LEVEL UP! Support and develop collective bargaining coverage

ŠUMICHRAST, Adam, Marta KAHANCOVÁ, Daniela CECCON, Gabriele MEDAS and Monika MARTIŠKOVÁ. LEVEL UP! Support and develop collective bargaining coverage. UNI Europa, 2023.

Basic information

• Original name: LEVEL UP! Support and develop collective bargaining coverage
• Authors: ŠUMICHRAST, Adam, Marta KAHANCOVÁ, Daniela CECCON, Gabriele MEDAS and Monika MARTIŠKOVÁ.
• Edition: 2023.
• Publisher: UNI Europa

Other information

• Type of outcome: Special-purpose publication
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
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• Tags: International impact

Abstract (in English)

Based on extensive literature review, the report presents benefits but also criticism of multi-employer bargaining, its preconditions and overall impact on the society, as well as ways forward for trade unions to support and develop multi-employer bargaining. The report has been prepared in partnership with the WageIndicator Foundation, commissioned by UNI Europa and financially supported by the European Union. Collective bargaining is undergoing a transformation to address various emerging issues in European labour markets. These include, for example, questions of job stability and wage depreciation in the energy and inflation crises, changes to working time, accommodating worker needs in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, seeking a work-life balance among European workers, the mitigation of work-related risks from exposure to political radicalism, work-related migration and the right for equal working conditions for all workers, and last but not least, the increased use of digital technologies for managing worker data and worker surveillance in a fair and transparent way.