Sindelfingen (dpa/lsw) - The IG Metall trade union is demanding eight percent more money for employees in the metal and electrical industry in the south-west. "We want to increase the income of the employees in the long term," said the regional IG Metall boss Roman Zitzelsberger on Thursday in Sindelfingen after a meeting of the large wage commission. "We are very resolute about the collective bargaining round." The new collective agreement should run for twelve months.
The request came as no surprise. A week and a half ago, the IG Metall board of directors in Frankfurt recommended an increase in a range of seven to eight percent in view of the record-breaking inflation. It was also about maintaining the purchasing power of citizens for private consumption, it said. On July 11, the union executive wants to decide on the final nationwide demand.
The employers' association Südwestmetall criticized the demand of the regional IG Metall. Many companies are under pressure due to supply bottlenecks and high energy and raw material prices, said Chairman Joachim Schulz, according to a statement. A tariff increase of eight percent is therefore "beyond all possibilities," said Schulz.
According to IG Metall, the collective bargaining partners in Baden-Württemberg will negotiate for the first time on September 14th. The collective wage agreements expire at the end of September.
