IG Metall Mitte Demands Five Percent More Money

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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Employers are calling for a reduction in costs to keep production in the country. IG Metall is taking a different approach. It wants to increase wages in the upcoming wage round and still prevent job losses.

Spiegel

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Before collective bargaining in the metal and electrical industries, the trade unions demand more money for the 3.7 million employees. The employer side is "absent" and accuses the IG Metall of inflexibility.

Tagesschau

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In the metal and electrical industries, tariff talks are becoming difficult: the car industry is crisising. The armaments industry is booming. Profit sharing is not possible everywhere.

merkur.de

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Südwestmetall discusses an extension of working time with equal pay before the new round of tariffs. IG Metall rejects a softening of the 35-hour week so far.

Handelsblatt

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The IG-Metall districts set their targets for the tariff round. In view of job cuts and the threat of factory closures, the main focus is on job security.