Constructing European Collective Bargaining

Kim, Haknoh

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“…on the one hand it is calling for more flexible rules; but on the other it is refusing all attempts to institutionalise procedures or to verify that they are being applied correctly' (Arcq and Pochet, 2002: 207). Finally, such voluntary agreements should by no means be confused with the results of collective bargaining in its strict sense (Kim, 1999) because they lack the threat to strike or to take industrial action.…”

Section: Interprofessional Level: Most Recent Trendsmentioning

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Social dialogues—the state of the art a decade after Maastricht

Keller

2003

Industrial Relations Journal

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The article asks whether social dialogues, according the procedures of the Social Protocol and the Amsterdam Treaty, have proved to be valuable instruments able to make major contributions to the development of social integration. More recent developments at the inter-professional as well as at the sectoral level are evaluated. Furthermore, major trajectories for likely future trends at both levels are highlighted. The final part discusses the problem of whether social dialogues will profit from the introduction of new modes of governance, especially the more recently preferred open method of coordination.

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Section: Interprofessional Level: Most Recent Trendsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social dialogues—the state of the art a decade after Maastricht

Keller

2003

Industrial Relations Journal

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“…One of our leading hypotheses, in contrast to the opinion of the majority of other scholars (most recently Biagi, 1998;Falkner, 1998;Kim, 1999), is as follows: the new procedure of decision-making, i.e. the opportunity of qualified majority decision making instead of the requirement of unanimity in certain selected areas already Social dialogues 293 mentioned above, is more important for the success of the new institutional arrangement of the Social Protocol.…”

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“…Last but not least, the controversial core issues of industrial relations (like wages and salaries, strikes and lock-outs) are legally excluded from the coverage of the Social Protocol and the Amsterdam Treaty respectively. For the reasons indicated above, a frequently made mistake (most recently Kim, 1999) should therefore be avoided: social dialogues should by no means be confused with independent collective bargaining. Both forms do not constitute functional equivalents and empirical research shows that there is no automatism like a necessary development or path dependency leading from social dialogues to collective bargaining (Keller and Sö rries, 1999b).…”

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Social dialogues: an interim report on recent results and prospects

Keller

Bansbach

2000

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“…Une autre perspective est à ouvrir : le dialogue social doit nécessaire-ment s'adapter à l'élargissement des marchés, à leurs dimensions régionales et internationales (Kim 1999).…”

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Quelques réflexions sur un modèle social européen

Servais

2002

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L’auteur livre quelques réflexions personnelles sur la spécificité de la réponse européenne à la question sociale telle qu’elle se pose aujourd’hui. Davantage qu’une émanation de la politique de l’Union européenne, il voit dans le modèle social européen un patrimoine commun aux peuples de l’Europe en matière d’emploi et de travail. Ce concept traduit une triple réalité : une régulation sociale fondée sur la concertation ; un régime élaboré de protection sociale et l’existence de services publics à finalité sociale, ainsi qu’un interventionnisme actif de l’État en matières industrielle, économique et sociale. Si ce modèle doit faire face à des critiques et à des difficultés, l’évolution semble davantage aller dans le sens de son adaptation que dans celui de sa disparition.What is meant by the European social model? Is it a specifically European way of viewing and addressing social questions or, rather, a set of common institutions and practices established at the European Union level? The author is of the opinion that it is still the former.Admittedly, a European “social dimension” already exists, and it would be wrong to down play its importance. A Community social policy has been built up on treaties as well as on the instruments derived from them: free movement of workers and persons in general; social security for migrant workers and European citizens travelling in the European Union; promotion of equality of opportunities and treatment; emergence of minimum social standards, or even standards leading to harmonization pure and simple (for example, on occupational safety and health); and the setting up of social dialogue with European collective agreements and European Works Councils.In the final analysis, however, this specifically European form of protection remains limited. Firstly, some directives such as that on European Works Councils are essentially concerned with the supranational level. Furthermore, other European instruments may embody not very exacting standards which may well, for political if not legal reasons, end up amending and weakening national rules and regulations at one time more favourable to workers. Then there are the limits placed on the European Union’s scope of action as well as its political and economic strategies.The author considers that the European social concept reflects three historical realities. The first is that of social regulation based on centralized consultation and dialogue, which may be bipartite or tripartite. Whatever the number of parties involved, State institutions are never indifferent to the outcome of the negotiations in which the social actors have participated. While it is true that tripartite agreements and other forms of high-level social pacts have been, and are, observed in other regions of the world, no other region has resorted as much to dialogue, be it formal or informal, at the central level.The second reality is an elaborate social security system including, where appropriate, provision of a minimum guaranteed income and other forms of labour prote...

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Constructing European Collective Bargaining

Cited by 9 publications

References 25 publications

Social dialogues—the state of the art a decade after Maastricht

Social dialogues—the state of the art a decade after Maastricht

Social dialogues: an interim report on recent results and prospects

Quelques réflexions sur un modèle social européen

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