Trade union responses to migrant workers from the ‘new Europe’ : a three sector comparison in the UK, Norway and Germany

Eldring, Line Hardy, Jane Schulten, Thorsten

Trade union responses to migrant workers from the ‘new Europe’ : a three sector comparison in the UK, Norway and Germany Journal - European Journal of Industrial Relations 2012 - Journal article

European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 18 no. 4 (Dec 2012), p. 347-363

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This article compares trade union strategies towards migrant workers from the ‘new Europe’. The analysis focuses on three sectors in the UK, Norway and Germany. We conclude that trade union responses to these migrant workers are shaped by the complex interplay of national industrial relations systems, sectoral dynamics, EU regulation and the agency of individual trade unions.

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Migrant labour - European Union
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