800 employees in Freisen demand higher wages in the warning strike

800 employees in Freisen demand higher wages in the warning strike

In Freisen, around 800 employees demonstrated for better fees and training allowances on Thursday. The warning strike marks the pressure of employees in the ongoing collective bargaining that has been going on since mid -September. Jörg Caspar, first authorized representative of IG Metall in Neunkirchen, commented on the current offer of employers. "The price pressure for the employees is high, the understanding of the employers is apparently still too low. Those who are now setting up time will lose the future," emphasized Caspar.

The IG Metall demands are clear: a wage increase of seven percent and a monthly grant of 170 euros for trainees who are supposed to support them disproportionately. The first offer of employers, on the other hand, only includes a fee increase of 1.7 percent from July 2025 and another of 1.9 percent from July 2026. Simon Geib, second representative of IG Metall in Neunkirchen, criticized this offer: "This is too late, too low and too long. The 3.9 million employees in the metal and electrical industry now need money to spend quickly for a positive Growth impulse for the economy - which then also helps the company. ”

those involved and the course of the strike action

At the warning strike, numerous employees from various companies were represented, including Hörmann Freisen, Hörmann Eckelhausen, Knds, Wolf Garten/Stanley Black & Decker, Thyssen Krupp Automotive Body Solution and Diehl Defense. The strikers gathered in front of the Hörmann factory premises in Freisen, from where they formed a demonstration train through the main road to the rabbungsplatz.

The strikers expect a better choice between time and money as well as a so -called "democracy period", which should enable employees to participate more actively in the company decisions. In addition, they are calling for a social component in the new proposals.

While some companies are fighting challenges, Thorsten Dellmann, the second representative of IG Metall in Saarbrücken, said that collective agreements could not always solve structural problems. He advocated an active industrial policy on the part of the federal government and necessary investments. "A wage restraint would not solve any problems. Where companies are really bad beyond the usual lament of the merchant, we find a precise solutions with collective agreements," says Dellmann.

The discussion about the current offers and the future of collective bargaining continues to be intensively conducted. The outcome of these disputes could be crucial for the economic situation of the industries concerned. Details on the current developments can be found in a report on www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de can be read.