Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine whether and by what means traditional unions and other labour-oriented organisations engage in solidarity activities in favour of precarious workers and the unemployed. Our findings derive from qualitative data analysed from 10 in-depth interviews per country conducted as part of a large collaborative project with participants sampled from trade unions and other labour-oriented solidarity organisations based in three European national contexts: Greece, Poland and the UK. Our aim here is to discern common features and differences in the strategies and answers given, within the three national contexts To this end we examine: the actors engaged in labour solidarity; the value frames upon which these actions draw; the beneficiaries of their solidarity actions; the type of activities adopted mainly in favour of precarious workers and the unemployed; and their engagement in transnational labour solidarity activities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 739-758 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Sociological Research Online |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 17 Dec 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2021 |
Keywords
- unions
- labour organisations
- solidarity
- precarious workers
- unemployed
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science