Stepping up to strike: a union mobilization case study of Polish migrant workers in the Netherlands

Lisa Berntsen
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Lisa Berntsen: Department of Sociology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2015, vol. 21, issue 4, 399-412

Abstract: This article examines a union mobilization of Polish temporary agency workers in the Netherlands. The case study contributes to the migrant organizing literature a micro-level account of the dynamics of mobilization from the viewpoint of the migrants and organizers involved. The findings emphasize the importance of key actors in building solidarities within and between different groups of workers in fragmented workplaces, with implications for unions seeking new ways to respond to changing employment practices. This study highlights some of the possibilities and limitations of organizing among contractually fragmented workforces.

Keywords: Migrant organizing; migrant workers; mobilization; agency work; Dutch industrial relations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1177/1024258914567427

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