Die Wissenschaftslehre 1807 Eine Zusammenfassung ihres Gedankengangs

Multinational corporations and the blocking of trade unions in Germany

“…Thus, a new codetermination body was created that was not based on legal requirements but was subject to the will of the executive board's cooperation (Girndt, 2006). In 2006, work council elections were finally enforced by the union IG Metall (Girndt, 2006). This was achieved only through the threat of a lawsuit by the unions (Manager Magazin, 2006a).…”

“…However, SAP was the only DAX corporation without one (Manager Magazin, 2006b). Prior to 2006, the employee representatives on the supervisory board, all of whom were internal to and dependent on the company’s management, handled operational matters that would otherwise be assigned to a work council (Girndt, 2006). The SAP executive board has granted internal employee representatives special codetermination rights through an agreement.…”

“…Shortly before the election, SAP management changed its strategy and called for an active election campaign and the election of a work council. The first work council election was successful, but most of those who were elected were former employee representatives aligned with management and those who were against union participation (Girndt, 2006). Although there was initial resentment toward the establishment of a work council and union participation, voter turnout in its elections has significantly increased in recent years.…”