Union satisfaction. For the first time ever, the IG-Metall union and the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry (Gesamtverband textil + mode) managed to reach an agreement rather quickly. Obtained as early as the second bargaining round, the new collective agreement provides for a 3.6% wage increase on October 1, 2011 as well as exceptional bonuses amounting to €50 a month (€25 for apprentices) for the period between may and September 2011. Valid for 20 months, the agreement will expire on October 31, 2012. “This agreement allows the sector’s employees to get their fair share of the returning growth” said Helga Schwitzer, in charge of collective bargaining with the management of the IG-Metall, which initially asked for a 5% wage increase (see our dispatch No. 110090).
d to reach an agreement rather quickly. Obtained as early as the second bargaining round, the new collective agreement provides for a 3.6% wage increase on October 1, 2011 as well as exceptional bonuses amounting to €50 a month (€25 for apprentices) for the period between may and September 2011. Valid for 20 months, the agreement will expire on October 31, 2012. “This agreement allows the sector’s employees to get their fair share of the returning growth” said Helga Schwitzer, in charge of c
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