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PRESS RELEASE Progress on ratification of labor standards against violence—National legislation now!

Draft bill to ratify ILO Convention No. 190 passed by the Bundestag +++ Christiane Benner: “The federal government must now establish the legal framework for workplaces free from violence and harassment.”

Press Release Record number of warning strikes at car dealerships and auto repair shops

Over 20,000 metalworkers participate in protests and walkouts +++ Disappointing start to the second round of negotiations +++ Kutzner: “Automotive employers are heading for disaster.”

PRESS RELEASE Works Council Survey: Economic Situation Good, Skilled Labor Shortage an Increasingly Serious Problem

70 percent rate the economic outlook as good or very good. +++ The shortage of skilled workers has reached many industrial sectors +++ Jörg Hofmann: “Working longer and harder is not an appropriate response to the shortage of skilled workers.”

PRESS STATEMENT Four-day workweek for the steel industry

Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall, on the call for a four-day workweek in the steel industry

PRESS RELEASE IG Metall launches warning strikes at car dealerships and auto repair shops

Union Demands at Least an 8.5 Percent Pay Increase +++ Ralf Kutzner: “Employers Are Looking for a Fight.”

PRESS RELEASE Collective Bargaining Agreement: More Pay for Workers in the Textile and Apparel Industry West

4.8 percent pay increase starting in October 2023, with an additional 3.3 percent starting in September 2024 +++ Inflation adjustment bonus totaling 1,500 euros, tax- and contribution-free +++ Partial retirement program extended and improved

PRESS RELEASE Record in the collective bargaining dispute in the textile and apparel industry: More than 20,000 workers

More participants in the warning strike than ever before in the past 25 years +++ Record turnout for a warning strike in the anniversary year of the merger between GTB and IG Metall +++ Next round of collective bargaining this Friday

PRESS RELEASE Automotive Suppliers: IG Metall Works Councils Warn Against Relocations

Call for Visionary Strategies Instead of Cut-Price Competition +++ Government Funding Must Be Tied to Job Security +++ Massive Investment in Training and Opportunities for Second Careers Is Essential for a Successful Transformation

Press Release Climate Transition and the Skilled Trades: IG Metall Calls for a “New Deal” to Combat Burdens

Federal Crafts Conference Calls for a Social Energy Transition +++ Action Plan to Strengthen the Crafts Sector and Its Workers

PRESS RELEASE No agreement in the textile and apparel sector: IG Metall intensifies warning strikes

Third round of collective bargaining negotiations broken off +++ Already 13,500 employees participating in warning strikes and protests +++ Chief negotiator Bürger: “Employers are blocking discussions on future-oriented issues.”

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