PRESS RELEASE Collective bargaining dispute: 500,000 metalworkers go on warning strike for a better offer

Frankfurt – The labor dispute in the metal and electrical industries is drawing ever-larger protests onto the streets. “Workers in the industry are growing increasingly impatient with the employers’ dithering,” said Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall. In the second week of warning strikes, significantly more workers nationwide once again briefly walked off the job. In total, over the past two weeks since the end of the peace obligation, more than half a million workers have participated in the warning strikes, public rallies, and workplace actions called for by IG Metall.

Jörg Hofmann, President of IG Metall: “The message is clear: Workers have no patience for the employers’ stalling tactics over the course of four rounds of negotiations. Their patience is running out—and rightly so. Employers must finally take responsibility and present a substantial offer.”

IG Metall is therefore calling for further warning strikes next week and will ramp up the pressure. On Monday evening, the IG Metall Executive Board will decide on the next steps.