IG Metall

German trade union within the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)
Organization labor_union Q694821
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Summary

IG Metall is a labor union[1].

Key Facts

  • Member of: Confederation of German Trade Unions[2], European Metalworkers' Federation[3], Bahn für Alle[4], Bundesnetzwerk Bürgerschaftliches Engagement[5], Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Seniorenorganisationen[6], IndustriALL Global Union[7], European Federation of Building and Wood Workers[8]
  • Country: Germany[9]
  • Instance of: nonprofit organization[10], non-governmental organization[11]
  • Follows: German Metal Workers' Union[12], Central Union of Machinists and Stokers and Kindred Trades of Germany[13], Union of Coppersmiths of Germany[14], Industrial Union of Metal[15], Textile and Clothing Union[16], Wood and Plastic Union[17]
  • Headquarters location: Frankfurt[18]
  • Location: Main Forum[19]
  • Child organization or unit: IG Metall Baden-Württemberg[20], IG Metall Jugend[21], Metallzeitung[22], Otto Brenner Stiftung[23], IG Metall Bayern[24], IG Metall Berlin-Brandenburg-Sachsen[25], IG Metall Küste[26], IG Metall Mitte[27], IG Metall Niedersachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt[28], IG Metall Bildung[29], Jugenderholungs- und Bildungsheime der IG Metall gGmbH[30], direkt[31]
  • Industry: voluntary sector[32]
  • Chairperson: Christiane Benner[33]
  • Inception: September 1, 1949[34]
  • Official website: https://www.igmetall.de/[35]
  • Employees: 2493[36], 2577[37], 2631[38], 2640[39]
  • Official name: Industriegewerkschaft Metall[40]
  • Legal form: association without rights[41]
  • Native label: Industriegewerkschaft Metall[42]
  • Short name: IG Metall[43], IGM[44]
  • Owner of: Bund-Verlag[45], Metallzeitung[46], Allianz für die Region[47], direkt[48], Jugenderholungs- und Bildungsheime der IG Metall gGmbH[49], Treuhandverwaltung IGEMET GmbH[50]
  • Member count: 2,273,743[51], 2,274,033[52], 2,262,661[53], 2,270,595[54], 2,262,571[55], 2,214,662[56]

References

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  25. [2] ↑ . dgb.de. Retrieved . dgb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [4] ↑ . bahn-fuer-alle.de. Retrieved . bahn-fuer-alle.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [5] ↑ . b-b-e.de. Retrieved . b-b-e.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . igmetall.de. Retrieved . igmetall.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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