Tag: Tariff policy
Inflation: Federal government under pressure – further relief?
Coalition leadership with no clear direction Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (from left), Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Berlin In view of rising prices, the pressure on the traffic…
Inflation: Federal government under pressure – further relief?
Coalition leadership with no clear direction Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (from left), Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Berlin In view of rising prices, the pressure on the traffic…
IG Metall wants to demand seven to eight percent higher wages
Berlin The IG Metall is expected to with the demand for seven to eight percent more money will go into the forthcoming collective bargaining round for the almost 3.9 million…
IG Metall wants to demand between seven and eight percent higher wages
IG Metall boss Jörg Hofmann The trade unionist is demanding a new relief package from politicians to compensate for the high inflation rates. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The IG Metall is…
Collective bargaining is to be continued in another round
Bargaining round in the wage conflict of the seaport companies The Verdi union had increased the pressure on employers with warning strikes lasting several hours. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the…
IG Metall announces new warning strikes in the Steel Northwest wage dispute
warning strike The employers submitted a new offer on Friday. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Bremen, Salzgitter In the wage dispute in the north-west German iron and steel industry, IG Metall wants…
Holiday pay: Employees with tariff benefit benefit
Vacationers in beach chairs on Sylt Not every employee receives holiday pay. The amount also varies greatly from industry to industry. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Some already have it in their…
Real wages in Germany fell by 1.8 percent in the first quarter
prices in a supermarket As inflation pushes up prices, wages are lagging behind. (Photo: dpa) The high inflation leads to a significant decline in real wages in Germany. Nominal wages…
More money and days off for kindergarten teachers
Warning strike in the educational service Educators should be relieved more. Further disputes are thus off the table. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The work of educators or social workers employed by…
Vallourec wants to close German plants – 2400 affected
Nozzle production at Vallourec and Mannesmann The production of seamless steel tubes in Germany is no longer feasible for Vallourec for economic reasons. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Muehlheim The French steel…
Flat rate for educators & social workers rejected
Rally in Gelsenkirchen The municipal employers rule out a flat-rate financial revaluation of the social and educational professions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Most recently, the Verdi union in Gelsenkirchen put pressure…
Yasmin Fahimi is the first woman to head the DGB
New DGB Chair Yasmin Fahimi The 54-year-old thanked the delegates for their willingness “to want to break new ground with me”. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Yasmin Fahimi is the first woman…
89 percent of companies fear a wage-price spiral
steel production After a small setback at the turn of the year, prices climbed to a new record high. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Problems in the supply chains and increased demand…
Feel-good bubbles are also bursting for trade unionists
DGB boss Reiner Hoffmann, designated successor Yasmin Fahimi Trade union values such as solidarity, justice and internationalism are under pressure. (Photo: dpa) Berlin If you look back at Reiner Hoffmann’s…
“When incompetence and smartass come together, I can become toxic”
Designated DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi during her May speech in Wolfsburg “Just don’t let them tell you nonsense about a wage-price spiral.” (Photo: DPA [M]) Hanover, Berlin Yasmin Fahimi misses…
IG Metall representative becomes chairman of the works council
SAP headquarters The issue of payment is likely to be a key point of the new works council. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa) Dusseldorf For the first time, two union representatives head…
DGB boss Reiner Hoffmann calls for easing of EU debt rules
Berlin The chairman of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), Reiner Hoffmann, hopes that European debt rules will be relaxed. “Against the background of this disgusting war and the tasks…
Auto industry: Gas embargo would mean cuts
car industry Employee representatives expect production cuts if Russian gas deliveries fail to materialize. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Employee representatives in the German automotive industry are concerned about the gas supply…
Rising wages are becoming a risk for companies
Managers in the pay bubble threat to growth. (Photo: Blend Images/Getty Images) Conducting salary negotiations is now a pleasant thing. After two years of the crisis, employees’ wish lists have…
SAP News: IG Metall wins works council election
SAP headquarters So far, the unions have had a difficult time with the software manufacturer. (Photo: Bert Bostelmann / picture folio for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf The big unions have had a…