CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Shlyk, Alexander |
|---|---|
| Title | Coalitions of Trade Unions and Social Movements in Poland: Towards Revitalization of Labor? |
| Summary | The system of industrial relations in Poland is generally closer to the pluralist than corporatist type. Few mechanisms of extending influence through bodies of collective interest representation are available to trade unions. Therefore, there are grounds to expect Polish trade unions to revitalize through building coalitions with social movements. In this thesis I assess whether Polish trade unions are on the path of revitalization by investigating five different modes of union-movement coexistence. I look at joint association of members, permanent and discrete cooperation, learning by trade unions from social movements, active and passive outsourcing by trade unions, and ignoring of the social movements by the labor organizations. By building a statistical model I come to the conclusion that there are very limited overlaps in the groups of union members and civic activists. Results of the interviews I conducted also demonstrate that large trade unions are hindered in building coalitions with social movements by the legacies of their politicization in the 1990s. Smaller and less centralized trade unions are more successful in it. Simultaneously, availability of the European structural funds is promising for future developments. Generally, I find very few signs of labor organizations forming coalitions with social movements or of the existing connections being conducive to union revitalization. |
| Supervisor | Bohle, Dorothee; Kalb, Don; |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/shlyk_alexander.pdf |
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