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to your opinion.
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CODETERMINATION
Mr. PELL. Mr. President, for many
years, I have been interested in the efforts of many countries in Europe to
involve their workers in all levels of
company decisionmaking. Employees
serve on the board of directors which
addresses long-term management of
the company, the Supervisory or Administrative Board that deals with the
daily operations of the company, and
Works Councils which are localized
with many councils existing within the
same plant. This practice is often referred to as codetermination.
While European-style codetermination would not be a perfect fit here in
the United States, the concept of worker involvement remains valid. After
years of bitter, and even violent interaction and with the ever increasing demands of a high-tech workplace in a