European Works Councils

This book covers the key themes related to the introduction, growth development and future of European Works Councils: the European Works Council Directive itself, European Works Council Agreements, Employers' strategies for managing European Works Councils in practice and trade union strategies for the development of European Works Councils. The book features contributions from key writers in the field and covers both theoretical models and questions of practice.

ISBN	0415309867	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9780415309868 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	500
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd	Published in	London
Imprint	Routledge	Series ISSN	9
Format	Hardback	Series title	Routledge Research in Employment Relations
Publication date	20 Nov 2003	Height (mm)	234
Library of Congress	HD5660.E85	Width (mm)	156
DEWEY	338.6	Spine width (mm)	19
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Undergraduate, Professional / Scholarly, Postgraduate
Pages	288

	List of illustrations
	List of contributors
	Acknowledgements
1	Introduction: employee participation in Europe by Ian Fitzgerald	1
2	European Works Councils and the development of a Euro-corporatist model by Paul Knutsen	17
3	European Works Councils: structures and strategies in the new Europe by Miguel Martinez Lucio and Syd Weston	34
4	'Thriving on diversity' revisited by Sjef Stoop	48
5	The practical and legal problems of European Works Councils: reviewing the Directive by Willy Buschak	67
6	Implementing the Directive: a view from UK business by Richard Hume-Rothery	80
7	Negotiating European Works Councils: contours of constrained choice by Mark Gilman and Paul Marginson	93
8	Putting the European Works Council Directive into practice by Antonia S. McAlindin	117
9	Managing European Works Councils from outside Europe by Satoshi Nakano	132
10	Bringing it all back home: trade unions and the Compass Group by Rachel Annand	147
11	Organising across borders: developing trade union networks by Barbara Tully	165
12	Connecting and communicating: European Works Council training for global labour networks by John Stirling	183
13	The limits and possibilities of European Works Councils in the context of globalisation: experience in the textile, clothing and footwear sector by Doug Miller	198
14	Organising in the global economy: the Accor-IUF trade union rights agreement by Jane Wills	211
	Index	225

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