Projects

Interest representation of trade unions

The Trade Union Merger Process

Trade unions in Europe are adjusting to changes in political circumstances, labour market conditions and to new forms of regulation. This project examines these issues by means of research on trade union mergers in ten countries. The project comprises two distinct, yet complementary, elements.

Trade Union Recruitment: An Assessment of Techniques, Organisation and Outcomes

Throughout most member states of the European Union trade union membership is declining, an increasing proportion of the labour force has never been a trade union member and substantial segments of the labour force are currently unorganised. In consequence, trade unions in Europe are now less representative of the European labour force than at any other time since about 1960.