Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Germany: faced with industry sector upheaval, the IG Metall body seeks to strengthen co-management as well as the collective agreement system Germany: faced with industry sector upheaval, the IG Metall body seeks to strengthen co-management as well as the collective agreement system During the IG Metall national congress held in Nuremberg between 06 and 12 October, Jörg Hofmann, the head of Germany’s biggest 2.3 million member strong trade union, was voted in for a second four-year term, but surprisingly, and in contrast with his 91.3% majority in the 2015 vote, Mr. Hofmann only garnered 71% of the vote, making this the second lowest majority in the whole of the trade union’s 70-year history. Through . Published on 10 October 2019 à 13h29 - Update on 10 October 2019 à 13h29 Resources Visibly disappointed by the result, the union leader nevertheless tried to rally delegates and gain their support on the following day with a long keynote speech that was both combative and complex. The leader detailed at length the size of the challenges facing metallurgy and electro-technical businesses (globalization, digitalization, climate protection, electro-mobility), and he underlined that IG Metall intended to actively participate in the transformation processes. The leader announced he was launching a campaign to ‘strengthen co-management at company-level’ (Unternehmensmitbestimmung),… 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 messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis 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