In this introduction to the eight reports on different sectoral dialogues, the coordinators of this issue provide an inventory of the different forms of social dialogue in the EU. It is argued that trade unions have hitherto made insufficient use of the opportunities offered by social dialogue but that the sectoral social dialogue offers a forum for unions to cooperate with employers to develop policies to safeguard Europeanised industries. Two fields of action are identified as being particularly suitable for Europe-wide campaigning: common rules for the European labour market, including a European minimum wage system, and a ‘citizens insurance’ to sustain social security systems.
The main statements contained in this paper can be summed up as follows: 1. The single market created a supranational economic area. It is only logical from an economic point of view that the single market should also give rise to a single currency. 2. In order to improve Europe's competitive position vis-à-vis Japan and the USA, the dollar must be rivalled by a European currency having equivalent clout. 3. The convergence criteria are economically justified. Stable prices, low interest rates, the reduction of dramatically inflated national debts and the elimination of competitive devaluations stimulate investment, jobs and growth. 4. The European Central Bank will assume the status of a European monetary government. If an equal effort is to be made to achieve employment and social policy objectives, then an economic government and a social government are also required. 5. The task of an economic government, in the form of a harmonised economic policy for the EU Member States, is to promote job-creating investment in new technologies and modern infrastructure projects. 6. The task of a social government, in the form of Union-wide coordinated trade union representation, is to safeguard social standards, participation rights and wage claims. 7. Only the trio of Monetary, Employment and Social Union make sense and entail genuine legitimacy. 8. In the light of the ongoing trend towards globalisation, the cost of failure and the associated re-establishment of putatively wholly sovereign nation states would be counter-productive for all countries in Europe. Résumé Les principaux messages de l' exposé se résument comme suit: 1. Le marché intérieur a créé un espace économique supranational. Que le marché unique se dote d'une monnaie unique correspond & a g r a v e ; une logique économique. -2. Pour mieux positionner l' Europe face & a g r a v e ; la concurrence du Japon et des USA, il faut opposer au dollar une monnaie européenne de même valeur. 3. Les critères de convergence ont leur justification économique. La stabilité des prix, la faiblesse des taux d'intérêt, la réduction des déficits publics devenus démesurés et la suppression des dévaluations sources de concurrence déloyale visent l' encouragement des investissements, de l' emploi et de la croissance. at OAKLAND UNIV on June 9, 2015 trs.sagepub.com Downloaded from 234 4. La banque centrale européenne aura le pouvoir d'un gouvernement monétaire européen. Pour que les objectifs d'emploi et de politique sociale acquièrent le même rang, il est indispensable d'avoir un gouvernement économique et un gouvernement social. 5. La mission du gouvernement économique, sous la forme d' une politique économique harmonisée entre les pays de l' UE, est de promouvoir les investissements créateurs d' emplois dans les nouvelles technologies et l...
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