Eldring, Line, Fitzgerald, Ian and Arnholtz, Jens (2012) Post-accession migration in construction and trade union responses in Denmark, Norway and the UK. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 18 (1). pp. 21-36. ISSN 0959-6801
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Abstract
The article provides a comparative analysis of trade union responses to the arrival of CEE workers in Denmark, Norway and the UK, with a special emphasis on the organizing efforts of construction workers’ unions. Organizing has been seen as a crucial element in avoiding a situation where the presence of CEE workers may lead to low-wage competition and social dumping. On the basis of case studies from Copenhagen, Oslo and the North-East of England the article analyses how the unions’ strategies on recruiting migrants were developed, the novelty of these strategies and results when it comes to member ship gains.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction, Denmark, labour migration, Norway, organizing, trade unions, UK |
| Subjects: | L200 Politics L700 Human and Social Geography |
| Department: | Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School |
| Depositing User: | EPrint Services |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2011 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Dec 2023 13:50 |
| URI: | https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3003 |
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