The Transnationalisation of Collective Bargaining

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author(s)/editor(s)
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Table of Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1 The EU Multi-Level System of Social Policy Coordination and Regulation
• 1.1.1 Sectoral Coordination of Collective Agreements as a Trade Union-Driven Pattern of Europeanisation
• 1.1.2 European Social Dialogues: From Discussion to Negotiation Forums
• 1.1.3 The Decentralisation of ESD: The European Social Dialogues at the Sector-Level
• 1.1.4 European Works Councils: An Actor in Transnational Collective Bargaining?
• 1.2 Three Routes Towards Europeanisation
• 1.2.1 The “Euro-Optimistic” Scenario: Development of a European System of Industrial Relations
• 1.2.2 The “Euro-Pessimistic” Scenario: Neo-Voluntarism and Negative Integration in the EU
• 1.2.3 Beyond “Euro-Optimism” and “Euro-Pessimism”: Key Arguments and Research Approach
• Chapter 2. Theoretical Considerations
• 2.1 The Class-Specific Logic of Collective Action: Causes and Implications of the Asymmetry of Power between Labour and Capital
• 2.1.1 The Class-Specific Logic Taken Further: The Multi-Dimensional Logic of Collective Action
• 2.2 Diversity in National Systems of Industrial Relations and Regime Competition
• 2.3 Pattern Bargaining: Its Functions and Implications at National and Transnational Level
• Chapter 3. Introducing the Key Concepts
• 3.1 The Centralised and the Decentralised Pattern of the Europeanisation of Industrial Relations
• 3.2 Developing an Analytical Framework for the Europeanisation of Collective Bargaining Policies: The Metal Sector as a Starting Point
• 3.3 Alternative, “Non-Collective Bargaining” Approaches
• 3.3.1 Lobbying the EU Legislator
• 3.3.2 European Social Dialogues at the Sector Level
• Chapter 4. Identifying the Independent Variables: Guiding Hypotheses About Factors of Europeanisation
• 4.1 Hypothesis 1: Labour Mobility
• 4.2 Hypothesis 2: Capital Mobility
• 4.3 Hypothesis 3: Export Dependence
• 4.4 Hypothesis 4: Product and Labour Markt Regulation
• 4.5 Hypothesis 5: Organisational Density of Trade Unions
• 4.6 Hypothesis 6: Concentration of the Associational System of Industrial Relations
• 4.7 Hypothesis 7: Level of Collective Bargaining
• 4.8 Hypothesis 8: Mechanisms of Collective Bargaining
• 4.9 Hypothesis 9: Inclusiveness/Exclusiveness of the System of Industrial Relations
• Chapter 5. The Operationalisation of the Determinants of the Transnational Coordination of Collective Bargaining: Methodological Remarks
• 5.1 Institutional Factors
• 5.1.1 Representational Domain, Extension Practice and Bargaining Coverage
• 5.1.2 Trade Union Density
• 5.1.3 Bargaining Level and Patterns of Bargaining Coordination
• 5.1.4 Three Types of Collective Bargaining Systems and Implications for Transnational Coordination
• 5.2 Selection of the Sectors
• 5.3 Economic Characteristics of the Sectors
• 5.3.1 Labour Mobility
• 5.3.2 Capital Mobility
• 5.3.3 Export Dependence
• 5.3.4 Market Regulation
• Chapter 6. The Analysis of the Sectors: Thematic Focal Points
• 6.1 Sectoral Collective Bargaining Systems: Institutional Characteristics
• 6.2 Actor-Specific Factors: Perceptions of Key Actors from the ETUFs
• Chapter 7. Sector Analyses: Empirical Findings
• 7.1 Metal Sector
• 7.1.1 The National Trade Unions in the European Metal Sector
• 7.1.2 The National Systems of Industrial relations in the Metal Sector
• 7.1.3 Transnational Inter-Union Networks in the Metal Sector
• 7.1.4 Wage Bargaining Coordination in the Metal Sector
• 7.1.5 European Social Dialogue in the Metal Sector
• 7.1.6 Trade Union Actors’ Perceptions in the Metal Sector
• 7.2 Chemical Sector
• 7.2.1 The National Systems of Industrial Relations in the Chemical Sector
• 7.2.2 The Chemical Sectors’ Bottom-Up Approach: Union-Led Networks for Information Exchange on Collective Bargaining Issues
• 7.2.3 European Social Dialogue in the Chemical Sector
• 7.2.4 Trade Union Actors’ Perceptions in the Chemical Sector
• 7.3 Food Sector
• 7.3.1 The National Systems of Industrial Relations in the Food Sector
• 7.3.2 The Food Sectors’ Decentralised Approach: Union-led Networks for Information Exchange on Collective Bargaining Issues
• 7.3.3 European Social Dialogue in the Food Sector
• 7.3.4 Trade Union Actors’ Perceptions in the Food Sector
• 7.4 Telecommunications Sector
• 7.4.1 The National Systems of Industrial relations in the Telecom Sector
• 7.4.2 The Telecommunications Sectors’ Approach: “MNC Alliances” As a Means For the Transnational Organisation of Employees’ Interests?
• 7.4.3 European Social Dialogue in the Telecommunications Sector
• 7.4.4 Trade Union Actors’ Perceptions in the Telecommunications Sector
• 7.5 Construction Sector
• 7.5.1 The National Systems of Industrial Relations in the Construction Sector
• 7.5.2 The Construction Sectors’ “Alternative” Approach: Decentralised Collective Bargaining Coordination or Lobbying for European Regulation
• 7.5.3 European Social Dialogue in the Construction Sector
• 7.5.4 Trade Union Actors’ Perceptions in the Construction Sector
• 7.6 The Banking Sector
• 7.6.1 The National Systems of Industrial Relations in the Banking Sector
• 7.6.2 Decentralised Coordination in the Banking Sector: The UNI-Finance Collective Bargaining Network
• 7.6.3 European Social Dialogue in the Banking Sector
• 7.6.4 Trade Union Actors’ Perceptions in the Banking Sector
• 7.7 Cleaning Industry
• 7.7.1 The National Systems of Industrial Relations in the Cleaning Sector
• 7.7.2 MNCs as the Focal Point of UNI Property Services’ Bargaining Coordination Approach
• 7.7.3 European Social Dialogue in the Cleaning Sector
• 7.7.4 Trade Union Actors’ Perceptions in the Cleaning Sector
• Chapter 8. Putting the Hypotheses to the Test: Results of the Sector Analyses
• 8.1 Labour Mobility
• 8.2 Capital Mobility
• 8.3 Export Dependence
• 8.4 Market Regulation
• 8.5 Union Density
• 8.6 Union Fragmentation
• 8.7 Collective Bargaining Level
• 8.8 Collective Bargaining Coordination
• 8.9 Collective Bargaining Coverage
• 8.10 The Relationship Between European Sectoral Social Dialogue and the Europeanisation of Collective Bargaining
• Chapter 9. Conclusions
• References
• List of Abbreviations
• Annexes