thumb|left|headquarters in frankfurt  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). 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-wÃ¼rttemberg 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 kÃ¼ste ( "kÃ¼ste"= "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 dÃ¼sseldorf; 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 brÃ¼mmer, walter freitag, wilhelm petersen *1950-1952: hans brÃ¼mmer // 2nd chairman: walter freitag *1952-1956: hans brÃ¼mmer // 2nd chairman: otto brenner
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