BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN
EUROPE – AIR FORCES AFRICA
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN
EUROPE – AIR FORCES AFRICA
INSTRUCTION 36-151
11 MAY 2021
Personnel
WORKS COUNCIL PARTICIPATION IN
MANAGEMENT ACTIONS (GERMANY)
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA/A1KC
Supersedes: USAFEI36-751,
21 April 2008
Certified by: HQ USAFE-
AFAFRICA/A1K
(GS-15 Steve J. Reichert)
Pages: 46
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-1, Appropriated Funds
Civilian Management and Administration, and AFPD 34-3, Nonappropriated Funds Personnel
Management and Administration. It provides basic policy and outlines major authorities and
responsibilities for complying with the legal participation rights of works councils on
management actions affecting local labor in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). It applies
to United States (US) Forces activities in Germany for which the US Air Forces in Europe act as
executive agent for Local National (LN) civilian employment matters. This instruction applies to
all United States in Europe-Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) Regular Air Force. It does
not apply to the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve Command units. Ensure that all
records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in
accordance with (IAW) AFI 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance
Program, and disposed of IAW Air Force Records Information Management System Records
Disposition Schedule. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the
Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication. The authorities to waive wing, and unit level requirements in this publication are
identified with a tier number (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) following the compliance statement. See
Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms Management,
for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers
through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately,
