Sentence examples for works council from inspiring English sources

Neither plant is unionized or has an elected works council.

Mr. Osterloh, the head of VW's works council, thinks so.

Opel's works council called for warning strikes on Thursday.

The former head of Air France's works council has even called for reform.

A works council is not like an American union, which can negotiate contracts and authorize strikes.

The carmaker's works council says it wants to change the corporate culture.

At yesterday's meeting the Wegener works council approved the appointment of Velgaard.

The works council is represented, while the chairman is the former finance director.

"There is caution in buying," the German company's works council chief Bernd Osterloh told reporters.

"I don't even know if they know what a works council is," Mr. Osterloh said in a telephone interview.

Magna is the preferred choice of the leftist ministers in Germany's ruling coalition and Opel's powerful works council.