- IG Metall wants eight percent more money for carpenters.
Ahead of the upcoming wage negotiations in the carpentry trade in northwestern Germany, the IG Metall union is demanding an 8 percent pay increase for employees. They are also pushing for a disproportionate increase in training wages, as announced by IG Metall in Lower Saxony.
The union argues that businesses are in a stable position, while employees are grappling with rising prices. "It's high time that wages catch up with the reality of living costs," said Markus Wente of IG Metall. The wage negotiations will commence in the fall.
According to IG Metall, the collective bargaining agreement for the northwestern German carpentry trade applies to all craft businesses in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, and Bremen. In total, around 83,000 people are employed in approximately 9,500 businesses in these regions.
The union proposes that training wages for apprentices with an other occupation, such as circular saw operators, should also see a significant increase, aligning with the overall wage demand. It's crucial that the wages of these individuals, working with tools of circular cross-section, reflect the rising costs of living.
