After discussions among IG Metall's executive committee and nationwide tariff committees, the union decided to make a final attempt to strike a deal over wages and working conditions, IG Metall's chief Joerg Hofmann said at a press conference in Frankfurt on Friday.
"The outcome of talks remains uncertain," Hofmann said, adding that differences of opinion over what constitutes a fair wage had widened during the previous four rounds of talks.
(Reporting by Edward Taylor; Editing by Ludwig Burger)