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Tarifeinheit versus Tarifpluralität: Konfliktintensität von Verhandlungen

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  • Hagen Lesch

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In some industries, wage negotiations are conducted not only by labour unions covering the whole sector but also by craft unions representing single occupations. A comprehensive evaluation of wage disputes in Germany shows that craft unions are especially confrontational. Particular problems arise if several conflict-prone unions representing employees of the same company enter into competition with each other. The cumulative effects of such a situation can undermine the legal ban on industrial action while a collective wage agreement is in force. This damage could be limited by legislation regulating competition among trade unions and restoring exclusivity for wage agreements at the plant level (one company=one agreement). Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

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  • Hagen Lesch, 2013. "Tarifeinheit versus Tarifpluralität: Konfliktintensität von Verhandlungen," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 93(11), pages 765-770, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:93:y:2013:i:11:p:765-770
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-013-1596-z
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    1. Norbert Berthold & Claus Schnabel & Hagen Lesch & Michael Fuchs & Klaus Dauderstädt, 2014. "Die Macht kleiner Gewerkschaften: Sollte der Einfluss der Spartengewerkschaften eingedämmt werden?," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 67(24), pages 03-19, December.
    2. Bofinger, Peter & Schnabel, Isabel & Feld, Lars P. & Schmidt, Christoph M. & Wieland, Volker, 2014. "Mehr Vertrauen in Marktprozesse. Jahresgutachten 2014/15 [More confidence in market processes. Annual Report 2014/15]," Annual Economic Reports / Jahresgutachten, German Council of Economic Experts / Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung, volume 127, number 201415.
    3. Lesch, Hagen & Hellmich, Paula, 2015. "Das Tarifeinheitsgesetz: Juristischer Balanceakt mit ökonomischer Wirkung," IW policy papers 1/2015, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) / German Economic Institute.

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    Keywords

    J50; J51; J52;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects
    • J52 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation

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