Press Release No. 16/2018 IG Metall has mobilized approximately 930,000 warning strikers so far

Frankfurt am Main – Since the end of the peace obligation, approximately 930,000 workers nationwide have gone on strike, IG Metall announced Thursday in Frankfurt. Today, the union called for warning strikes in two districts. By early afternoon (2:00 p.m.), nearly 4,000 workers from 12 companies had participated in brief work stoppages, rallies, and warning strike actions. Yesterday afternoon and evening as well, several thousand warning strikers had heeded IG Metall’s call.

Workers’ Willingness to Strike Is High

In the Bavaria district, nearly 2,100 workers from 6 plants temporarily walked off the job on Thursday. In Donauwörth, 2,000 metalworkers from Airbus and other plants took part in a demonstration and rally. In Pleystein in the Upper Palatinate, around 100 workers went on a brief walkout.

In the Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony district, 1,780 metalworkers from 7 plants emphasized their collective bargaining demands. The focus was in Saxony, with 1,680 workers participating in a warning strike. In Görlitz, 750 employees from Siemens and Bombardier Görlitz took part in a warning strike that included a joint rally.