Metal and Electrical Industry: Collective Bargaining Talks in NRW and Baden-Württemberg: Wages in Focus
Willingness to fight and demands meet job concerns: How IG Metall and employers enter into current wage negotiations.
Regional negotiations between IG Metall and employers in Germany's metal and electrical industry are set to begin in North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg. IG Metall is demanding a 5% pay increase over 12 months, citing the need to offset recent high inflation. Around 3.7 million employees are affected nationwide, including 640,000 in North Rhine-Westphalia and 900,000 in Baden-Württemberg.
The employer association Gesamtmetall claims there is no room for large pay increases, citing the risk of deindustrialization and job losses. The current negotiations focus solely on pay, with IG Metall calling for an employer offer at the start of talks.
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