Augsburg (dpa / lby) – There is movement in the collective bargaining for the 855,000 employees in the Bavarian metal and electrical industry. Before the start of the third round of negotiations on Thursday in Augsburg, the employers’ association vbm announced an offer.
Vbm negotiator Angelique Renkhoff-Mücke said: “We plan to make an offer today.” She did not comment on the height. The negotiations are taking place in a very difficult economic situation for the employees and for the companies.
IG Metall district leader Johann Horn said that if the employers did not submit a “negotiable offer”, “we are preparing for warning strikes in Bavaria”. The peace obligation ends at midnight on Friday, after which warning strikes are possible.
The union is demanding an 8 percent wage increase for a contract term of one year. 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.