An agreement on pay and working conditions has been made in negotiations between trade union IG Metall and employers in the metalworking sector in the south-western German region of Baden-W? 1/4 rttemberg, industry body Gesamtmetall said on Tuesday February 6.
Around 500,000 German metals and electrical industry workers at 280 factories went on strike last week, according to IG Metall. This resulted in day-long production stoppages affecting companies such as steel parts producer ThyssenKrupp Rothe Erde, lead...