Industrial Relations in Germany
Dynamics and Perspectives
Zusammenfassung
Der Sonderband der WSI-Mitteilungen fokussiert auf die institutionellen Arbeitsbeziehungen in Deutschland. Das System der deutschen industriellen Beziehungen stieß in der Folge des korporatistischen Krisenmanagements der Jahre 2009/2010 auf ein reges Interesse, da es als wesentliche Ursache für das „deutsche Jobwunder“ betrachtet wurde. Heute ist jedoch festzustellen, dass, obwohl die beiden Kerninstitutionen – Betriebsräte und das System der Flächentarifverträge – noch intakt sind, die deutschen Arbeitsbeziehungen als Ganzes betrachtet erheblichen Veränderungen unterworfen sind. Ziel dieses Sonderbandes ist es, zum besseren Verständnis dieser Änderungen beizutragen und somit auch neue Blickwinkel für die Theorie und Praxis der industriellen Beziehungen in Deutschland zu ermöglichen. Mit Beiträgen von Nadine Absenger, Martin Behrens, Wolfram Brehmer, Heiner Dribbusch, Helge Emmler, Anke Hassel, Wolfgang Schroeder, Thorsten Schulten und Daniel Seikel.
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- 1–6 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–6
- 7–10 Industrial Relations in Germany – Dynamics and Perspectives 7–10
- Introduction
- AUTHORS
- 11–30 German Collective Bargaining – from Erosion to Revitalisation ? 11–30
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Decline in Collective Bargaining Coverage
- 2.1 Different Data Sources for Measuring Bargaining Coverage
- 2.2 Development of Bargaining Coverage Since the Mid-1990s
- 2.3 Current Status of German Collective Bargaining
- 2.4 German Collective Bargaining Coverage in European Comparison
- 3 Approaches for a Revitalisation of German Collective Bargaining
- 3.1 Revitalisation from Below
- 3.2 Revitalisation from Above
- 3.3 Revitalisation through More Flexible Agreements
- 4 Outlook : What Future for German Collective Bargaining ?
- REFERENCES
- AUTHOR
- 31–50 Avoiding the Union at the Workplace 31–50
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Dual System of Interest Representation
- 2.1 The Spread of Works Councils
- 3 Union Avoidance at the Workplace
- 4 The WSI Survey
- 4.1 Obstructing the Election of Works Councils
- 4.2 Measures Taken against Established Works Councils
- 5 Union Activity and Union Avoidance
- 6 Discussion and Conclusion
- REFERENCES
- AUTHORS
- 51–72 The Composition of German Works Councils 51–72
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Data
- 2.1 Data Sources on the Composition of Works Councils
- 2.2 The WSI Works Council Panel 2015–2018
- 3 Incidence of Works Councils
- 4 Works Council Structures
- 4.1 Use of Time off
- 4.2 Office Holding According to Overall Duration of Office
- 4.3 Turnover of Works Council Members
- 4.4 Works Council Chairs
- 5 Workforce and Works Council Characteristics
- 5.1 Comparing the Social Characteristics of Works Councils and the Workforce
- 5.2 Workforces and Works Councillors According to Age and Gender
- 5.3 Works Council Membership According to Type of Employment
- 5.4 Educational Attainment
- 5.5 Trade Union Membership
- 5.6 Works Council Membership for Employees with a Migration Background
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- AUTHORS
- 73–94 Trade Union Membership Policy : the Key to Stronger Social Partnership 73–94
- 1 Challenges for Trade Unions Today
- 2 Membership and Representation Gaps
- 3 Trade Union Membership Development Strategies
- 3.1 New Membership Policy
- 3.2 Development Projects at IG Metall : Strategic Membership Policy
- 3.3 Member Surveys
- 4 Conclusion : Redefinition of Trade Union Workas a Basis for New Social Partnership
- REFERENCES
- AUTHORS
- 95–122 New Militancy in a Changing Industrial Landscape 95–122
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Employees’ Associationsand Transformation Processes in the Service Sector
- 2.1 The Union Landscape
- 2.2 The Transformation of the Service Sector
- 2.3 Increase in Industrial Conflict
- 3 The Quantitative Picture
- 3.1 Preliminary Remarks : Strike Statistics in Germany
- 3.2 The Development of Industrial Disputes since 1949
- 3.3 Strike Volume and Strike Participation in the Service Sector
- 3.4 Aspects of Gender and Branches
- 3.5 Aspects of Motivation and Demands
- 4 Capacity to Strike and Strike Effectiveness
- 4.1 Union Presence in the Service Sector
- 4.2 The Effectiveness of Strike Action
- 4.3 Influencing Factors and Conditions for Success
- 5 Future Prospects : the Long Haul
- REFERENCES
- AUTHOR
- 123–144 The Impact of the Jurisprudence of the Court of Justiceof the European Union on Germany’s Collective Bargaining System 123–144
- 1 Introduction
- 2 European Integration and Industrial Relations
- 3 Legal Developments in the EU Driven by Judge-Made Law
- 4 The Impact of the CJEU’s jurisprudenceon Germany’s System of Industrial Relations
- 4.1 CJEU Jurisprudence on Anti-discriminationin Relation to Age-related Provisions of Collective Agreements
- 4.2 Compliance with European Procurement Lawwhen Concluding Collective Agreements
- 4.3 The Single Market Freedomsand the Regulation of the Working Conditions of Posted Workers
- 4.4 The Applicability of Collective Agreements after Transfersof Business Undertakings – The CFREU as a Vehicle of Liberalisation ?
- 5 Conclusions
- REFERENCES
- AUTHORS
- 145–150 Abstracts · Zusammenfassungen 145–150
- THORSTEN SCHULTEN
- MARTIN BEHRENS, HEINER DRIBBUSCH
- HELGE EMMLER, WOLFRAM BREHMER
- ANKE HASSEL, WOLFGANG SCHROEDER
- HEINER DRIBBUSCH
- DANIEL SEIKEL, NADINE ABSENGER