The Swedish Trade Union System in Transition: High but Falling Union Density
(2007) p.259-286- Abstract
- The chapter on Sweden in this book on trade union revitalisation in 34 countries analyzes the Swedish model of industrial relations and its current challenges, among them the falling union density. The recent development of industrial relations is characterized in terms of a new mix of decentralisation and centralisation and of self-regulation and state regulation.
Contents of the Swedish chapter:
1. Introduction
2. Separate White-Collar Unions and Confederations
3. Combined Centralisation and Decentralisation
4. Self-Regulation
5. Union Unemployment Funds
6. Very High but Declining Union Density
7. Declining Coverage of Union Workplace... (More) - The chapter on Sweden in this book on trade union revitalisation in 34 countries analyzes the Swedish model of industrial relations and its current challenges, among them the falling union density. The recent development of industrial relations is characterized in terms of a new mix of decentralisation and centralisation and of self-regulation and state regulation.
Contents of the Swedish chapter:
1. Introduction
2. Separate White-Collar Unions and Confederations
3. Combined Centralisation and Decentralisation
4. Self-Regulation
5. Union Unemployment Funds
6. Very High but Declining Union Density
7. Declining Coverage of Union Workplace Organisations
8. A New Mix of Decentralisation and Centralisation, and of Self-Regulation and State Regulation
9. Other Challenges to Unions
10. Union Responses and Future Prospects (Less)
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- author
- Kjellberg, Anders LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2007
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Swedish model, TCO, sociology, arbetsliv, state regulation, arbetsmarknad, centralisation, union movement, decentralisation, sociologi, industrial relations, trade unions, a-kassa, facklig organisationsgrad, blue-collar workers, union unemployment fund, SACO, fackförening, Ghent system, white-collar workers, fackförbund, LO, self-regulation, union density, sociologiska institutionen, department of sociology, svenska modellen
- host publication
- Trade Union Revitalisation: Trends and Prospects in 34 Countries
- editor
- Phelan, Craig
- pages
- 259 - 286
- publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Group
- ISBN
- 978-3-03911-009-4
- project
- Union Density in a Global Perspective
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Anders Kjellbergs hemsida
Information om boken
Bokens innehållsförteckning ERRATA (1): The Swedish Mediation Office (Mediation Institute) was founded in the year 2000 (not in 2001 as mentioned at p. 277).
Errata (2): under Suggested Reading p. 285 Thörnqvist, C. (1999) should be author of the article in European Journal of Industrial Relations. - id
- b99ca756-37d1-4f65-8e3f-860abbf2e996 (old id 582703)
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- 2016-04-04 12:19:39
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 21:10:19
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abstract = {{The chapter on Sweden in this book on trade union revitalisation in 34 countries analyzes the Swedish model of industrial relations and its current challenges, among them the falling union density. The recent development of industrial relations is characterized in terms of a new mix of decentralisation and centralisation and of self-regulation and state regulation. <br/><br>
<br/><br>
Contents of the Swedish chapter:<br/><br>
1. Introduction<br/><br>
2. Separate White-Collar Unions and Confederations<br/><br>
3. Combined Centralisation and Decentralisation<br/><br>
4. Self-Regulation<br/><br>
5. Union Unemployment Funds<br/><br>
6. Very High but Declining Union Density<br/><br>
7. Declining Coverage of Union Workplace Organisations<br/><br>
8. A New Mix of Decentralisation and Centralisation, and of Self-Regulation and State Regulation<br/><br>
9. Other Challenges to Unions<br/><br>
10. Union Responses and Future Prospects}},
author = {{Kjellberg, Anders}},
booktitle = {{Trade Union Revitalisation: Trends and Prospects in 34 Countries}},
editor = {{Phelan, Craig}},
isbn = {{978-3-03911-009-4}},
keywords = {{Swedish model; TCO; sociology; arbetsliv; state regulation; arbetsmarknad; centralisation; union movement; decentralisation; sociologi; industrial relations; trade unions; a-kassa; facklig organisationsgrad; blue-collar workers; union unemployment fund; SACO; fackförening; Ghent system; white-collar workers; fackförbund; LO; self-regulation; union density; sociologiska institutionen; department of sociology; svenska modellen}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{259--286}},
publisher = {{Peter Lang Publishing Group}},
title = {{The Swedish Trade Union System in Transition: High but Falling Union Density}},
year = {{2007}},
}