For the first time in eight years: Hot autumn - IG Metall is opting for all-day warning strikes
After three rounds of negotiations without results, the metal tariff conflict is escalating. With all-day warning strikes, IG Metall wants to force employers to work more closely together.
The German metal and electrical industry is set to experience nationwide one-day warning strikes from next week, as decided by the IG Metall board in Frankfurt. The strikes, which will affect hundreds of companies, are aimed at increasing pressure in tariff negotiations for around 3.7 million employees. The union has begun holding ballots among workforces, and if a simple majority votes in favor of a 24-hour strike, the action will go ahead, likely in large companies where IG Metall has many members.
The strikes are the latest stage in a dispute over job security and investment in the industry, with the union and employers' association Gesamtmetall having different ideas on how to address the crisis.
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