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Author Erne, Roland.

Title European unions : labor's quest for a transnational democracy / Roland Erne
Published Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2008

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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
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."
"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
Subject Labor unions -- Political activity -- European Union countries
Labor movement -- European Union countries
International labor activities -- European Union countries
Democratization -- European Union countries
Industrial relations -- European Union countries
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
Democratization
Industrial relations
International labor activities
Labor movement
Labor unions -- Political activity
Arbeiterbewegung
Gewerkschaft
Internationalisierung
Politisches Netzwerk
Politisches Handeln
Demokratisierung
Gewerkschaft.
Politisches Handeln.
Demokratie.
Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union -- Gewerkschaft -- Politisches Netzwerk.
Gewerkschaft -- Politisches Netzwerk -- Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union.
Politisches Netzwerk -- Gewerkschaft -- Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union.
European Union countries
Europäische Union.
Europäische Union -- Demokratisierung -- Gewerkschaft -- Politisches Netzwerk.
Genre/Form Internet resources.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2007038142
ISBN 9780801461576
080146157X