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Organisations syndicales (Chapitre 12)

2018

Trade unions are little studied in political science apart from some pioneering works. Yet, in a developed liberal economy, unions are not just lobbies seeking for better wages, they fill a significant number of economic and social functions. The article gives a picture of unionization around the world and their situations in the major countries. Two main models emerge depending on whether the union is organized around the professions (Anglo-Saxon countries) or industries (Germany and Scandinavian countries). The differences relate to the workers concerned by the trade union action, its organization, its objectives, its repertoires of action and its relation to politics. Several factors exp…