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"United and Stronger Together" - Transnationale gewerkschaftliche Organisierung in multinationalen Konzernen am Beispiel der IG Metall-Netzwerkinitiative
[United and stronger together' - Transnational trade union organizing in multinational companies. The example of the IG-Metall Network Initiative]

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  • Simon, Hendrik

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Während Unternehmen über nationale Grenzen hinweg in globalen Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken operieren, stehen transnationale gewerkschaftliche Organisierungsstrategien häufig noch am Anfang. Angesichts der Asymmetrie zwischen global entgrenzter Produktion und (vornehmlich) nationalstaatlich begrenzten Gewerkschaften mag dieser Befund kaum überraschen. Dennoch lassen sich in jüngerer Zeit innovative Ansätze der transnationalen gewerkschaftlichen Organisierung in globalen Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken identifizieren. Ein solcher Ansatz steht im Fokus des vorliegenden Beitrages: Die im Jahr 2012 ins Leben gerufene Internationale Netzwerkinitiative (NWI) der IG Metall zielt darauf ab, über Ländergrenzen hinweg eine intensivere Zusammenarbeit zwischen Gewerkschafter*innen in einem internationalen Konzern zu unterstützen. Ausgehend von einem teilnehmend-beobachtenden Forschungsprojekt diskutiert der vorliegende Beitrag Herausforderungen und Chancen der NWI und verweist dabei auf einen Praxisfall in globalen Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken der Automobilbranche: der transnationalen gewerkschaftlichen Organisierung in der Lear Corporation, einem Tier-1-Supplier. Der Beitrag ist damit zugleich als Werkstattbericht über die laufende Forschung und als Einladung zum Diskurs zu verstehen.

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  • Simon, Hendrik, 2021. ""United and Stronger Together" - Transnationale gewerkschaftliche Organisierung in multinationalen Konzernen am Beispiel der IG Metall-Netzwerkinitiative [United and stronger together' - ," Industrielle Beziehungen. Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management, Verlag Barbara Budrich, vol. 28(2), pages 212-221.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:indbez:280440
    DOI: 10.3224/indbez.v28i2.06
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    Keywords

    Transnationale gewerkschaftliche Organisierung; Globale Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke; Internationale Netzwerkinitiative (NWI); IG Metall; NUMSA; Lear Corporation; Transnational Trade Union Organizing; Global Value Networks; International Network Initiative; IG Metall; NUMSA; Lear Corporation;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J47 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Coercive Labor Markets
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
    • J5 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining
    • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination
    • J8 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards

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