Solidarity Networks of Spanish Migrants in the UK and Germany

The Emergence of Interstitial Trade Unionism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2370409
AutoresBeltran Roca (0000-0001-5534-7843, Universidad de Cádiz, autor de correspondencia), Emma Martín-Díaz (Universidad de Sevilla), Estela M Díaz (0000-0001-8189-7806, Universidad de Sevilla)
Año2017
Volumen43
Número7-8
Páginas1197-1212
Fecha de publicación2017-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCritical Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0896920516645659
OpenAlexW2408406180
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas34

This article aims to study the collective strategies and social networks of young Spanish emigrants in the European Union, paying special attention to their perceptions of and practices regarding working conditions, as well as their relationships with the trade unions and social movements. The article focuses on two case studies of migrant self-organisation networks: the Union Action Group of Berlin, Germany and the Solidarity Federation in Brighton, UK. On the basis of semi-structured interviews and document analysis, the article concludes that the existing gap between trade unions and migrant labour can, under certain circumstances, favour the emergence of solidarity networks which in part play the role of trade unions. We call this type of organisation interstitial trade unionism

Collective action · Economic growth · Economics · Emigration · International trade · Migrant workers · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social dialogue · Sociology · Solidarity · Trade union · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies