Inter-Union Solidarity and Strategic Group Identity: Insights from Works Councils in the French Car Industry

Ruth Reaney and Niall Cullinane
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Ruth Reaney: University of Glasgow, UK

Work, Employment & Society, 2024, vol. 38, issue 2, 377-398

Abstract: In many countries, unions, with conflicting political identities, compete for works council positions. However, inter-union solidaristic forms of cooperation can occur within these same institutions. This article advances the concept of strategic group identity to explain the makeup, success, failure and longevity of inter-union cooperation in this context. Based on case studies of inter-union conflict and cooperation on works councils in the French automotive industry, the article highlights the importance of inter-union identity congruence in examining responses to shared threats. Several implications for understanding inter-union solidarity are developed.

Keywords: identity; solidarity; trade union cooperation; trade unions; works councils (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/09500170221122693

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