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Trade unions and interest representation in the context of globalisation

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  • Richard Hyman

    (Warwick Business School, University of Warwick)

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This article begins by offering a framework for the analysis of the future of interest representation. Trade unions, explicitly or implicitly, have to answer three fundamental questions: whose interests they represent, which issues they embrace as relevant for the task of representation, and what methods and procedures they adopt in undertaking this task. Traditional answers to these questions have been challenged by the erosion of former models of solidarity, the increasing weight of competitive market forces, and the exhaustion of norms of egalitarianism. The author suggests new strategies for reviving trade unions' effectiveness as representative organisations.

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  • Richard Hyman, 1997. "Trade unions and interest representation in the context of globalisation," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 3(3), pages 515-533, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:treure:v:3:y:1997:i:3:p:515-533
    DOI: 10.1177/102425899700300306
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    1. Linda Dickens, 2000. "Collective bargaining and the promotion of gender equality at work: opportunities and challenges for trade unions," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 6(2), pages 193-208, May.
    2. Pedro Mendonça, 2020. "Trade union responses to precarious employment: the role of power resources in defending precarious flight attendants at Ryanair," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 26(4), pages 431-445, November.
    3. Muhammad Saddam Hussain, 2023. "Commitment or Conspiracy? A Historical Exploration of Freedom of Association in the Readymade Garment Industry of Bangladesh," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(6), pages 1820-1834, June.
    4. Raquel Rego & Ana Espírito-Santo, 2023. "Beyond density: Improving European trade unions’ representativeness through gender quotas," European Journal of Industrial Relations, , vol. 29(4), pages 415-433, December.
    5. Jon Erik Dølvik, 2000. "Building regional structures: ETUC and the European Industry Federations," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 6(1), pages 58-77, February.

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