Unions divided? Trade union attitudes towards the European Union’s Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages
Eriks Ozols,
Stefan Ivanov Hristov,
Thomas Paster
Abstract:In October 2022, the European Union adopted a directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (AMWD). This directive has sparked considerable controversy. While employers uniformly oppose the AMWD, unions are divided. In many EU countries, unions support the AMWD, while in Denmark and Sweden, they oppose it. This article aims to answer the question: Why do unions in some member states support the AMWD, while unions in other countries oppose it? Drawing on 27 semi-structured interviews with union repr… Show more
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