Metall- und Elektroindustrie im Norden M+E Tarifbewegung 2026

Collective bargaining in the metal and electrical industries begins

Tomorrow marks the start of the first round of collective bargaining negotiations for the metal and electrical industries in Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia. On Thursday, negotiations will continue in Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt. Tens of thousands of workers are supporting the negotiations with demonstrations.

IG Metall Talk: More money despite the crisis?!

IG Metall is demanding a 5 percent pay increase in the metal and electrical industries: Is this justified in these economically challenging times? Or should restraint be exercised to protect jobs? We discuss why now, of all times, is the right time for a confident round of collective bargaining.

We want a 5 percent pay increase, job security, and profit sharing

IG Metall has finalized its demands for collective bargaining in the metal and electrical industries: a 5 percent pay increase. In addition, IG Metall wants to discuss job and plant security, as well as a profit-sharing scheme under the collective bargaining agreement and a social component.

VW Group Leadership Terminates Collective Bargaining Agreements

At Volkswagen, management terminated numerous collective bargaining agreements on Wednesday, is calling into question hard-won benefits, and wants even more money from employees. A labor dispute is now looming starting in January.

Making long-term care affordable: But fair!

The long-term care insurance system is running out of money. The federal government wants to plug the gaps with an austerity bill. But that would mean new hardships for millions of people in need of care and their families. Yet there is a socially responsible alternative to mere benefit cuts.

Free trade show tickets for members to EuroBLECH

EuroBLECH will take place at the Hannover Exhibition Center from October 20 to 23, 2026. For IG Metall members, admission to the trade show and the conference program are completely free of charge.

Tens of thousands demonstrate for social policies

For decent work, affordable health care, and a pension that’s enough to live on: In 15 major German cities, around 175,000 people took to the streets to demand more socially just policies. They refuse to accept the many planned cuts.

1 Day, 280 Actions, 175,000 Workers: “This Is About Our Jobs”

What should I do if my boss is bullying me? What was the biggest strike in history? On the podcast “Maloche und Malibu,” we discuss the big questions of the working world. The new episode is titled “1 Day, 280 Actions, 175,000 Workers: This Is About Our Jobs.”

Workers Demonstrate for a Future Instead of Drastic Cuts

About 175,000 workers are protesting job cuts and plant closures in the auto industry. “Workers are no longer willing to pay for a crisis that isn’t their fault,” says Christiane Benner, president of IG Metall. Investments in the future are needed.

Mehr Geld für Schreiner und Tischler in Hessen und Rheinland-Pfalz

Die Löhne und Gehälter der Beschäftigten werden in drei Stufen erhöht – jeweils zum 1. Februar 2027, 2028 und 2029. Die Ausbildungsvergütungen steigen in zwei Schritten um je 50 Euro.

Five Projects Win Awards

At the German Works Council Awards, four works council committees and one representative body for employees with severe disabilities from the IG Metall sector were honored. For the first time, the awards ceremony took place in Berlin at the Works Council Forum #BR26.

From 0 to 100 percent IG Metall in two and a half years

2,200 Euros gross per month. That was a common salary at the logistics company Duvenbeck in Rastatt until 2024. But they organized themselves through IG Metall Gaggenau, elected a works council, and secured a collective bargaining agreement—resulting in up to 6,500 euros more per year. Everyone here is now a member of IG Metall.

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