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I have a few German customers and I also get the impression that their unions seem to work. It seems to be a result of multiple factors: 1. "Mitbestimmung" or
by vb6sp6 6y ago
I have a few German customers and I also get the impression that their unions seem to work.
It seems to be a result of multiple factors:
1. "Mitbestimmung" or co-determination. German workers elect the board of directors.
2. Labor reps vote alongside shareholders
3. Laborers in the same strata form "work councils" and choose reps to bring issues to managers or higher up the chain
4. "Betriebsverfassungsgesetz" federal laws giving workers the rights to form these work councils
The people i've spoken too (anecdotal, I know) don't seem to have the same hostility to the unions. It is just kinda accepted and "normal" that the union is going to be there so they seem to work with them instead of fighting them at every step.
- selimthegrim 6y agoVW TN was offered a works council deal and they still voted it down.
- vb6sp6 6y agoWorks council is kinda pointless without the other things
- genericone 6y agoYeah, give the employees some skin in the business, not just in the labor negotiations... Incentivize good union behavior, not adversarial behavior.
- musingsole 6y agoI believe Co-ops are a nature progression to merge the split between business and labor unions.
- vb6sp6 6y agoUnions have been trashed beyond repair in the US. American needs a "free market" solution and I think the next step is for employees to organize and form their own corporations. If a union demands better pay, healthcare, working conditions, they get attacked for be being greedy\lazy\entitled. A corporation that provides great pay, healthcare, and working conditions wins awards for "top 100 places to work".