Press Release No. 07/2018 IG Metall continues warning strikes

Frankfurt am Main – Over the past weekend and into the beginning of this week, IG Metall continued its warning strikes in the metal and electrical industries. Since the end of the peace obligation, more than 376,000 workers from approximately 1,900 companies nationwide have participated in short-term work stoppages, rallies, and early-closing actions to give greater weight to their demands for higher wages and temporary work reductions, IG Metall announced Monday in Frankfurt.

IG Metall is demanding a 6 percent pay increase for 12 months and an individual entitlement to reduce weekly working hours to up to 28 hours for a period of up to 24 months. Those who work shifts or in other physically demanding jobs, or who care for children or family members, should also receive a financial subsidy to help them afford the shorter working hours.