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Undeserved, unfair, too expensive? The full pension after 45 years of insurance contributions is hotly contested. A look at the facts shows that the critics are wrong. Those who want to abolish the “pension at 63” are diverting attention from the real injustices.

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.

The employers didn't even have an offer to present. Last week, the first round of collective bargaining for the metal and electrical industries began with eight regional negotiations. Thousands of workers demonstrated outside the negotiations in support of IG Metall's demands.

Die Verdauung rebelliert, der Hals ist geschwollen – und jetzt direkt zum Arzt: So soll es in Zukunft laufen, wenn es nach der Bundesregierung geht. Die Koalition will das ärztliche Attest ab dem ersten Krankheitstag für Beschäftigte zur Pflicht machen. Dabei spricht eigentlich alles dagegen.

How do collective bargaining negotiations work? Who negotiates with whom? And what happens if no agreement is reached? We provide answers to the most important questions about collective bargaining.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.