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Industrial Relations at European Sector Level: The Weak Link?

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  • Paul Marginson

    (University of Warwick)

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The sector level remains the least developed element of the emerging European-level industrial relations framework. Insofar as a sector-level dimension is emerging, it is along two main tracks. The first, through the sector social dialogue, is resulting in ‘soft’ forms of regulation. The second, driven forward by trade unions, comprises cross-border bargaining coordination initiatives. The relative prominence of social dialogue and coordinated bargaining, respectively, differs markedly between sectors. Coordinated bargaining and framework agreements adopted through social dialogue involve daunting challenges of implementation, relying as they do on the voluntary cooperation, commitment and actions of the European- and national-level actors involved. Prospects for both tracks are assessed, and the challenges arising from EU enlargement identified.

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  • Paul Marginson, 2005. "Industrial Relations at European Sector Level: The Weak Link?," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 26(4), pages 511-540, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:26:y:2005:i:4:p:511-540
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X05057451
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    1. Anne Dufresne, 2002. "Wage Co-ordination in Europe: Roots and Routes," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/49732, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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    2. Thomas Prosser & Barbara Bechter & Manuela Galetto & Sabrina Weber & Bengt Larsson, 2022. "Institutions or resources and capabilities? Explaining engagement in European sectoral social dialogue," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 43(3), pages 1420-1439, August.
    3. Katarzyna Gajewska, 2013. "Varieties of regional economic integration and labor internationalism: The case of Japanese trade unions in comparison," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 34(2), pages 247-268, May.

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