Transnational solidarity or conflict? Trade unions and neo-liberal restructuring in Europe.

Bieler, Andreas (2008) Transnational solidarity or conflict? Trade unions and neo-liberal restructuring in Europe. In: Society and Free Trade in a Global World, 21 and 22 February 2008, Barcelona, Spain. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

It is frequently argued that European trade unions have been co-opted into the neo-liberal restructuring of the European social relations of production. The purpose of this paper is twofold: First, it will be assessed whether this allegation is actually justified. Second, the paper will review concrete examples of trade union cooperation opposed to neo-liberal restructuring on the one hand, as well as outline several areas of tensions within the

European labour movement, which undermine potential transnational solidarity on the other. It will be argued that while trade unions are not automatically progressive actors vis-à-vis neo-liberal restructuring, they have the potential to play an important role in a wider resistance movement.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1015584
Keywords: European integration, neo-liberal restructuring, trade unions, resistance
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Depositing User: Bieler, Prof. Andreas
Date Deposited: 11 Aug 2011 09:23
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 20:27
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/1489

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