Competitiveness bargaining in France: a study of multiple union action in the automotive industry

Reaney, Ruth and Cullinane, Niall (2019) Competitiveness bargaining in France: a study of multiple union action in the automotive industry. Economic and Industrial Democracy. ISSN 0143-831X

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Abstract

Competitiveness agreements in France became a much discussed feature of company-level responses to the 2008 crisis and aftermath. Such innovations raise several issues in a context of multi-unionism, in terms of how different workplace unions of varying organisational cultures respond, but also the consequences for inter-union relations. It is observed that such dynamics are complicated by the representative reforms of 2008 which link local bargaining power to performance in workplace elections. Based on case study analysis of the crisis-ridden automotive industry, this article therefore examines how union responses to competitiveness bargaining are proceeding in light of the revised representative rules.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://journals.sagepub.com/home/eid
Additional Information:	© 2019 The Authors
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2019 11:48
Last Modified:	04 Oct 2024 06:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/102522

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