The futures of industrial relations in times of plague
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In this paper, I offer a reading of the European context in the third decade of the twenty-first century. I discuss, first, how far ‘varieties of capitalism’ persist, and the implications of changes in industrial relations regimes for trade unions. Second, I consider some of the ambiguities of EU regulation. Is ‘Social Europe’ (still) a bulwark against market liberalisation? Third, I draw on Polanyi to examine the rise of precarious work situations, including the emergence of the ‘platform economy’. Fourth, I comment on the impact of Covid-19 and the climate crisis, before some brief final remarks about trade union responses.
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