sentences:  The Bertelsmann Stiftung is the driving force behind privatizations and cuts to social welfare programs, critics claimed.This assessment was supported by participants at "Das Schattenkabinett aus Gütersloh" ("The Shadow Cabinet from Gütersloh"), a conference critical of Bertelsmann.In addition to ver.di, other participants included Attac, GEW, IG Metall and the Otto Brenner Foundation.