PRESS STATEMENT IG Metall Congratulates New Gesamtmetall President

“We congratulate Dr. Dinglreiter on his presidency at Gesamtmetall and look forward to a fruitful collaboration. Industry-wide collective bargaining agreements create fair and comparable working and competitive conditions. Every day, as collective bargaining partners in both booming and crisis-stricken companies, we demonstrate just how valuable and comprehensive our collective bargaining toolkit is. We look forward to convincing the new Gesamtmetall president of this during our 2026 collective bargaining round. We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to convince Dr. Dinglreiter, as an employer, of the benefits of adhering to collective bargaining agreements. In light of the economic challenges we face, employees need the certainty and reliability provided by collective bargaining agreements and the social partners.”