Berlin – In the beginning of the collective bargaining round in the metal and electrical industry, IG Metall is demanding an 8 percent increase in wages and training allowances for its members. The board of directors of the union decided on Monday.
Jörg Hofmann, First Chairman of IG Metall, said: “The employees need relief, also with a view to their bills, which will increase again in 2023. The economy needs rising incomes and stable consumption as an existential support. Employers now have to make their fair contribution.” The collective wage tables in the industry were last raised in 2018.
Irrespective of further necessary relief for private households by politicians, employers would have to invest their profits in the country’s social stability: “The vast majority of companies are currently doing well: both in terms of orders and earnings. Companies can pass on rising costs, employees cannot,” said Hofmann. Accordingly, the motto of this bargaining round is “Solidarity wins!”
Negotiations in the collective bargaining areas of IG Metall with the employers’ associations will begin in mid-September. The peace obligation ends on October 28, 2022. More than 3.8 million people work in the metal and electrical industry.