because of warning strikes of the employees in the textile service providers, the supply of large laundry is delayed. On Monday, July 7th, employees in the industry will draw attention to their situation nationwide… Continue reading High burden, low wages: day of action of the large laundry worker for more appreciation
Thyssenkrupp: Employees expect respect and decency when converting the group
Frankfurt am Main – IG Metall and the works councils of Thyssenkrupp AG call for an early integration of participation, perspectives for people and a future for business when converting the group. Operating terminations must be excluded. Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of IG Metall, said on the occasion of a future conference of the works… Continue reading Thyssenkrupp: Employees expect respect and decency when converting the group
Protection with a short expiry date
Hans-Jürgen Urban, social board of IG Metall, comments on the draft for a new “pension package” June 26, 202526. 6. 2025 “The stabilization of the pension level only brakes the case briefly. This is better than nothing. But the level remains too low and the securing down has a short expiry date. The coalition must… Continue reading Protection with a short expiry date
Industrial current price: EU Commission gives the green light
Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of IG Metall: act quickly and determined now! June 25, 202525. 6. 2025 “Today’s decision of the EU Commission is good news for employees in our industrial companies. The last major legal hurdle on the way to a competitive industrial flow price for companies in Germany has fallen quickly and determined.… Continue reading Industrial current price: EU Commission gives the green light
ArcelorMittal: IG Metall condemned Turning sharply
Jürgen Kerner, second chairman of the IG Metall and the board of the union, among others, responsible for the steel industry: “This decision is strategically short -sighted, entrepreneurial, incorrect and with regard to the employees as well as the following social consequences to the highest degree. The only way to do this is the only… Continue reading ArcelorMittal: IG Metall condemned Turning sharply
Strengthening the welfare state, securing the future: IG Metall-Congress demands social offensive
Berlin – IG Metall calls on the federal government and employers to a committed and reliable social policy. “The welfare state is worth more than it costs,” emphasized IG Metall board member Hans-Jürgen Urban at the Union’s Congress in Berlin. Over 200 works councils and representatives from politics and science discussed the future of the… Continue reading Strengthening the welfare state, securing the future: IG Metall-Congress demands social offensive