Augsburg (dpa / lby) – There is movement in the collective bargaining in the metal and electrical industry. At the third round of negotiations for the Bavarian collective bargaining district on Thursday in Augsburg, the vbm employers’ association presented an initial offer. According to this, the employees should initially only receive a tax and duty-free “inflation compensation premium” of 3,000 euros.
There is currently no growth that can be distributed, said vbm negotiator Angelique Renkhoff-Mücke. The proposed collective agreement is to have a term of 30 months. During this period, the employers hold out the prospect of a later wage increase, and they also demand automatic differentiation and agreement on a process in the event of an energy emergency.
The reaction of IG Metall was initially unknown. The union is demanding an 8 percent wage increase for a contract term of one year. IG Metall district leader Johann Horn had previously said that if the employers did not submit a “negotiable offer”, “we are preparing for warning strikes in Bavaria”.
The peace obligation ends on Friday at midnight, warning strikes are possible from Saturday. The employers point to the burdens on companies from the energy crisis, price increases and the economic downturn, while the union spoke of scaremongering.
Nearly 2,000 people demonstrated for the IG Metall demands in front of the venue in Augsburg. In Bavaria, the collective bargaining parties negotiate for around 855,000 employees. Collective bargaining for the industry will also take place on Thursday in the collective bargaining districts of the coast, middle and Baden-Württemberg.
