A comparative analysis of union mergers in Australia and Germany
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A comparative analysis of union mergers in Australia and Germany Anja Kirsch University of Sydney In this paper, the most recent waves of union mergers in Australia and Germany are examined and their outcomes assessed in a comparative analysis. It is established that in both countries, mergers took place during a period of economic reform and declining union membership. The merger wave was shorter and more coordinated in Australia than in Germany due to legislative intervention and peak federation policy. The outcomes of mergers are mixed in both countries. New structures have been successfully retained, but evidence of the benefi ts associated with mergers, namely stabilised or augmented membership levels, economies of scale, improved services and bargaining outcomes, extended workplace representation, mitigation of inter-union competition and a more ‘rational’ structure of the union movement has failed to appear or remains ambiguous. Today, Australian unions have shifted their focus from restructuring to organising, while German unions remain introspective.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005