That was the credo of the Steel Action Day on Thursday in Salzgitter. The initiator and organizer was IG Metall Salzgitter-Peine.
4,000 people gathered on the steelworks site to demonstrate for secure jobs, against cheap steel imports from China and the increase in the price ofCO2 certificates and for Salzgitter AG to be exempted from the EEG levy.
They also received support from the Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, Stefan Weil. He emphasized that he did not want companies from Lower Saxony to have to emigrate to countries outside Europe because the local energy costs were too high.
"No power lines without steel, no wind turbines without steel," said Hartmut Meine, District Manager of IG Metall for Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, emphasizing the importance of the steel industry for the energy transition.
Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel also showed his solidarity with the steel workers of his city and marched with them to the rally. For him, one thing is clear: "We stand by our steelworks and fight together for our steel location and our livelihood."
A few weeks ago, the city council of Salzgitter was also very united in this stance. On March 16, it unanimously passed a resolution to preserve the steel industry locations in Germany and the jobs at Salzgitter AG.
Chairman of the Executive Board Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann and Chairman of the Group Works Council Hasan Cakir and Matthias Wilhelm, second authorized representative of IG Metall Salzgitter-Peine, were proud of so much solidarity.
