Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) – Immediately before the fourth round of negotiations in the wage dispute in the North Rhine-Westphalian metal and electrical industry, numerous employees once again made their support for the wage demands clear with warning strikes. According to IG Metall, more than 1,000 employees from 20 companies followed the union’s call on Thursday.
Collective bargaining should continue on Thursday evening in Neuss. In the event that no result is reached, the union has already called for further walkouts in Krefeld, Lübbecke and Drolshagen on Friday. The IG Metall district leader and negotiator Knut Giesler recently warned that without a quick agreement, “an escalation of the collective bargaining round that hasn’t been seen for a long time” is imminent.
