Frankfurt am Main – In the wage dispute in the north-west German steel industry, IG Metall North Rhine-Westphalia and the responsible employers’ association reached a negotiation result early Saturday morning: The approximately 70,000 employees in the industry receive more money, which is used in parts and under certain conditions to secure jobs can.
Jörg Hofmann, first chairman of IG Metall, welcomes the result: “We managed to stabilize the wage trend over the long term under extremely difficult conditions. The colleagues in the steel sector who did a great job during the corona crisis under enormous strain have more than deserved it. With this deal, we will also increase purchasing power and thus support the growth path of economic development in Germany. “
The employees will receive a corona bonus of 500 euros on June 30, 2021. The already existing annual payment from the collective agreement “additional remuneration” of 1,000 euros will be supplemented from 2023 by a further additional, dynamically agreed payment of 600 euros, which will be paid out in February of each year. On the way there, there will initially be 250 euros in December 2021 and a further 250 euros in February 2022. These additional collectively agreed remuneration can also be used to secure employment. Apprentices receive a corona bonus of 300 euros, two tariff payments of 150 euros each and an annual tariff increase of 360 euros from February 2023.
In addition, the collective agreements on job security, partial retirement and work contracts were extended. The collective bargaining partners have agreed to draft a collective agreement for dual students in the coming months and to find common collective bargaining regulations for the transformation of the iron and steel industry.
The term of the collective agreements runs until May 31, 2022.
With regard to the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations in the metal and electrical industry, Hofmann said: “The example shows that even under the difficult conditions of the corona pandemic, appropriate compromises are possible that give employees security and prospects and distribute the burdens of the crisis fairly. At the same time, this degree is not simply a blueprint for the metal and electrical industry. The situation in the industries and the conditions under which we started the tariff movements are too different for that. “