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Because You Matter IG Metall Talk: How do we make Germany more just?

Everything is getting more expensive—at the supermarket and at the gas station. At the same time, attacks on the welfare state are on the rise. We asked: What worries you, and what gives you hope? Christiane Benner and Jürgen Kerner, the first and second chairs of IG Metall, discuss your responses.

6 May 2026 6 May 2026


High prices, global crises, social gains at risk: The pressure on workers is enormous.

In the new IG Metall podcast “Because You Matter—The IG Metall Talk , ” we discuss what relief workers need right now.

Our host Jacqueline discusses these issues with First Chair Christiane Benner, Second Chair Jürgen Kerner, and political scientist Nina Poppel.

The discussion focuses on the current attacks on the welfare state, a fair tax system, and the protection of the eight-hour workday.

And it’s about how workers and unions can fight back.

That’s what “Because You Matter” is all about:

We asked via our social media channels and mailing lists what issues are most pressing for you right now and how you’re doing. You responded, and we got together to discuss the topics that matter most to you.

The result is our new video podcast, “Because You Matter—The IG Metall Talk.”

In it , Christiane Benner, President of IG Metall, and Jürgen Kerner, Vice President of IG Metall, answer your questions.
 

More episodes of the IG Metall video podcast “Because You Matter – The IG Metall Talk”: 
Episode 2: How do we secure the future of industry?
Episode 3: More money despite the crisis?!
Episode 4: Dangerous mismanagement by corporate executives

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