Franz Steinkühler
Franz Steinkühler (born May 20, 1937 in Würzburg ) is a German trade unionist and asset and management consultant . From 1986 to 1993 he was chairman of IG Metall .
education
After an apprenticeship as a toolmaker and further training as a REFA specialist, Steinkühler initially worked for a company in Göppingen . Here he got involved in union work .
Trade unionists
In 1963 he became district secretary of IG Metall in Stuttgart . In 1972 he succeeded Willi Bleicher as district manager of the IG Metall district of Baden-Württemberg . During his time as district manager, which lasted until 1983, there were numerous tough collective bargaining negotiations in the metal industry. In the early autumn of 1973, after a great wave of wildcat strikes in the metal industry, Franz Steinkühler organized his first strike for the humanization of work. a. included the "stone cooler break" named after him for piecework workers. In the spring of 1978, a successful strike to protect against rationalization followed.
In October 1983 Steinkühler was elected second chairman of IG Metall. The previous incumbent Hans Mayr succeeded Eugen Loderer as chairman. During this time, in 1984, Franz Steinkühler organized his most important and most sustained strike, for the enforcement of the 35-hour week.
In October 1986, Mayr decided not to run again for reasons of age, and Steinkühler was elected chairman. As head of IG Metall, Steinkühler showed a willingness to compromise in the collective bargaining negotiations. Nevertheless, in 1990 he succeeded in introducing the 35-hour week in stages .
Quote
“I can't predict when the next idea will hit the masses. Often not much is missing, everything switches from sleep to storm mode "
Suspicion and resignation
Steinkühler was re-elected as chairman of IG Metall in 1989 and 1992. In May 1993, however, he was suspected of having used his position as a member of the supervisory board of Daimler-Benz AG for insider trading . Under the impression of criticism, he resigned on May 25, 1993 from the post of IG Metall chairman. Klaus Zwickel was elected as his successor .
More revelations
Since his resignation, Steinkühler has worked as an asset and management consultant. It hit the headlines again in 1996 when an IG Metall investigation commission chaired by Horst Henrichs , then President of the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court , came to the conclusion that Steinkühler had bought the trade union headquarters in Frankfurt-Niederrad far too expensive. IG Metall later waived an initially considered action for damages against Steinkühler; it soon hit the headlines when it became known that the chairman of Henrichs' investigative commission had received DM 1.35 million for his work.
literature
together with Siegfried Bleicher (Ed.): Between Rise and Rationalization - The Employees, VSA Hamburg 1988, ISBN 3879754039
Political activity
Steinkühler has been a member of the SPD since 1951 .
honors and awards
- Honorary Senator of the University of Konstanz
Web links
- Literature by and about Franz Steinkühler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Franz Steinkühler contemporary witness in a video interview
Individual evidence
- ^ Eighth, Udo, 1943-: Labor dispute over working time: Perspectives for the future of trade unions in a flexible working world . Publishers labor movement and social science , Marburg 1985, ISBN 3-921630-52-5 .
- ↑ Newspaper OXI , September 2017, p 14
Walter Freitag (1948–1952) | Hans Brümmer (1948–1956) | Otto Brenner (1952–1972) | Eugen Loderer (1972–1983) | Hans Mayr (1983–1986) | Franz Steinkühler (1986–1993) | Klaus Zwickel (1993-2003) | Jürgen Peters (2003–2007) | Berthold Huber (2007-2013) | Detlef Wetzel (2013–2015) | Jörg Hofmann (since 2015)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinkühler, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trade unionist and former chairman of IG Metall |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |