For the first time in eight years: IG Metall resolves full-day warning strikes
In the collective bargaining dispute in the metal and electrical industries, IG Metall is escalating its warning strikes. Instead of taking fewer hours off, employees are now supposed to leave their work for entire days.
The IG Metall union has announced plans for full-day warning strikes in hundreds of companies in the German metal and electrical industries to increase pressure in stalled collective bargaining negotiations. The union is demanding 5% more pay for 3.7 million employees within a year, as well as job and location security. The employers have offered a revocable one-time payment and 1.3% increase over a much longer period, but the union says this is insufficient.
The strikes, which may involve a three-figure number of companies, are set to begin in some regions, including Baden-Württemberg, where voting will start on Friday.
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