For a while it looked as if the eternal dispute between the board of directors and the works council at Volkswagen had settled down. But then VW boss Oliver Blume broke a taboo by suggesting possible factory closures. Now works council chairwoman Daniela Cavallo has to prove that she can do one thing above all else: fight.
Daniela Cavallo's face is shining with sweat. It's almost 30 degrees, and she spent five hours at the company meeting in Wolfsburg convincing VW employees to take a new course. Towards confrontation. Now she wants to make one last statement, in front of the factory gates, where dozens of journalists are standing and want to know one thing above all: will there be a big clash between the works council and the company's top management? So are the old days back, when both sides quarreled publicly at every opportunity?
