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Trade Unions in Western Europe - Hard Times, Hard Choices (Paperback)
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Trade Unions in Western Europe - Hard Times, Hard Choices (Paperback)
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Trade unions in most of Europe are on the defensive: in recent
decades they have lost membership, sometimes drastically; their
collective bargaining power has declined, as has their influence on
government; and in many countries, their public respect is much
diminished. This book explores the challenges facing trade unions
and their responses in ten west European countries: Britain,
Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands,
Belgium, France, and Italy. Based on a substantial number of
interviews with key union representatives and academic experts in
each country, together with the collection of a large amount of
union documentation and background material, the book gives an
account of how trade unionism has evolved in each country, the main
recent challenges that unions have faced, and their responses. The
book engages with the debates of the past two decades on union
modernization and revitalization, and more generally with theories
of institutional change and the literature on varieties of
capitalism. Some observers ask whether unions remain relevant
socio-economic actors, but challenging times can stimulate new
thinking, and hence provide new opportunities. This book aims to
show why trade unions are (still) important subjects for scientific
analysis: first, as a means of collective 'voice' allowing
employees to challenge management control and bringing a measure of
balance to the employment relationship; second, as a form of
'countervailing power' to the socio-economic dominance of capital;
and third, their potential as a 'sword of justice' to defend the
weak, vulnerable and disadvantaged, express a set of values in
opposition to the dominant political economy, and offer aspirations
for a different-and better-form of society.
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