The Bundestag Passes Legislation on Codetermination
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: West Germany, Germany
- Date: April 10, 1951
Article abstract: The West German government enshrined in law an Allied occupation policy giving workers in the steel and coal industries representation on the governing boards of companies.
Summary of Event
The “Act Regarding Co-determination by Employees in the Supervisory Boards and Management Boards of Companies in the Mining and in the Iron- and Steel-Producing Industry” was passed by the new West German Parliament (Bundestag) on April 10, 1951. It went into effect on May 21, 1951. The act gave representatives of the employees on the governing...
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