Burgess, Pete and Symon, Graham (2013) Collective bargaining unity and fragmentation in Germany: two concepts of trade unionism? Economic and Industrial Democracy, 34 (4). pp. 719-739. ISSN 0143-831X (Print), 1461-7099 (Online) (doi:10.1177/0143831X12464069)

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Abstract

In recent years established collective bargaining arrangements in some sectors in Germany have been challenged by an upsurge of sectional union activity that has contested the status of industry-level incumbents. Gauging the impact of this development has proved difficult for both observers and insiders, with a range of responses from labour market actors and government. This article explores recent developments and actor responses and locates them in the wider context of the German political economy. It argues that of all these actors trade unions, in particular in organized forms of capitalism, are confronted by strategic dilemmas related to managing the difficult ‘variable geometry’ of mobilization and systemic accommodation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	collective bargaining, industrial relations, institutional change, labour legislation, labour unions
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) > Work & Employment Research Unit (WERU) Faculty of Business > Department of Human Resources & Organisational Behaviour
Last Modified:	20 Sep 2019 14:07
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/9421

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