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PRESS STATEMENT “This strengthens collective bargaining autonomy”

Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall, on the Hamburg Regional Labor Court’s ruling regarding the DHV’s lack of collective bargaining authority

IG Metall, Mainforum, Gebäude, Fahnen
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25 May 2020 25 May 2020

Jörg Hofmann: “IG Metall welcomes the ruling by the Hamburg Regional Labor Court. This strengthens collective bargaining autonomy and undermines the basis for ‘favor-based’ collective bargaining agreements. The ruling enhances the value of IG Metall’s collective bargaining agreements. Collective bargaining agreements are not an end in themselves. They are hard-won by our members and set the standard for income redistribution within companies. Undermining them means depriving employees of their rightful pay.”

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