The shifting role of European unions in the social dialogue: Sweden in a comparative context

Summary, in English

Industrial relations vary between European countries. For member countries of
the European union, the role of European legislation, labour law and other policy measures play a central and co-ordinating role. The current policy development from the European Commission on minimum wages illustrates the tensions between on one hand the Nordic model with collective agreements and a stronger role from social partners and on the other the EU regulation giving a stronger position to European institutions as the European Commission and the European Parliament. This chapter reflects over the Swedish labour market model in a European context by looking at variations in union density, role of social partners and power relations in working life in a more general context.

• Författare: Anders Kjellberg
• Redaktör: Kenneth Abrahamsson; Richard Ennals
• Avdelning/ar: Sociologi
• Publiceringsår: 2022-07-21
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 249-278
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Labour, Education & Society
• Volym: 38
• Dokumenttyp: Del av eller Kapitel i bok
• Förlag: Peter Lang Publishing Group
• Ämne: Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
• Nyckelord: social dialogue; collective bargaining; collective agreeement; trade union; union density; good work; Swedish model; Nordic model; Continental Europe; Germany; France; EU; Sweden; Sociology; transnational company; union club; industrial relations; social partners; comparative research; CEE states; Eurozone; Covid-19; state regulation; self-regulation; LO; TCO; Saco; IF Metall; Kommunal; internal devaluation; European Commission
• Aktiv: Published
• Projekt: Social dialogue and sustainable work in Europe
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISBN: 9783631876213; ISBN: 9783631873502