Germany: IG-Metall union starts next Congress with more and younger members

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four-year Congress, on October 9-15, 2011, the management of the Metalworkers’ Union Federation is starting to leak the first elements of its evaluation. For the biggest sectoral union in the world, 2011 is a luxurious year since, for the first time in 22 years, it is going to grow in size, about 15,000 more members. Other positive element, one in two new members is under the age of 27. Finally, the cash flow should increase by 3% and reach a new record: EUR 457M. Besides, the management de

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