Kommentar: Der Megastreik der IG Metall bringt nur Vertrauensverlust
Die Gewerkschaft setzt auf Eskalation und fordert Garantien für Werke am Standort Deutschland. Doch Firmen, die um ihre Existenz kämpfen, kann man nicht erpressen – dafür weiter schädigen.
The IG Metall's megastrike is bringing only a loss of trust, according to a commentary. Tariff rounds, such as the Amen, are a traditional time for the union to hold warnstreiks, or 24-hour warnings, on the streets to make their demands visible externally and engage existing members early, while also trying to attract new ones. Employers have long adapted to this tariff ritual.
However, now the IG Metall is utilizing a powerful tool it has had since 2017: 24-hour warnstreiks. The impact on a worker taking a lunch break or a factory halting operations for a day differs significantly in terms of effect. Additionally, the circumstances in which such extensive strikes occur play a role. The first strike in 2018 focused not only on wage percentages but also shorter working hours and an option between money and leisure time – demands that now seem like they belong to another era.
Similarly, the economic growth preceding that tariff round was at 2.9 percent, exactly like it did in the year before the initial agreement.
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