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Industrial Relations, Migration, and Neoliberal Politics: The Case of the European Construction Sector

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Greer11_Industrial_Relations.pdf (689.4 KB)
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https://hdl.handle.net/1813/75689
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Author
Lillie, Nathan
Greer, Ian
Abstract

Transnational politics and labor markets are undermining national industrial relations systems in Europe. This article examines the construction industry, where the internationalization of the labor market has gone especially far. To test hypotheses about differences between “national systems,” the authors examine the United Kingdom, Finland, and Germany, alongside European-level policy making. Regardless of overall national institutional framework, employers seek to avoid industrial relations rules, while unions attempt to relocalize labor relations. Both use shop-floor, national, and European power resources. The authors argue that comparative industrial relations should take seriously the connection between action at the national and transnational levels.

Date Issued
2007-01-01
Keywords
trade unions
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varieties of capitalism
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migration
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European Union
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construction
Related DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0032329207308179
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Required Publisher Statement: © SAGE. Final version published as: Lillie, N., & Greer, I. (2007). Industrial relations, migration, and neoliberal politics: The case of the European construction sector. Politics & Society, 35(4), 551-581.doi: 10.1177/0032329207308179 Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
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