Union responses to precarious workers: Italy and Spain compared

Transformations of European labour markets and welfare systems have deepened the problem of precarious work, leading trade unions to develop strategies to represent and organize the workers affected. We focus on Italy and Spain, two of the countries with the most precarious labour markets in Europe,...

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Authors: Pulignano, Valeria, Ortiz Gervasi, Luis, de Franceschi, Fabio
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/36215
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/36215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680115621410
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Atypical work
Comparative industrial relations
Labour market
Power resources
Precarious work
Trade unions
Welfare
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Summary:Transformations of European labour markets and welfare systems have deepened the problem of precarious work, leading trade unions to develop strategies to represent and organize the workers affected. We focus on Italy and Spain, two of the countries with the most precarious labour markets in Europe, and address the specificity and variety of union responses. We relate these responses to the different institutional contexts, including employment and welfare regulation, and the power resources unions can draw upon.