Tag: Union policy
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…
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…
IG Metall loses its exceptional position
Dusseldorf In Wolfsburg, nobody can get past IG Metall. In no other German city does the metal workers’ union have so many members, namely around 90,000. The majority of them…
Good for employees, bad for collective bargaining autonomy
Labor Minister Hubertus Heil discussed with bakery employees The amount of the new minimum wage is justified, the procedure is not. (Photo: dpa) It’s a good day for millions of…
SPD politician Yasmin Fahimi is to become the new chairwoman
Yasmin Fahimi The eight individual trade unions together have almost six million members. (Photo: imago images/Andre Germar) Berlin The desired profile was clear for a long time. It should be…
SPD politician Yasmin Fahimi is to become the new chairwoman
Yasmin Fahimi The eight individual trade unions together have almost six million members. (Photo: imago images/Andre Germar) Berlin The SPD politician Yasmin Fahimi is to become the new chairwoman of…
IG Metall boss Jörg Hofmann threatens VW boss Herbert Diess
IG Metall boss Hoffmann Even after the settled dispute with the VW group management, the unionist flexed his muscles. Frankfurt After the management crisis at Volkswagen was resolved, IG Metall…
IG BCE initially waived the percentage demand
Laboratory assistant The chemical industry got through the corona crisis more lightly than other branches of the economy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union (IG BCE)…
Conflict in the VW works council: Opposition candidate for Daniela Cavallo
VW works council boss Daniela Cavallo The conflict between the employees and the corporate management has intensified dramatically. (Photo: dpa) Wolfsburg IG Metall is a power in Wolfsburg. Around 90…
IG-BCE boss Michael Vassiliadis takes over the task of the transformer
Berlin A transformer is an electronic component that can be used to convert high voltage into less dangerous lower voltage. In the climate protection and energy transition debate, Michael Vassiliadis…
Negotiations with Airbus continue
Negotiations between aircraft manufacturer and union A week ago, more than 10,000 employees took part in a nearly one-day warning strike against management’s plans. (Photo: dpa) augsburg According to the…