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IG Metall plans warning strikes at more than 2,000 companies

After the peace obligation expired in the pay dispute between IG Metall and employers’ associations, the union has begun industrial action and plans warning strikes across more than 2,000 metal and electrical industry businesses this week.

3 Nov 2026

IG Metall plans to stage warning strikes at more than 2,000 businesses in Germany’s metal and electrical industries over the course of this week, following the end of the peace obligation in its pay dispute with employers’ associations.

The end of that period marks the start of industrial action in the dispute, according to the report.

Sources: Handelsblatt.