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Union Organisation of Employees in Atypical and Precarious Work in Italy
Gewerkschaftliche Organisation von Mitarbeitern bei atypischer und prekärer Arbeit in Italien
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Abstract "European trade unions are facing a very serious crisis of identity and
strategy. Probably the worst for a long time. Practically all the principal
organisations appear to be in serious difficulty in intercepting the new
typologies of employment relationships; in interpreting their new identity
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"European trade unions are facing a very serious crisis of identity and
strategy. Probably the worst for a long time. Practically all the principal
organisations appear to be in serious difficulty in intercepting the new
typologies of employment relationships; in interpreting their new identity
profiles; the expectations for representation and voice that emerge at both
an individual and collective level. In the post-Fordist economy there are
more and more SMEs companies, in the service sector, with skilled white
collar workers, many of which female, with atypical or subcontract employment
relationships, new cultural attitudes and expectation in terms of
representations and voice. From a trade union viewpoint, all these elements
impose a radical turnaround of attitudes and approaches in order to
maintain and possibly reach all those employees who still suffer inequalities,
precariousness, exploitation. One of the most interesting and recent
experiments is probably represented by the Italian trade union movement,
concerning the specific organisation of the atypical workers into the frame
of the three historical big confederations (Cgil, Cisl and Uil). A socially
and juridical heterogeneous universe, composed by agency temporary
workers and semi-dependent workers. Into the international scenario of
union density decline the article describes this experience, within the peculiarities
of the Italian model of trade unionism and industrial relations." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
trade union; representation of interests; type of employment; flexibility; precarious employment; industrial relations; employment relationship; flexicurity; Italy
Classification
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 203-224
Journal
International Journal of Action Research, 4 (2008) 3
ISSN
1861-1303
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications