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Trade Unions in the European Union.

This book offers a comprehensive comparative overview of the development, structure, and policies of trade unions in all the 27 Member States of the EU from 2000 to 2020. It presents an in-depth analysis of the neoliberal challenges facing these organizations and their strategic and policy responses...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waddington, Jeremy.
Other Authors: Müller, Torsten., Vandaele, Kurt.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Brussels : P.I.E. - Peter Lang SA Éditions Scientifiques Internationales, 2023.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Travail et Société / Work and Society Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright Information
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Trade unions in the European Union: Identifying challenges (Jeremy Waddington, Torsten Müller, Kurt Vandaele)
  • Chapter 2 Austria: Trade unions in a world of 'contested stability'? (Vera Glassner, Julia Hofmann)
  • Chapter 3 Belgium: Trade unions coping with workplace fissuring and opposing wage moderation in a tottering political system (Kurt Vandaele)
  • Chapter 4 Bulgaria: Trade unions establishing legitimacy through institution-building and the usages of 'Europe' (Slavina Spasova)
  • Chapter 5 Croatia: Trade unions able to retain influence despite loss of resources (Dragan Bagić, Jelena Ostojić)
  • Chapter 6 Cyprus: A divided society with trade unions on a slow retreat (Gregoris Ioannou, Sertac Sonan)
  • Chapter 7 Czechia: Trade unions escaping marginalization (Monika Martišková, Adam Šumichrast)
  • Chapter 8 Denmark: Trade unions still afloat at ebb tide (Herman Knudsen, Jens Lind, Bjarke Refslund)
  • Chapter 9 Trade unions in Estonia: Less than meets the eye (Epp Kallaste)
  • Chapter 10 Finland: Trade unions struggling within a Ghent system (Markku Sippola, Tapio Bergholm)
  • Chapter 11 France: Fragmented trade unions, few members, but many voters and much social unrest (Udo Rehfeldt, Catherine Vincent)
  • Chapter 12 Germany: Different worlds of trade unionism (Torsten Müller, Thorsten Schulten)
  • Chapter 13 Greek trade unions during the period 2000-2020: Plus ça change? (Ioannis Katsaroumpas, Aristea Koukiadaki)
  • Chapter 14 Hungary: After the end of illusions, trade unions on the brink of marginality (Tibor T. Meszmann, Imre G. Szabó)
  • Chapter 15 Ireland: Trade unions recovering after being tipped off balance by the Great Recession? (Vincenzo Maccarrone, Roland Erne).
  • Chapter 16 Trade unions in Italy: Pluralism and resilience (Salvo Leonardi, Roberto Pedersini)
  • Chapter 17 Latvia: Trade unions with the potential to escape marginalization (Elza Ungure)
  • Chapter 18 Lithuania: Trade unions still see light at the end of the tunnel (Inga Blažienė)
  • Chapter 19 Trade unions in Luxembourg: Residual institutional strength and declining mobilization capacity (Adrien Thomas)
  • Chapter 20 Malta: Trade union resilience in a changing environment (Manwel Debono, Luke Anthony Fiorini)
  • Chapter 21 Trade unions in the Netherlands: Erosion of their power base in the stable Polder Model (Paul de Beer, Lisa Berntsen)
  • Chapter 22 Poland: Trade unions developing after a decline (Jan Czarzasty, Adam Mrozowicki)
  • Chapter 23 Trade unions in Portugal: Between Marginalization and revitalization (Maria da Paz Campos Lima, Reinhard Naumann)
  • Chapter 24 Trade unions in Romania: Walking the thin line between politics and the market (Ștefan Guga, Aurora Trif)
  • Chapter 25 Trade unions in Slovakia: From politics to bread-and-butter unionism (Marta Kahancová, Monika Uhlerová)
  • Chapter 26 Slovenia: From strong trade union movement to uneven de-unionization (Miroslav Stanojević, Andreja Poje, Živa Broder)
  • Chapter 27 Spain: Boundaries, roles and changes in trade unionism (Carlos J. Fernández Rodríguez, Rafael Ibáñez Rojo, Miguel Martínez Lucio)
  • Chapter 28 Trade unions in Sweden: still high union density, but widening gaps by social category and national origin (Anders Kjellberg)
  • Chapter 29 Conclusion: Trade Unions picking up the pieces from the neoliberal challenge (Jeremy Waddington, Torsten Müller, Kurt Vandaele)
  • Appendix A1 Indicators relevant to trade unions in the European Union
  • Series Index.

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