PRESS STATEMENT Steel Collective Bargaining Agreement: Incomes and Jobs Secured

Nadine Boguslawski, IG Metall’s Executive Board Member for Collective Bargaining:
“The negotiations were tough, but in the end, the collective bargaining system worked. We took responsibility and proved that collective bargaining agreements can overcome crises. We at IG Metall have achieved our goal: incomes, jobs, and skilled workers are firmly secured. The new collective bargaining agreements on wages and job security provide stability and prospects. However, collective bargaining can only be one building block for a sustainable steel industry.

We’ve done our best. The future of the German steel industry now lies in the hands of sound corporate leadership and strategic policy. We need an industrial electricity price implemented quickly, tangible projects from the special investment fund as soon as possible, and, third, a European response to the tariff crisis and cheap steel imports.”

Note to editorial offices: The negotiations are being led by the IG Metall regional chapters. Details on the outcome of the negotiations can be found here in the press release from IG Metall North Rhine-Westphalia. Negotiations in the East German steel industry have not yet been concluded.

Regional press contacts:
IG Metall North Rhine-Westphalia: Mike Schürg, +4921145484162, mike.schuerg@igmetall.de

IG Metall Berlin-Brandenburg-Saxony: Markus Sievers, +49 30 2537 5045, markus.sievers@igmetall.de