Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 260 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Approaching Euro-democracy and its alternatives -- Do unions have an interest in Euro-democratization? -- Wage policy and the European monetary union -- The rise of national competitive corporatism -- European wage-bargaining coordination networks : contrasting insights from manufacturing and the construction industry -- Beyond competitive corporatism? : insights from Germany, France, and Italy -- The European regulation of transnational company mergers -- A Euro-democratization union strategy : the ABB Alstom Power case -- A Euro-technocratization union strategy : the Alcan-Pechiney-Algroup case |
Summary |
"Roland Erne's view of transnational trade union networks challenges the assertion that no realistic prospect exists for remedying the European Union's democratic deficit - that is, its domination by corporate interests and lack of a cohesive European people. His book describes the emergence of a European trade union movement that crosses national boundaries. Erne assesses national and EU-level trade union politics in two core areas: wage bargaining in the European Monetary Union and job protection during transnational corporate mergers and restructuring |
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The wage coordination policies of the European metal and construction workers' unions and the unions' responses in the ABB-Alstom Power and Alcan-Pechiney-Algroup merger cases, Erne finds, show that the activities of labor are not confined to the national level: labor's policies have undergone Europeanization. This cross-national borrowing of tactics is itself proof of the increasing integration of European states and societies." |
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"European Unions is based on an exceptionally wide range of research methods, including statistical analysis, participant observation, and interviews with EU-level, national, and local trade unionists and works councilors. It also draws on a wide range of European, German, French, Italian, and Swiss union documents and a multilingual body of academic literature across several disciplines, including political science, sociology, and law. Erne's multilevel inquiry goes beyond country-by-country comparisons of national cases and his book will prove of great relevance to readers interested in the future of labor, social justice, and democracy in an increasingly integrated world."--Jacket |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
SUBJECT |
Europäische Union. idszbz |
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Labor unions -- Political activity -- European Union countries
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Labor movement -- European Union countries
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International labor activities -- European Union countries
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Democratization -- European Union countries
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Industrial relations -- European Union countries
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Democratization
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Industrial relations
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International labor activities
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Labor movement
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Labor unions -- Political activity
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Arbeiterbewegung
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Gewerkschaft
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Internationalisierung
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Politisches Netzwerk
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Politisches Handeln
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Demokratisierung
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Gewerkschaft.
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Politisches Handeln.
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Demokratie.
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Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union -- Gewerkschaft -- Politisches Netzwerk.
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Gewerkschaft -- Politisches Netzwerk -- Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union.
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Politisches Netzwerk -- Gewerkschaft -- Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union.
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European Union countries
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Europäische Union.
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Europäische Union -- Demokratisierung -- Gewerkschaft -- Politisches Netzwerk.
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Genre/Form |
Internet resources.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2007038142 |
ISBN |
9780801461576 |
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080146157X |
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