IG Metall calls workers in metal and electrical industry for first time to 24-hour warning strikes. The Board of Union decided on a corresponding decision on Saturday after abortion of negotiations, said first chairman Jörg Hofmann in Stuttgart. These warning strikes could take place in more than 250 companies in Germany after votes of employees from next Wednesday to Friday. At same time, Urabstimmungen should be prepared for land strikes, it was said in a communication.
Previously, collective bargaining in metal UndElektroindustrie in fifth round in Baden-Württemberg had been broken down. According to southwest metal ChefStefan Wolf, IG Metall has new Vorschlägegemacht that are not negotiable. He warned union against encompass of strikes, this would mean great financial damage. " I am stunned how, after such a long period of negotiation, good compromises and solutions that Mangefunden has taken simply get off table again, "said Wolf.
At beginning of FünftenVerhandlungsrunde on Friday, both sides had, in principle, offendafür shown to be more flexible in working time rules, both downwards and upward. In end, however, dieGespräches were again bound by Union's demand for a financial compensation for certain groups of employees.
IG Metall had demanded that Diebundesweit around 3.9 million employees of metal undElektroindustrie can reduce ir working time to 28 hours per week for a period of up to two years. Some groups WieSchichtarbeiter, carers or parents of young children are to receive a partial compensation for lost wages, which employers reject. An alternative proposal, to be discussed about Denzwischenzeitlich, did not bring offensichtlichauch any solution.
The talks had already been canceled at VergangenenMittwoch, after Zwischenzeitlichschon had looked almost after an agreement. The trades had n, however, renounced, next Eskalationsstufeauszurufen, and once again with employers set to DenVerhandlungstisch.
Collective agreements for DieMetall and electrical industry are negotiated individually for each of seven tariff districts. However, results of Inbaden-Württemberg should have been groundbreaking for whole of Germany. All WichtigenFunktionäre and top representatives of two associations IG Metall UndGesamtmetall travelled to Stuttgart negotiations.
Date Of Update: 28 January 2018, 12:03
