Stratégies syndicales et renouvellement des élites: le syndicat FTMH face à la crise des années 1990

Widmer, Frédéric

doi:10.1002/j.1662-6370.2007.tb00083.x

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“…This also translates into the organisational links of SPD MPs in parliament, who tend to be union officials less often than before (Trampusch 2005). This can also be observed in Switzerland, where Widmer (2007) has observed a progressive "partification" of trade union elites. Not to mention Ireland, that is characterised by one of the weakest labour parties in parliament (the Labour party) in Western Europe.…”

Section: Organizational Links Between Parties and Interest Groupsmentioning

confidence: 70%

What’s Left to Trade: The Changing Logic of Corporatist Policymaking in Europe

Afonso

2011

SSRN Journal

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This paper outlines evolutions in the underlying logic of corporatist policymaking in Western Europe. Starting from the discrepancy between the observable decline in the power of organised labour on the one hand, and the persistence of corporatist concertation as a mode of policymaking on the other, the paper outlines the remaining incentives for governments to involve trade unions and employers in policymaking. The paper shifts the focus from the traditional structural explanations of corporatist policymaking to political explanations emphasising political support, compliance and knowledge. The paper then outlines a few elements regarding the relationship between political and partisan configurations on corporatism.

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Section: Organizational Links Between Parties and Interest Groupsmentioning

confidence: 70%

What’s Left to Trade: The Changing Logic of Corporatist Policymaking in Europe

Afonso

2011

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“…Faced with this rather difficult context, however, Swiss trade unions have managed to readjust their organisational and political strategies to stop this decline (Oesch 2010). This notably involved a more frequent use of political strategies through legislative proposals or referendums to counter their weakening in the sphere of industrial relations (Trampusch 2008;Widmer 2007), as well as major internal reorganisations such as the creation of the now biggest trade union Unia, which resulted from the merger of the construction trade union gbi (Gewerkschaft Bau und Industrie) with the metal, machines and watchmaking trade union smuv (Schweizerischen Metall-und Uhrenarbeiterverband) (Oesch 2010).…”

Section: Actorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Concertation in Times of Austerity

Afonso

2013

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A term specifically found in European politics, social concertation refers to cooperation between trade unions, governments and employers in public policy-making. 'Social Concertation in Times of Austerity' investigates the political underpinnings of social concertation in the context of European integration. Alexandre Afonso focuses on the regulation of labor mobility and unemployment protection in Austria and Switzerland, two of Europe's most prosperous countries, and he looks at nonpartisan policymaking as a strategy for compromise. With this smart, new study, Afonso powerfully enters the debate on the need for a shared social agenda in post-crisis Western Europe.

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“…These evolutions have, however, followed different paths across sectors, depending on the amount of skill required and their exposure to international competition (Mach & Oesch 2003). On the trade union side, this changing environment has been met with new strategies, notably trade union mergers, an increase in industrial action or a more frequent resort to the political sphere (popular initiatives, referendums or legislative proposals) to compensate for losing ground in the sphere of collective bargaining (see for instance Trampusch 2008b;Widmer 2007).…”

Section: Labour Market and Industrial Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%