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  1. Political spillovers of workplace democracy in Germany
    Author: Jirjahn, Uwe; Thi Xuan Thu Le
    Published: July 2022
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    While works councils provide a highly developed mechanism to promote workplace democracy, research on their consequences has been dominated by economic aspects. This study brings a new perspective to the understanding of works councils by examining... more

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    While works councils provide a highly developed mechanism to promote workplace democracy, research on their consequences has been dominated by economic aspects. This study brings a new perspective to the understanding of works councils by examining their influence on workers' political behavior. Political spillover theory suggests that participation in the firm's decision making has the potential to foster workers' political participation in civic society. Our study for Germany indeed finds a positive association between the presence of a works council and workers' interest in politics. This holds in panel data estimations including a large set of controls and accounting for unobserved individual-specific factors. However, separate estimations by gender show a positive association between works councils and political interest only for men, but not for women. Traditional gender roles and disproportionate responsibility for family may make it difficult for women to be politically engaged even when a works council is present.

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
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    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 15444
    Subjects: works council; works councilor; union member; gender; political interest
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 42 Seiten)
  2. Immigrants and trade union membership
    does integration into society and workplace play a moderating role?
    Author: Bedaso, Fenet Jima; Jirjahn, Uwe; Goerke, Laszlo
    Published: 2022
    Publisher:  Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen

    We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less... more

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    We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel, our empirical analysis confirms a unionization gap for first-generation immigrants in Germany. Importantly, the analysis shows that the immigrant-native gap in union membership indeed depends on immigrants' integration into the workplace and society. The gap is smaller for immigrants working in firms with a works council and having social contacts with Germans. Our analysis also confirms that the gap is decreasing in the years since arrival in Germany.

     
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    Series: GLO discussion paper ; no. 1169
    Subjects: Union membership; migration; works council; social contacts with natives; years since arrival
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 33 Seiten)
  3. Immigrants and trade union membership
    does integration into society and workplace play a moderating role?
    Author: Bedaso, Fenet Jima; Jirjahn, Uwe; Goerke, Laszlo
    Published: September 2022
    Publisher:  Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), Trier

    We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less... more

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    We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel, our empirical analysis confirms a unionization gap for first-generation immigrants in Germany. Importantly, the analysis shows that the immigrant-native gap in union membership indeed depends on immigrants' integration into the workplace and society. The gap is smaller for immigrants working in firms with a works council and having social contacts with Germans. Our analysis also confirms that the gap is decreasing in the years since arrival in Germany.

     
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    Series: IAAEU discussion paper series in economics / IAAEU ; no. 2022, 03
    Subjects: Union membership; migration; works council; social contacts with natives; years since arrival
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 37 Seiten)
  4. Immigrants and trade union membership
    does integration into society and workplace play a moderating role?
    Author: Bedaso, Fenet Jima; Jirjahn, Uwe; Goerke, Laszlo
    Published: September 2022
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less... more

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    We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel, our empirical analysis confirms a unionization gap for first-generation immigrants in Germany. Importantly, the analysis shows that the immigrant-native gap in union membership indeed depends on immigrants' integration into the workplace and society. The gap is smaller for immigrants working in firms with a works council and having social contacts with Germans. Our analysis also confirms that the gap is decreasing in the years since arrival in Germany.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 15587
    Subjects: union membership; migration; works council; social contacts with natives; years since arrival
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 34 Seiten)
  5. Immigrants and trade union membership
    does integration into society and workplace play a moderating role?
    Author: Bedaso, Fenet Jima; Jirjahn, Uwe; Goerke, Laszlo
    Published: [2022]
    Publisher:  Universität Trier, Trier

    We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less... more

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    We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel, our empirical analysis confirms a unionization gap for first-generation immigrants in Germany. Importantly, the analysis shows that the immigrant-native gap in union membership indeed depends on immigrants' integration into the workplace and society. The gap is smaller for immigrants working in firms with a works council and having social contacts with Germans. Our analysis also confirms that the gap is decreasing in the years since arrival in Germany.

     
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    Series: Research papers in economics ; no. 22, 7
    Subjects: Union membership; migration; works council; social contacts with natives; years since arrival
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 33 Seiten)
  6. The demise of works councils in Germany
    Author: Kohaut, Susanne; Schnabel, Claus
    Published: May 2024
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    This paper documents and analyses the demise of works councils in Germany in the period 2007-2022. Using representative panel data, we show that the share of plants with a works council has fallen substantially in the private sector but not in the... more

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    This paper documents and analyses the demise of works councils in Germany in the period 2007-2022. Using representative panel data, we show that the share of plants with a works council has fallen substantially in the private sector but not in the public sector. Almost two-thirds of workers in the private sector in Germany are not covered by worker co-determination anymore. We present first evidence that firm dynamics (i.e. entries and exits of firms) seem to be one contributory factor to the reduction in works council coverage over time. Multivariate analyses indicate that three variables play an important role in explaining the (non-)existence and the dissolution of works councils. These are plants' decreasing coverage by collective bargaining agreements, the growing relevance of alternative, non-statutory forms of worker representation, and the owner-management of a plant. As our results paint a bleak picture for the future of plant-level co-determination in Germany, we critically discuss a number of policy measures to stabilize works council prevalence.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 17005
    Subjects: works council; co-determination; worker participation; Germany
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 26 Seiten), Illustrationen
  7. Corporate globalization and worker representation
    Author: Jirjahn, Uwe
    Published: January 2024
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the activities of foreign multinational companies (MNCs) affect host-country... more

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    This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker representation. Studies have identified various transmission channels through which the activities of foreign multinational companies (MNCs) affect host-country institutions of union and non-union representation. First, countries compete for inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) and the ability to attract FDI depends among others on a country's industrial relations system. Second, once foreign MNCs have invested in a host country, they exert an influence on the country's institutions of worker representation through how their affiliates adapt to those institutions or tend to avoid them. Third, the affiliates of foreign MNCs affect the bargaining power of host-country worker organizations. Fourth, foreign affiliates have an impact on labor conflicts and the quality of industrial relations. Altogether, the available evidence provides indications that the activities of foreign MNCs can be a challenge for worker representation within host countries.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 16727
    Subjects: multinational company; foreign direct investment; union avoidance; bargaining power; labor conflict; centralized bargaining; works council
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 55 Seiten)