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Press Release “Steel Has a Future”: Workers Call for Decisive Action from Politicians

Progress is evident—but the pace isn’t fast enough +++ Balance needed in emissions trading +++ Jürgen Kerner: “If everyone fights for themselves, we’ll all lose!”

Press Statement Enable a permanent combination of the industrial electricity price

The European Commission is allowing Germany to provide industrial companies with greater relief on electricity prices than previously planned: In the future, industrial companies will be able to use the industrial electricity price in conjunction with the electricity price compensation. Jürgen Kerner, Second Chairman of IG Metall, commented:

PRESS RELEASE Secure grid expansion, avoid cost explosion: Federal government must resolve the financing issue now

Energy Ministers’ Conference Highlights Unresolved Cost Issues in Grid Expansion. +++ Expanding renewables requires local content requirements. +++ Jürgen Kerner: “If taxpayer money is used for the energy transition, it must also secure jobs here at home.”

PRESS STATEMENT Retirement at 70 means pension cuts for young people

IG Metall Social Affairs Director Hans-Jürgen Urban comments on media reports regarding the Pension Commission’s plans for retirement at age 70:

PRESS STATEMENT IG Metall Welcomes the Launch of the Electric Car Incentive Program – Local Content Requirements Must Be Introduced

New Electric Car Incentive Program Launches Today +++ Christiane Benner, President of IG Metall:

PRESS STATEMENT Heating Act: IG Metall Calls for Planning Certainty, Local Content Requirements, and Greater Collective Bargaining Coverage

The federal government today approved the revised version of the so-called Heating Act +++ IG Metall criticizes the federal government’s building energy policy in principle and calls for greater planning certainty for industry and the skilled trades +++

PRESS STATEMENT IG Metall calls for prompt talks on spinning off thyssenkrupp Steel without Jindal

Talks with Jindal Steel International regarding a stake in thyssenkrupp Steel Europe are on hold +++ Jürgen Kerner, Second Chairman of IG Metall and Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp AG:

Press Statement Healthcare Reform: “Budget Consolidation at the Expense of the Insured”

IG Metall Social Affairs Director Hans-Jürgen Urban criticizes the cabinet’s draft health care reform proposal as inadequate:

PRESS RELEASE “Cutting social programs does not create growth”—more investment, industrial policy, and strong collective bargaining agreements

IG Metall: Preserving core industries while investing in future-oriented sectors +++ Policymakers must adapt the regulatory framework to new challenges +++ Collective bargaining agreements and employee participation secure jobs—especially during a crisis

Press Statement Stop further eroding the statutory pension!

IG Metall Social Affairs Director Hans-Jürgen Urban comments on Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s call to restructure the statutory pension insurance system into a “basic safety net”:

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