European unions : labor's quest for a transnational democracy

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Label

European unions : labor's quest for a transnational democracy

Title remainder

labor's quest for a transnational democracy

Statement of responsibility

Roland Erne

Creator

• Erne, Roland

Subject

• Democratization
• Democratization -- European Union countries
• Demokratie
• Demokratisierung
• Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union -- Gewerkschaft | Politisches Netzwerk
• Electronic book
• Electronic books
• Europe -- European Union countries
• Europäische Union
• Europäische Union
• Europäische Union -- Demokratisierung | Gewerkschaft | Politisches Netzwerk
• Gewerkschaft
• Gewerkschaft
• Gewerkschaft -- Politisches Netzwerk | Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union
• Industrial relations
• Industrial relations -- European Union countries
• Arbeiterbewegung
• International labor activities -- European Union countries
• Internationalisierung
• Internet resources
• Labor movement
• Labor movement -- European Union countries
• Labor unions -- European Union countries -- Political activity
• Labor unions -- Political activity
• POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations
• Politisches Handeln
• Politisches Handeln
• Politisches Netzwerk
• Politisches Netzwerk -- Gewerkschaft | Demokratisierung -- Europäische Union
• International labor activities

Genre

• Electronic books
• Internet resources
• Electronic book

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

E7B

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography