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IG Metall (German: Industriegewerkschaft Metall, "Industrial Union of Metalworkers'") is the dominant metalworkers' union in Germany. Analysts of German labor relations consider it a major trend-setter in national bargaining. As a metalworkers' union, it represents workers in the motor vehicle industry. Significantly, IG Metall represents both blue- and white-collar workers.
On April 1 1998 the Gewerkschaft Textil und Bekleidung (GTB), the trade union of textile and clothing joined IGM.
On January 1 2000 the Gewerkschaft Holz und Kunststoff (GHK), the trade union of wood and plastics joined IGM.
IGM is a member of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB), the German trade union confederation.
IGM is also a member of some international union umbrella organisations.

Organisation structure

IGM consists of 7 Bezirke (districts) which are subdivided in Verwaltungstellen (administrative areas):

Bezirk Baden-Württemberg headquarters located in Stuttgart; 28 Verwaltungstellen
Bezirk Bayern (Bavaria ) headquarters located in Munich; 21 Verwaltungstellen
Bezirk Berlin-Brandenburg-Sachsen (Berlin + Brandenburg + Saxony ) headquarters located in Berlin; 12 Verwaltungstellen
Bezirk Frankfurt (Saarland + Rhineland-Palatinate + Hesse + Thuringia ) headquarters located in Frankfurt/Main; 27 Verwaltungstellen
Bezirk Küste ("Küste"= "Sea Coast" ) (Bremen + Hamburg + Schleswig-Holstein + Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ) headquarters located in Hamburg; 19 Verwaltungstellen
Bezirk Niedersachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt (Lower Saxony + Saxony-Anhalt ) headquarters located in Hanover; 20 Verwaltungstellen
Bezirk Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia ) headquarters located in Düsseldorf; 47 Verwaltungstellen

Miscellaneous

metall magazine

The IGM magazine metallzeitung has existed since 1949. In 2005 it had a circulation of over 2 million per issue. There are 12 issues per year.

Chairmen

1949-1950: Hans Brümmer, Walter Freitag, Wilhelm Petersen 1950-1952: Hans Brümmer // 2nd chairman: Walter Freitag 1952-1956: Hans Brümmer // 2nd chairman: Otto Brenner 1956-1968: Otto Brenner 1968-1972: Otto Brenner // 2nd chairman: Eugen Loderer 1972-1983: Eugen Loderer // 2nd chairman: Hans Mayr 1983-1986: Hans Mayr // 2nd chairman: Franz Steinkühler 1986-1989: Franz Steinkühler // 2nd chairman: Karl-Heinz Jansen 1989-1993: Franz Steinkühler // 2nd chairman: Klaus Zwickel 1993-1998: Klaus Zwickel // 2nd chairman: Walter Riester 1998-2003: Klaus Zwickel // 2nd chairman: Jürgen Peters 2003-2007: Jürgen Peters // 2nd chairman: Berthold Huber 2007- : Berthold Huber // 2nd chairman: Detlef Wetzel

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