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IG Metall workers conduct warning strikes across Bavaria

Several cities · pinned on Munich, Germany · since Nov 1, 2026

Is it still on?

YESDay 6 and counting, since Nov 1.

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Workers are protesting for higher wages during ongoing collective bargaining negotiations in the metal and electrical industry.
What they want
The union is demanding a five percent salary increase.
What changed
Nov 4: IG Metall reported 16,000 participants across Bavaria, including 3,000 workers at the BMW plant in Munich.
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Both sides

What protesters want

  • Five percent salary increase

Organised by: IG Metall

What authorities say

The employers' association vbm described the union's actions as unnecessary and proposed a lower wage increase, citing concerns over market competitiveness and declining profits in the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors.1

The numbers

Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.

Crowd
16,000
IG Metall reported 16,000 participating employees across Bavaria on the fourth day of the strike wave.1

The full story

IG Metall union members have initiated a series of warning strikes across Bavaria as part of a contentious collective bargaining round for the metal and electrical industry. According to the union, the industrial action involved 16,000 employees on the fourth day of the strike wave, with 3,000 participants reported at the BMW facility in Munich. The union is seeking a five percent wage increase. In response, the employers' association vbm has criticized the strikes, with chief executive Bertram Brossardt describing the union's approach as unnecessary "class struggle rhetoric." Employers have proposed a one-time payment of one percent for 2027 and a 1.3 percent increase for 2028, citing concerns over international competitiveness. Union leader Horst Ott stated that the union intends to increase pressure on employers in the coming days.

Timeline

  1. The union announced further warning strikes scheduled for Friday across 105 companies in Bavaria.2

  2. IG Metall reported 16,000 participants in warning strikes across Bavaria, including 3,000 at BMW in Munich.1

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