Association of the metal and electrical industry in North Rhine-Westphalia
The Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry of North Rhine-Westphalia eV (METALL NRW) is an amalgamation of 26 employers' associations of the metal and electrical industry (M + E industry) in North Rhine-Westphalia. As a regional association, it stands up for the interests of its members - vis-à-vis the public, trade unions, politics, science and the media. One of the main tasks is to conclude collective agreements with the trade unions . METALL NRW is a member of the general association of the metal and electrical industry Gesamtmetall.
The association also advises its member associations on questions
- labor, social and works constitution law,
- the labor economy and remuneration systems,
- public relations and
- informs the member associations about legislation and case law.
Association duties
As a collective bargaining association, the association negotiates wages , working hours, social benefits and other important conditions of employment for its member associations and their member companies. The association provides advice on labor law issues and enables member associations and companies to exchange experiences across industries in working groups, committees and seminars. In the area of social security law, the association provides information about new laws and important judgments in case law. The main focus is on the practical design and implementation of social law in companies, e.g. B. in the areas of old-age provision, partial retirement and employment promotion law. The regional association supports its member associations in social and labor law issues with European or international law. Through the liaison office of Unternehmer nrw in Brussels, the association brings in the interests of the North Rhine-Westphalian M + E industry in drafting guidelines or other projects at European level in order to mitigate or completely prevent burdensome regulations for companies. The association also advises companies on job design, occupational safety and on improving working conditions. He supports them in the introduction of new technologies and offers solutions to questions of classification and performance remuneration. The association is actively involved in shaping education policy. Training as well as securing and recruiting skilled workers are central concerns of the association. In close cooperation with METALL NRW, BILDUNGSWERK NRW offers qualification seminars for specialists and managers as well as for works council members.
Association headquarters
The office is located in Düsseldorf. In the vicinity of the Rhine, the association represents the interests of the M + E industry in North Rhine-Westphalia in the “Unternehmer nrw” building. The location and proximity to the state parliament, ministries, associations and trade unions should enable direct exchange and intensive networking.
history
The founding date is in the year 1904. At that time the employers' association was founded for the north-western group of the association of the iron and steel industrialists, in short Arbeit-Nord-West. This association was the dominant socio-political association in the Rhenish-Westphalian industrial area until 1934 - the year the employers' associations were dissolved throughout the German Reich. Also in 1904, the regional association of the Rhenish-Westphalian iron and steel industry was established under the leadership of Arbeit-Nord-West. Under the clear leadership of Arbeit-Nord-West, you owned other regional employers' associations that were influenced by the metal industry, e.g. B. from Hagen, Remscheid, the Siegerland, Iserlohn or the southeastern Westphalia.
Differentiator to other associations
The regional association of the Rhenish-Westphalian iron and steel industry, as an association, can be clearly identified as the predecessor of METALL NRW. Not only in terms of structure, the district association became the model for the establishment of the Metal Employers' Committee of North Rhine-Westphalia (today METALL NRW) on June 27, 1948. The continuity also explains why the collective bargaining association METALL NRW is set up as an association without its own company membership . This is a distinguishing feature to all other member associations of GESAMTMETALL. The special organization of METALL NRW has guaranteed a deep anchoring of collective bargaining and socio-political interest representation in the NRW regions for over 100 years. It is precisely this that ensures that the interests of the so-called small and medium-sized enterprises can also be authentically asserted beyond the state level to the European level. Dates and names of the association's history:
- June 27, 1948 - Founding of the North Rhine-Westphalia Metalworking Employer Committee
- September 13, 1948 - Renamed to: Association of metal industry employers' associations North Rhine-Westphalia eV
- Apr. 29, 1977 - Renaming to: Association of the Metal Industry North Rhine-Westphalia eV
- June 19, 1991 - Renaming to: Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry North Rhine-Westphalia eV
- June 9, 1998 - Renaming to: METALL NRW Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry North Rhine-Westphalia eV
President
- Hans Bilstein, Ennepetal-Altenvoerde (1948–1951)
- Ernst Hilbert, Oberhausen (1952–1960)
- Albert Honsberg, Remscheid-Hasten (1960–1966)
- Hans-Wilhelm Rudhart, Oberhausen (1966–1969)
- Alfred Fr. Flender, Oberhausen (1969)
- Friedrich A. Neuman , Eschweiler (1970–1980)
- Paul Pleiger, Herbede (1980–1983)
- Jochen F. Kirchhoff (Honorary President), Iserlohn (1983–1997)
- Martin Kannegiesser , Vlotho (1997–2000)
- Michael Jäger, Lohmar (2000-2006)
- Horst-Werner Maier-Hunke (2006-2014)
- Arndt G. Kirchhoff (since June 24, 2014)
Chief Executive
- Max Lobeck (until 1964)
- Herbert Zigan (1964–1971)
- Hans Hellmut Krause (1973–1989)
- Hansjörg Döpp (1990-2006)
- Luitwin Mallmann (since November 1, 2006)
literature
- Mallmann, Luitwin: 100 Years of Total Metal - Perspectives from Tradition 1890–1990 Dt. Institut-Verlag, Cologne 1990, ISBN 9783602142620 .