Die Gewerkschaften

Vall, Mark van de

doi:10.1007/978-3-663-02175-9_2

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“…What is critical is not the objective nature of the wage-labour relationship but whether employees subjectively perceive conflicts, grievances or problems, or at the least do not exclude the prospect of these occurring in the future, and – crucially – can hold their employer or management responsible for these circumstances (Kelly, 1998: 45–46). For many wage-earners, therefore, a trade union is a collective ‘conflict insurance’ (Van de Vall, 1966) against the risks intrinsic to wage labour. This does not mean that normative motivations are irrelevant.…”

Section: Union Organizing and Strikes – The Argumentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Organizing through conflict: exploring the relationship between strikes and union membership in Germany

Dribbusch

2016

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research

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This article explores the possible link between trade union organizing and industrial action. The focus is on Germany and the period between 2004 and 2015. During that period there was a significant shift in German strike activity from manufacturing to the service sector. Special attention will therefore be given to the United Services Union, ver.di, the second largest union in Germany. The article argues that major preconditions for organizing crystallize during industrial disputes. Strikes constitute decisive moments in which the diverging interests of employers and employees are directly experienced, and in which unions are called on to demonstrate their effectiveness as collective organizations. There is evidence that ‘organizing through conflict’ has the potential to support union building and that within such an approach industrial action can work as a catalyst. The conclusion is that successful strikes offer opportunities within a comprehensive organizing strategy without however being the magic bullet with which unions can easily close the representation gap.

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Section: Union Organizing and Strikes – The Argumentmentioning

confidence: 99%