Anders Kjellberg
Professor Emeritus
The shifting role of European unions in the social dialogue: Sweden in a comparative context
Author
Editor
- Kenneth Abrahamsson
- Richard Ennals
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.
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.
Department/s
- Sociology
Publishing year
2022-07-21
Language
English
Pages
249-278
Publication/Series
Labour, Education & Society
Volume
38
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Group
Topic
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Keywords
- 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
Status
Published
Project
- Social dialogue and sustainable work in Europe
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9783631876213
- ISBN: 9783631873502