Spanish trade unions against labour market reforms
Strategic choices and outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23213147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pablo del Rio Loira (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Menno Fenger (0000-0002-7019-9452, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 421-435 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transfer European Review of Labour and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1024-2589 • E-ISSN: 1996-7284 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1024258918818267 |
| OpenAlex | W2912335392 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 34 |
Trade unions are considered to be key political actors in the formation of welfare states. Their importance for the current fate of welfare states, however, has been disputed within academia. Aiming to contribute to this vast body of literature, this article analyses the participation of Spanish trade unions in labour market reforms since the restitution of democracy in Spain. The article analyses the strategic choices open to trade unions, particularly the choice of calling for mobilisation, and why unions make the choices that they do. Mobilisation in the form of a general strike constitutes unions’ last and most extreme resort for confronting the government. We also explain the context in which such mobilisations are able to prevent retrenchment measures attempted by the government.
Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Economics · Government (linguistics) · International economics · Labour economics · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Retrenchment · Welfare · Welfare state · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |