Post-accession migration in construction and trade union responses in Denmark, Norway and the UK
Eldring, Line ; Fitzgerald, Ian ; Arnholtz, Jens
European Journal of Industrial Relations
2012
18
1
March
21-36
construction industry ; migrant worker ; trade union attitude ; labour migration
Denmark ; Norway ; United Kingdom
Migration
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680111430656
English
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"The article compares trade union responses in Denmark, Norway and the UK to the arrival of construction workers from the new EU member states. Organizing has been seen as a crucial means to avoid low-wage competition and social dumping. We analyse how the unions developed strategies for recruiting migrants, the novelty of their approaches and the results in terms of membership. "
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