Abstract
In progressive legal discourse, the idea of labour solidarity has lost a good deal of critical purchase, as the contemporary focus on group identity and cultural differences have replaced an earlier preoccupation with class conflict. This chapter concentrates on the extent to which the decline in trade union power can be considered a 'natural' consequence of current economic developments. It concludes that the political and legal policies of individual nation-states have had a considerably greater impact on union power than is generally recognized, thus suggesting that collective labour strategies can be significantly enhanced or inhibited by particular legal regimes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Labour Law in an Era of Globalization |
| Subtitle of host publication | Transformative Practices and Possibilities |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191699542 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780199271818 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 22 Mar 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© J. Conaghan, R. M. Fischl, and K. Klare 2000. All rights reserved.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Keywords
- Collective bargaining
- Collective labour power
- Individualism
- Trade union
- Welfare socialism
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