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The effects of union mergers and internal restructuring: a bottom‐up perspective by Danish shop stewards

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  • Steen E. Navrbjerg
  • Trine P. Larsen

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This article explores how recent union mergers and restructuring affect union's service provision, interest representation and perceived union influence. We find that Danish shop stewards are just as satisfied with their union's service provision and interest representation but report of greater influence on federal and local branch union politics in 2010 compared to 1998.

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  • Steen E. Navrbjerg & Trine P. Larsen, 2018. "The effects of union mergers and internal restructuring: a bottom‐up perspective by Danish shop stewards," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 49(4), pages 370-397, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indrel:v:49:y:2018:i:4:p:370-397
    DOI: 10.1111/irj.12227
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    1. Søren Kaj Andersen & Nana Wesley Hansen, 2019. "The creation and future of the new Danish trade union confederation," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 25(2), pages 229-234, May.

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