Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: Alcatel-Lucent Network Services employees sign company framework agreement with the support of the IG-Metall Germany: Alcatel-Lucent Network Services employees sign company framework agreement with the support of the IG-Metall High employee mobilization. The IG-Metall claims that the employees of Alcatel-Lucent Network Services GmbH, in Düsseldorf, were not covered by a collective agreement. They were paid depending on an internal remuneration system, which employees deemed “insufficient” and, most importantly, “unfair.” The same work was paid differently depending on the sites and wages were lower than those in force in the metal industry. “Works’ councils got in touch with the IG-Metall and, in the spring, we opened talks with the management” tells Rober Fuss, negotiator in chief and local IG-Metall secretary in North Rhine-Westphalia. Employees came up with a slogan, “Closing the gap,” referring to the difference between their salary and the wages defined in the collective agreement governing the metal sector. To support their claims, they massively joined the IG-Metall. Now, about 50% of them are affiliated with the union. “This unionization rate is high in the IT industry” Fuss pointed out. Through . Published on 17 November 2011 à 12h51 - Update on 26 March 2013 à 22h44 Resources ing, we opened talks with the management” tells Rober Fuss, negotiator in chief and local IG-Metall secretary in North Rhine-Westphalia. Employees came up with a slogan, “Closing the gap,” referring to the difference between their salary and the wages defined in the collective agreement governing the metal sector. … Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageEmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels