Word: mitbestimmung
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite these concerns, there is sound precedent for giving an auto-union leader a seat at the director's table. In West Germany, union officials for years have had a role in determining corporate decisions under a system called Mitbestimmung, or codetermination. Under this arrangement, West German union representatives in 1976 agreed to Volkswagen's decision to build assembly plants in the U.S. after they were convinced it would ensure the firm's survival and their own jobs in the long run, even though it meant limited union jobs at home. Says VW Chairman Toni Schmucker...