In some places, IG Metall wants to start with its one-day warning strikes in some places already tonight in wage conflict with employers. In late evening, according to union, employees of companies in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Bremen are to lay down work for 24 hours, district lines of IG Metall shared. The strikes would also go on until Saturday morning. First, trade unionists had announced warning strikes between Wednesday and Friday.

In total, more than 250 companies will be on strike in entire federal territory. These included Heidelberg Manufacturing and Huber packaging in Baden-Württemberg. In Bavaria, work is to be undertaken on Wednesday among ors with truck farmer man and with a Kion subsidiary. In Baden-Württemberg, automotive suppliers ZF Friedrichshafen and Bosch and mechanical engineer Heidelberger Druck are to be on strike.

On Friday, IG Metall wants to cripple major Mercedes factories in Sindelfingen and Untertürkheim, in Zuffenhausen that of Porsche. From Friday morning, too, BMW and logistics company Quick Corner would have to expect that work will rest until Saturday morning, said IG Metall. At same time, trade unionists are preparing possible nationwide strikes from coming week.

Previously, metal workers would have to agree to industrial action in a ballot, which is not necessary in now planned warning strikes. The trade union had, according to its own information, asked workers in companies concerned and received clear majorities for 24-hour actions. In contrast to shorter warning streikaktionen from union, strike participants receive financial compensation for ir wage losses.

First employers ' associations to sue for warning strikes

The employers initially refrained from attacking first day warnstreiks with provisional orders. First regional employers ' associations sued call for a strike. According to his own information, Saxony Metall filed a lawsuit in main proceedings at Frankfurt Labour Court. Details on this should be presented on Wednesday. The North German Employers ' Association of Metal and electrical industry, norrn metal, also wants to appeal against warning strikes on Wednesday.

The Labour court in Frankfurt am Main was supposed to determine "illegality" of 24-hour warning strikes, norrn metal shared. Employers refore consider possibility of a temporary reduction in working time, partly MitLohnausgleich, for a "massive discrimination" of workers who are already working part-time today. On Wednesday morning, according to norrn metal, or regional employers ' associations will decide wher to join action. According to information from total metal from Monday, all regional employers ' associations want to submit lawsuits, but which have no suspensive effect on daily strikes.

The metal employers had already criticized call for strike by IG Metall on Monday. Overall metal chief executive Oliver Zander called strikes irresponsible and a danger for jobs. The economy suffered particularly large losses, as all companies were affected in long supply chains. The call for a strike is "completely unnecessary and unlawful, because required part is lohnausgleich discriminatory and unlawful". The IG Metall refore had to pay for damage to strikes, said Zander.

No more calls during warning strikes

Last weekend negotiations had been canceled in fifth round with employers in Stuttgart. Both sides made each or responsible. According to Bavaria's IG-Metall district chief Jürgen Changer, Union is not ready for furr discussions with employers during warning strikes. Earliest date for a sixth round of negotiations would refore be coming Saturday.

IG Metall had demanded that workers 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 partial compensation for lost wages, which employers reject. Around four million are employed nationwide in industry. An alternative proposal, to be discussed about Denzwischenzeitlich, did not bring offensichtlichauch any solution. The IG-Metall chairman Jörg Hofmann accused employer of having "created" it on termination of talks. Hofmann said that she had been "suitably prepared", says Tagesspiegel.

The employer's offer by n was called "indecent" by trade union chief. The economic cycle was excellent, earnings situation of companies was extremely good, "and n y make us an offer that does not even balance inflation with a contract period of 27 months." The daily strikes this week are necessary and give employers time to "work on a rational negotiating strategy". But it is also clear: "Nobody wants a big industrial battle."

Date Of Update: 31 January 2018, 12:02