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The Curse of Institutional Security: The Erosion of German Trade Unionism

  • Among all EU member states, German unions have the widest gap between male and female trade union density rates and are least adjusted to the structural changes stemming from the rise of the service sector on the labour market. This development asks for a more subtle understanding of the role of industrial relations institutions for trade union membership. The paper addresses the phenomenon by locating the main problem areas of membership erosion, such as weak service sector membership and the ageing of membership in manufacturing trade unions. It argues that industrial relations institutions have a double effect. Industry unionism is on the one hand a key pillar for centralized bargaining and institutional stability. On the other hand, stable institutional structures might have contributed to the membership decline.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Anke Hassel
Parent Title (German):Industrielle Beziehungen : Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management
Publisher:Hampp-Verl.
Place of Publisher:Mering
Publication year:2007
First Page:176
Last Page:191
Related URL:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-343914
Release Date:2014/07/28
Tag:Chemical and Energy Industrial Union; Corporatism; DGB; Degree of organization; Development; Federal Republic of Germany; Historical development; IG Metall; Service society; Structural change; Theory of institutions; Trade union; Western Europe
Volume:14
Issue:2
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Free online access: http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/34391
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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