Collective bargaining in the metalworking industry, which began in mid-September, has now reached its conclusion. On Tuesday 12 November, the social partners in the pilot regions of the coast and Bavaria announced that they had reached an agreement on wages. They revealed the details at a press conference on Tuesday morning. The IG Metall trade union and the employer organisation Gesamtmetall have called on all their regional federations to apply the agreement, a recommendation that is being systematically followed.
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