The Alternative for Germany (AfD) represents positions that contradict fundamental trade union values. Trade union representation of employees’ interests is not compatible with membership of the AfD. Trade unions can therefore declare the AfD to be an opposing organization by means of an incompatibility resolution and exclude members who are also members of the AfD – and should do so.
In this first part, I will show why an incompatibility resolution is possible with the AfD. The second part will be published in the next few days and will address whether and how AfD members can be excluded from the union following such an incompatibility decision.
The full constitutional blog post can be found here.
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