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PRESS STATEMENT An Unbearable Burden on Workers

In response to the new study on the financing of statutory health insurance funds by the Berlin-based IGES Institute, IG Metall’s Social Affairs Director Hans-Jürgen Urban calls for reforms based on solidarity:

PRESS RELEASE Thyssenkrupp: Framework Agreement Aims to Secure Jobs and Locations in the Long Term

Extension of the Framework Agreement

PRESS RELEASE Rail Has Huge Potential for Green Steel

Joint Press Release +++ Alliance Calls on Federal Government to Rapidly Implement Lead Markets +++

Press Release IG Metall survey: Employees with disabilities are under increasing pressure

Job Cuts and Restructuring: Uncertainty Is Rising in 83 Percent of Companies +++ Only One in Two Companies Meets the Legal Quota for People with Disabilities +++ Urban: “Those Who Disregard Participation Rights Must Face Consequences.”

PRESS RELEASE Results on the phase-out of internal combustion engines and the pension package

The coalition committee reached an agreement on key issues last night +++ IG Metall assesses the results regarding the phase-out of internal combustion engines and the pension package as follows:

Press Materials Automotive Industry: Assessment of the Coalition Committee’s Outcomes

Statement by the IG Metall Executive Board on the results of the coalition committee meeting of November 27, 2025, regarding the automotive industry.

PRESS STATEMENT IG Metall: Young People Need Stable Pensions!

Svenja Thelen, Federal Youth Secretary of IG Metall, comments on the “Junge Union’s” pension plans

PRESS RELEASE EU Deforestation Regulation: IG Metall and the wood industry appeal to the Federal Chancellor

Joint Appeal by the Social Partners of the German Wood Industry to the Federal Government

Press Statement Steel Summit: “Implement the agreements quickly and take responsibility!”

Jürgen Kerner, Second Chair of IG Metall, comments on the results of the “Steel Dialogue” at the Federal Chancellery.

PRESS RELEASE Equal pay for equal work – IG Metall calls for fair legislation

Finally Close the 16 Percent Pay Gap +++ The EU Pay Transparency Directive Must Be Implemented Nationally by Summer 2026 +++ Christiane Benner: “Co-determination Is Crucial for Fairness—and That Goes for Pay, Too”

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