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The promises and pitfalls of collective bargaining for ending the victimization of trade union activists: Lessons from France

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  • Cécile Guillaume

    (Queen Mary University, UK)

  • Sophie Pochic

    (Centre Maurice Halbwachs, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France)

  • Vincent-Arnaud Chappe

    (Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France)

Abstract

The broadening of the anti-discrimination legislation and the growing use of litigation have put pressure on organizations to respond to the law by elaborating formal rules and, in the case of France, negotiating collective agreements on union rights. This article addresses the issue of union victimization by investigating the various organizational responses to anti-discrimination law. By focusing on in-depth case studies over a long period of time, it offers new insights into the processes whereby law is internalized and how they interact with litigation over time, and also highlights the active, contested and changing role of HR professionals and trade unionists in the shaping of organizational responses.

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  • Cécile Guillaume & Sophie Pochic & Vincent-Arnaud Chappe, 2018. "The promises and pitfalls of collective bargaining for ending the victimization of trade union activists: Lessons from France," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 39(3), pages 536-557, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:39:y:2018:i:3:p:536-557
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X16639657
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