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Union Formation through Merger: The Case of Ver.di in Germany

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This article is concerned with the recent merger of five German unions to form the new multi‐industry union, ver.di. Its focus is on the effects of the merger and on developments in the post‐merger phase. The article explores the various internal problems of the new union, concentrating on those that flow from the adoption of a matrix form of organisation. It deals also with the external relations of ver.di, with other unions and with the central organisation of German trade unions, the DGB. Central conclusions here are that the creation of ver.di is likely to exacerbate competition amongst German unions and further erode the position of the peak association.

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  • Berndt Keller, 2005. "Union Formation through Merger: The Case of Ver.di in Germany," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 43(2), pages 209-232, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:brjirl:v:43:y:2005:i:2:p:209-232
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2005.00352.x
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    1. Roger Undy, 1999. "Negotiating Amalgamations: Territorial and Political Consolidation and Administrative Reform in Public-Sector Service Unions in the UK," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 37(3), pages 445-463, September.
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    1. Bernd Fitzenberger & Karsten Kohn & Qingwei Wang, 2011. "The erosion of union membership in Germany: determinants, densities, decompositions," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 24(1), pages 141-165, January.
    2. Berndt Keller, 2018. "Professional unions in Germany: theoretical explanations and practical consequences for industrial relations," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 24(4), pages 437-450, November.
    3. Donato Di Carlo, 2020. "Understanding wage restraint in the German public sector: does the pattern bargaining hypothesis really hold water?," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(3), pages 185-208, May.
    4. Bernd Fitzenberger & Karsten Kohn & Alexander C. Lembcke, 2013. "Union Density and Varieties of Coverage: The Anatomy of Union Wage Effects in Germany," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 66(1), pages 169-197, January.
    5. Werner Schmidt & Andrea Müller, 2024. "Differing industrial relations: The public and the private sector in Germany," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(4), pages 285-302, July.
    6. John T. Addison & Claus Schnabel & Joachim Wagner, 2006. "The (Parlous) State of German Unions," Working Paper Series in Economics 23, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics.
    7. Adrien Thomas, 2017. "Conglomerate Unions and Transformations of Union Democracy," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 55(3), pages 648-671, September.
    8. Di Carlo, Donato, 2018. "Does pattern bargaining explain wage restraint in the German public sector?," MPIfG Discussion Paper 18/3, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.
    9. Berndt Keller, 2014. "The continuation of early austerity measures: the special case of Germany," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 20(3), pages 387-402, August.

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