Re: IG Metall

["Johannes Schneider" <Johannes.Schneider@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis R Redmond wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Johannes Schneider wrote:
>
> > it seems you are referring to:
> > http://www.igmetall.de/metall/nov00/sache.html
> > but I cannot find what you are reading into it.
>
> The big headline which says, "Auf einen wirklichen Politikwechsel in
> Berlin warten die Gewerkschaften noch." [Unions are still waiting for a
> genuine political change in Berlin.] Plus the text, where Zwickel rakes
> the SPD over the coals and then concludes with "Wir brauchen eine
> Bundesregierung, die selbst Debatten anstoesst und den Rahmen definiert
> fuer ein neues, ein gerechtes und faires Gesellschaftsmodell. Bei einem
> wirklichen Politikwechsel wuerde ich die SPD nur allzu gern
> unterstuetzen."  [We need a Government which opens up debate and defines
> the boundaries for a new, fairer and socially just model of society.
> Given a genuine change of political direction, I'd gladly support the
> SPD."]

I think so words are much to ambigous. In fact almost everyone can read into
it what he wants. But certainly you are right at the base of the IG Metall
there is growing discontent with the SPD-led government. In some respect the
Zwickel editorial is intended to calm down those feelings.

> There's also some interesting stuff about how IG Metall is rethinking
> codetermination laws, trying to find ways of responding to Eurocapital on
> its own global turf, and starting up a "Just Rewards" (in German, "Fair
> teilen") campaign, English summary at:
>
> http://www.eiro.eurofound.ie/2000/10/features/DE0010287F.html
>

Thanks a lot for the link. Its a very useful site to see what EU unions are
doing.

Johannes