Korkut, Umut, de Ruyter, Alex, Maganaris, Manos and Bailey, David (2017). What next for unions in Central and Eastern Europe? Invisibility, departure and the transformation of industrial relations. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 23 (1), pp. 65-80.
Abstract
This article examines union revitalization in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on two countries: Hungary and Latvia. Trade unions have not only had to cope with a declining membership base, but have also had to respond to austerity programmes and government cuts in public sector employment. We argue that the inability of unions to provide a strong voice for alternative policies to the current neoliberal orthodoxy has been driven by a declining membership base, but also by weakened social dialogue mechanisms, limited industrial representation and an ageing membership profile, exacerbated by net outward migration in recent years. However, we find that unions in Latvia and Hungary have responded differently to these issues.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0959680116677141 |
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Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities > Aston Centre for Europe |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hungary,industrial relations,labour market,Latvia,migration,trade,unions,General Business,Management and Accounting,Strategy and Management,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Management of Technology and Innovation |
Publication ISSN: | 0959-6801 |
Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2024 07:28 |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2016 08:55 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2017-03-01 |
Published Online Date: | 2016-11-28 |
Accepted Date: | 2016-10-11 |
Authors: |
Korkut, Umut
de Ruyter, Alex Maganaris, Manos Bailey, David ( ![]() |