Collective Bargaining Round Kicks Off: IG Metall Demands 5% More Pay for 3.7 Million Workers

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Prices are rising, now wages should follow: IG Metall has opened the collective bargaining round. At the center is the demand for five percent more money for employees.

According to the union, 3.7 million workers are affected by this bargaining round. IG Metall justifies the demand for a wage increase with the rising prices – incomes should catch up.

The wage demand is not the only position the union is putting on the negotiating table. Which further demands will specifically be added is not clear from the information available so far.

What is known so far about the demand

IG Metall enters the collective bargaining negotiations with a clear opening position: five percent more money on the paychecks. The union cites the increased prices and the resulting pressure on employees as justification.

Prices are rising, now wages should follow.

Why the bargaining round radiates beyond the industry

IG Metall represents workers in one of Germany's major industrial sectors. Collective bargaining agreements in this sector often have a signal effect – both for the directly affected workers and for other sectors of the economy that align their own demands accordingly.

With the opening of the bargaining round, the union's opening position is set. How the employer and employee sides converge in the coming weeks will show what kind of agreement ultimately emerges.