Trade Union Cooperation in Europe

This open access book discusses transnational trade union cooperation in Europe its forms, focuses, conditions, and obstacles. It provides an overview of existing trade union cooperation and includes detailed analyses of two specific questions: the debates on statutory minimum wages and the Posting of Workers Directive. Drawing on empirical research, the authors take a comparative approach, considering national industrial relations regimes as well as individual sectors. With the ongoing processes of integration in Europe, it has become increasingly important for unions to cooperate with regard to employers and EU institutions. The authors illustrate the interconnections between national and European industrial relations, and explore the process of European integration in labour markets. Illustrating the potential for and difficulties involved in deepening trade union cooperation across Europe, this work is a vital read for trade unionists, researchers and students interested in European trade unionism and labour markets.

Presents theoretical perspectives that are in the front line of the discussion of industrial relations in Europe Based on comprehensive empirical data and provides accessible illustrations of important cases Suitable as a secondary resource for courses in industrial relations and European studies

Autorentext
Bengt Furåker is Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He has published extensively on issues in the labour market and working life.

Bengt Larsson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research focuses on industrial relations in Europe and wage determination in Sweden. ****

Inhalt

1. Why and How to Study Trade Union Cooperation in Europe?.- 2. Patterns of transnational trade union cooperation in Europe.- 3. The European Trade Union Movement and the Issue of Statutory Minimum Wages.- 4. Revision of the EU Posting of Workers Directive, Social Dumping and Trade Unions' Position.- 5. Concluding Discussion.