Germany: the IG Metall questions the Confederation of German Unions (DGB)

During an internal speech, Bertold Huber, IG Metall chair, launched an unprecedented attack against the stasis of the DGB which, "if it doesn't develop a concept for the future", will be threatened of bankruptcy. The first German union in terms of members and influence, the IG Metall is also the Confederation's first contributor. (Ref. 080267)
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This is an electroshock! Never had a union
leader attacked the Confederation of German unions this violently, questioning
even its existence. In a speech before IG Metall’s board of which the regional daily
Kölner Stadt Anzeiger published a few
extracts, Bertold Huber reminded that the IG Metall gives the DGB up to €50
million a year, which, according to him, could be invested in “more efficient” representation
systems than the current DGB.

Stasis
and tradition
. The organization, which brings
to

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