Transnational Collective Agreements and the Development of New Spaces for Union Action: The Formal and Informal Uses of International and European Framework Agreements in the UK

Transnational collective agreements (TCAs) are an important development in the international dimension of industrial relations. This article compares four case studies of multinational companies in the UK covered by TCAs. Findings show that while the formal influence of TCAs was limited, they were i...

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Published in:British journal of industrial relations 2017-09, Vol.55 (3), p.577-601
Main Authors: Mustchin, Stephen, Lucio, Miguel Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Case studies
Collective agreements
Companies
Disputes
Head offices
Labor relations
Ordination
Transnationalism
Workplaces
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Summary:Transnational collective agreements (TCAs) are an important development in the international dimension of industrial relations. This article compares four case studies of multinational companies in the UK covered by TCAs. Findings show that while the formal influence of TCAs was limited, they were invoked around particular disputes and could strengthen union influence in a context otherwise characterized by limited union rights. Such influence depended on the co‐ordination of workplace‐ and firm‐level industrial relations institutions, union access to management at headquarters level and union receptiveness to and outward engagement with transnational activity. The formal but also the informal dimensions of these dynamics played a significant role.
ISSN:0007-1080
1467-8543
DOI:10.1111/bjir.12244