BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Germany's top ⁠industrial ⁠union on Wednesday suffered ⁠a setback at the works council elections at Tesla's plant near Berlin, once again failing to win a majority after a ...
In spring 2026, elections to German works councils took place in which workers voted as workers and not as trade union members – paradoxically. Even though, at least in Germany’s all-important car ...
Digital labor platforms, app-based work models, and remote workforces are shaping employment structures far beyond Europe. A recent decision by Germany’s highest labor court clarifies how traditional ...
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At German workplaces, these issues shape daily conversations. While attacks on works councils are becoming more rabid, this can also generate a heightened sense of solidarity among workers. The ...
Last week, works councils and the IG Metall metalworkers and engineering union held a vote of the more than 50,000 employees of auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen on the job cuts and wage reductions ...
The German quadrennial works council elections in spring 2026 are approaching. The modern workplace—with matrix structures, platform work, and home office arrangements—raises questions of who is ...
Production of the Ford Fiesta in Cologne [Photo by GillyBerlin / flickr / CC BY 2.0] The Chairman of the General Works Council of Ford in Germany, Benjamin Gruschka, has warned of the insolvency of ...