Puzzling choices in hard times: Union ideologies of social concertation in the Great Recession

Tassinari, Arianna; Donaghey, Jimmy; Galetto, Manuela

doi:10.1111/irel.12299

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“…These causal beliefs are likely to have a strong influence on how gender equality and work-family reconciliation are processed by union élites. Despite having material bases, new concepts can assume a separate normative dimension, giving shape and purpose to unions’ strategies (Cigna, 2022 ; Tassinari et al ., 2022 ). Future studies may look at how such shifts in normative orientations affect the ‘explicit negotiation of increasingly overt internal differences’ between groups and their priorities within the labour movement (Hyman, 2007 , p. 206).…”

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“…On the other, electoral competition theories dedicate limited attention to actors besides political parties. When included in the analysis, unions’ preferences are deemed to be homogeneous, stable and stubbornly insider-biased (Bledow, 2021 ; Tassinari et al ., 2022 ). This contrasts with empirical evidence outlining unions’ slow but relentless adaptation to labour market feminization, as well as a wide variety of positions towards social investment (Bledow & Busemeyer, 2021 ; Clegg & van Wijnbergen, 2011 ; Hassel, 2015 ; Naczyk & Seeleib-Kaiser, 2015 ).…”

Section: Towards a Synthetic Understanding Of Unions’ Role In Wfp Exp...mentioning

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Bread or roses? Trade unions, female employment and the expansion of work-family policies

Cigna

2023

Journal of European Public Policy

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In the Fordist era, trade unions promoted welfare state expansion and coverage against risks for the broader workforce. With the shift to the post-industrial economy, however, new economic groups have been left without representation. This is particularly evident for women: despite a rapid increase in female employment since the 1980s, unions’ membership base remains anchored in the male, old and industrial working class. Without the crucial pressure of labour, welfare systems have failed to enhance the reconciliation of work and family life. Under which conditions do unions support the expansion of work-family policies? Marshalling evidence from 20 OECD countries in the 1980–2010 period, this paper investigates the role of political actors in family policy reform. Findings suggest that unions promote the expansion of work-family packages when they are gender-inclusive and have institutional access to policy-making.

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Section: Towards a Synthetic Understanding Of Unions’ Role In Wfp Exp...mentioning

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Bread or roses? Trade unions, female employment and the expansion of work-family policies

Cigna

2023

Journal of European Public Policy

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“…Before the crisis, Ireland had a tripartite model of social dialogue, which articulated salary negotiation and public policy agreements, combining wage moderation, social spending containment, low business taxes, income tax benefits, and job creation measures. After the onset of the crisis, there were attempts to find a tripartite solution, but at the end of 2009, the employers' representatives withdrew from the wage centralisation agreement, which formally killed the social partnership (Tassinari and Donaghey, 2020).…”

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Relações laborais sob pressão na Europa: contribuições para a teoria da resiliência social

Calado,

Capucha,

Wódz

2023

SPP

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A partir de uma abordagem teórica fundamentada nos estudos da resiliência, este artigo apresenta uma análise comparativa da reconfiguração das relações laborais durante a crise financeira em Portugal, na Polónia e na Irlanda. É proposta uma conceptualização crítica de resiliência social, capaz de apreender tanto a organização do sistema que emerge no pós-crise como as relações dinâmicas de poder subjacentes, o sistema de regras e os arranjos institucionais e a redistribuição dos recursos. É argumentado que a crise financeira foi uma oportunidade para a convergência e liberalização dos modelos de mercado de trabalho na Europa.

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“…The high level of state involvement may be explained by the poor quality of social dialogue, combined with a lack of trust between employers and workers (Béthoux & Laroche, 2021) or a recurrent questioning of the legitimacy of trade unions (Erhel, 2021). Indeed, because unions in France act as a counterweight to corporate management (Reynaud, 1975), this adversarial situation can lead to either side refusing to negotiate (Morel, 2016;Tassinari et al, 2021;Wright & McLaughlin, 2021). Moreover, different positions are taken by different trade unions, which often appear divided, and their bargaining power is reduced accordingly (Erhel, 2021).…”

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A Social Design Approach: Enhancement of Local Social Dialogue on the Transformation of Work by Digital Technology

Galey¹,

Terquem²,

Barcellini³

2022

Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations

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The world of work is undergoing major transformations (teleworking, new technologies, Industry 4.0, social reform in some countries) in which labour relations are likely to play a central role. In this context, our case study presents an alternative approach to local social dialogue: "Social Design." The specific aim was to mobilize stakeholders to deal with the introduction of digital technology at a large industrial company in France. Within the theoretical and methodological framework of activity-centred ergonomics, we analyzed the process of co-design and the process of design "in use." We conducted interviews, work activity observations and simulations of future working conditions. We identified "fruitful possibilities" (e.g., more extensive participation by stakeholders and collective discussions about the transformation of work) and "real-life resistance" (e.g., difficulties in finding common agreement). We report on the quality of local social dialogue and provide an epistemology of the action of social dialogue on the theme of the transformation of work. In sum, we describe an original initiative to transform local social dialogue in the context of a changing workplace.

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Puzzling choices in hard times: Union ideologies of social concertation in the Great Recession

Abstract: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creat ive Commo ns Attri bution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Cited by 11 publications

References 48 publications

Bread or roses? Trade unions, female employment and the expansion of work-family policies

Bread or roses? Trade unions, female employment and the expansion of work-family policies

Relações laborais sob pressão na Europa: contribuições para a teoria da resiliência social

A Social Design Approach: Enhancement of Local Social Dialogue on the Transformation of Work by Digital Technology

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