Rechtspopulistische Aktivitäten in betrieblichen Kontexten und gewerkschaftliche Reaktionen

Wolfgang Schroeder, Samuel Greef, Elsen, ­Jennifer Ten and Lukas Heller

WSI-Mitteilungen, 2019, vol. 72, issue 3, 185-192

Abstract: The increased attractiveness of right-wing populism is not only a test for democracy, but also a challenge for the DGB unions, which see themselves as a “bulwark against right-extremists”. This article examines the actors, issues and goals of right-wing populist activities in company contexts and possible trade union counter-reactions. The new right-wing populist activities follow a path-dependent logic. They connect vertical and horizontal lines of conflict. In this way, the anti-establishment perspective of left-wing trade unionists against co-management will be linked around a right-wing, sealing-off location logic of yellow trade unions to form a new mobilisation strategy. The decisive factor for this strategy is an opportunity structure made up of structural developments and social challenges. The works council elections in 2018 opened up a window of opportunity for a stronger anchor-hold on the shop floor. The trade unions are responding to these interventions in a context-bound manner with reactions ranging from conflict to demarcation.

Date: 2019
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