Trade Unions in the European Union.

• Superior document: Travail et Société / Work and Society Series ; v.86
• Author: Waddington, Jeremy.
• TeilnehmendeR: Müller, Torsten.; Vandaele, Kurt.
• Place / Publishing House: Brussels : : P.I.E. - Peter Lang SA Éditions Scientifiques Internationales,, 2023.; {copy}2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Travail et Société / Work and Society Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1186 pages)

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.

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.