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Employee welfare and collective bargaining in exposed and protected sectors: evidence from Poland and Serbia
[working paper]
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University of Edinburgh, Publication and Dissemination Centre (PUDISCwowe)
Abstract Collective bargaining is closely related to social policy making to the extent that the outcomes of the former inform and influence social policy agenda. It is widely held, however, that trade unions in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) do not have a strong bargaining position and thus exert little impac... view more
Collective bargaining is closely related to social policy making to the extent that the outcomes of the former inform and influence social policy agenda. It is widely held, however, that trade unions in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) do not have a strong bargaining position and thus exert little impact on policy decisions. This paper challenges the view of CEE labour as a uniformly weak actor. It argues that CEE unions’ ability to shape the bargaining agenda and social policies depends largely on the degree of privatisation, which overlaps with sectoral divisions. We find that unions in exposed sectors are unable to oppose greater flexibility even when there are no considerable wage gains, whereas workers in protected sectors manage to maintain their status and at times even enhance their welfare, both in terms of higher wages and better working conditions.... view less
Keywords
collective agreement; wage; Eastern Europe; codetermination; trade union; employee; Central Europe; privatization; Poland; collective bargaining; Serbia
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Income Policy, Property Policy, Wage Policy
Free Keywords
Central-Eastern Europe; collective bargaining; trade unions; exposed and sheltered sectors; privatisation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
City
Edinburgh
Page/Pages
24 p.
Series
Working Papers on the Reconciliation of Work and Welfare in Europe, REC-WP 04/2010
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications