Warning strikes in Germany’s metal and electric industries: Workers must take control of the struggle out of the hands of IG Metall!
Dietmar Gaisenkersting is the SGP’s candidate for the 2021 federal election
But it is necessary at this stage to make a serious warning. The IG Metall trade union, which called the strikes, is pursuing goals that are totally opposed to those of its members. The union stands firmly on the side of the corporations and is jointly plotting attacks on jobs, wages, workplace benefits, and working conditions.
Workers must mobilize independently of IG Metall, take control of the struggle against job cuts and for wage increases, and put the protection of their health and working conditions into their own hands.