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Metallerinnen und Metaller demonstrieren gemeinsam auf der FairWandel-Kundgebung

Our Members
We are IG Metall

2.2 million members—and each has their own story, their own workplace. Here, some of them share their stories.

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We are IG Metall

Maria Dolores Fernandez Cosano
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Maria Dolores Fernandez Cosano

Maria Dolores Fernandez Cosano is 55 years old and works in production at Procter & Gamble in Marktheidenfeld.

Andreas Kaiser
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Andreas Kaiser

Andreas Kaiser is 48 years old, an energy systems electronics technician, and works at Amcor Flexibles in Teningen.

Mona Michaelis
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Mona Michaelis

Mona Michaelis is 39 years old, a painter, and works at Airbus in Hamburg-Finkenwerder.

Tobias Arnoldi
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Tobias Arnoldi

Tobias Arnoldi is 27 years old, a trained industrial mechanic, and works as a foundry plant supervisor at Andreas Stihl in Weinsheim.

Philipp Daus, Bundessieger in der Fachrichtung Karosseriebau und Fahrzeugtechnik
Foto: Mehrdad Sade

Philipp Daus

Philipp Daus is 20 years old and works at MAN Truck Modification in Wittlich, Eifel. At the end of 2019, he won the German Skills Competition and is the national champion in the field of bodywork and automotive technology.

Regina Ries
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Regina Ries

Regina Ries is 56 years old, a trained garment maker, and works as a fashion seamstress at Wilvorst Herrenmoden in Northeim.

Gerd Schlegel
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Gerd Schlegel

Gerd Schlegel is 46 years old, a trained industrial mechanic specializing in industrial engineering, and works as a service technician at Actemium in Nuremberg.

Gordana Baumann
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Gordana Baumann

Gordana Baumann is 43 years old and serves as an assistant to the works council at Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH in Göttingen.

Hugo Wollny
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Hugo Wollny

Hugo Wollny is 59 years old, a mechanical engineer, and works at Eckel & Sohn in Gau-Odernheim.

Wilma Strehl
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Wilma Strehl

Wilma Strehl is 52 years old and is responsible for seminar management at the ATU Academy in Weiden, Upper Palatinate.

Kevin Wählte
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Kevin Wählte

Kevin Wählte is 26 years old, a trained industrial mechanic, and works as a power plant operator at VEO in Eisenhüttenstadt.

Dorothea Eickelmann
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Dorothea Eickelmann

Dorothea Eickelmann is 55 years old, a trained saleswoman, and works as a packer at Jos. Sauerwald in Bestwig.

Die Metallerin Rosi macht aus alten IG Metall-Fahnen Taschen und Rucksäcke
Foto: Brigitte Beetz

Rosa Kern

Rosa Kern, 86, sews old IG Metall flags into bags. There must be well over 1,000 by now.

Birgitt Raith
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Birgitt Raith

Birgitt Raith, 52, works at Grammer in Amberg. She learned early on how to hold her own in the workplace.

Marie Brzoska
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Marie Brzoska

Marie Brzoska, 23, is one of the youngest union representatives within IG Metall. She has been leading the IG Metall union representative body at the Frankfurt-based company Samson since early 2020.

This is what we stand for
Vorstand, BPE:aktive/tarif-und-branche/tarifpolitik

About Us Who We Are and What We Do

Whether it’s about good work, fair participation, future prospects, or equal opportunity—you’ve come to the right place. Co-determination and justice, freedom and democracy, solidarity and respect all need active advocates.

Metaller von Thales Transportation Systems, Arnstadt
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IG Metall Have a say, get involved, help make decisions

IG Metall is a participatory union. Every member is warmly invited to get involved and have a say in our decisions.

Eine junge Frau mit blonden Haaren und einer roten IG Metall-Mütze hat eine rote Pfeife im Mund und lächelt.
Foto: Thomas Range

Our members are at the heart of everything we do For good work and a good life

If you want to be part of a strong community and contribute to the public discourse, IG Metall is the right place for you. For us, justice and solidarity, a voice in decision-making, and participation aren’t just buzzwords—they’re part of our everyday lives.


Ein Junger Mann mit einer IG Metall-Fahne über der Schulter und einer Pfeife im Mund.
Foto: Bernd Röttgers

Collective bargaining agreements: World champions for good jobs and fair wages Active for Collective Bargaining

A fair wage, sufficient vacation time, shorter working hours, permanent employment after completing an apprenticeship—none of these are gifts from the employer. We fight for these things alongside our members using our most powerful tool: the collective bargaining agreement.


Eine junge Frau mit Streikweste und IG Metall-Kappe spricht mit einer anderen Frau.
Foto: Stephen Petrat

IG Metall explains: What is a union?

It’s hard for one person alone to change or improve their working conditions. That’s why we have unions.


Beschäftigte stehen zu einem großen Herz zusammen
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Become part of a strong community

From legal protection in labor and social law matters to fair wages and salaries—we take personal and reliable care of our members.

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