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    Trade Union Participation and Influence in Decentralised Collective Bargaining


    Rönnmar, Mia, Kahmann, Marcus, Iossa, Andrea, Czarzasty, Jan and Paolucci, Valentina (2023) Trade Union Participation and Influence in Decentralised Collective Bargaining. In: Pathways in Decentralised Collective Bargaining in Europe. Amsterdam University Press, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89 1018 VR Amsterdam Nederland. ISBN 9789048560240

    Abstract

    The aim of this chapter is to analyse the role of trade unions in decentralised collective bargaining, specifically regarding trade union and works council participation in and influence on the processes and outcomes of collective bargaining at company level. To identify and explain differences and similarities in trade union and works council practice regarding company-level collective bargaining, the authors use an analytical framework based on the power resources approach and focus on structural, associational, and institutional power. The analysis suggests a degree of interchangeability in these power resources. Structural power resources are, for example, important for the outcomes of company bargaining, however, institutional and associational power resources may complement the lack or presence of such structural power resources.
    Item Type: Book Section
    Keywords: trade unions; works councils; collective bargaining; decentralisation; worker participation; power resources;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business
    Item ID: 20701
    Identification Number: 10.5117/9789048560233_ch07
    Depositing User: Valentina Paolucci
    Date Deposited: 14 Oct 2025 15:08
    Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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