%0 Journal Article %1 thomas2020strategies %A Thomas, Adrien %A Doerflinger, Nadja %D 2020 %I SAGE Publications %J European Journal of Industrial Relations %K European_Union climate_policy concession_bargaining decarbonization just_transition social_dialogue strategy trade_union_strategy trade_unions %N 4 %P 383–399 %R 10.1177/0959680120951700 %T Trade union strategies on climate change mitigation: Between opposition, hedging and support %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0959680120951700 %V 26 %X This article aims to provide a better understanding of trade unions’ climate change strategies. Using a qualitative methodology based on an analysis of interviews and documents, the article sets out the three ideal-typical strategies of unions towards climate change mitigation policies: opposition, hedging and support. Our analysis finds that current trade union strategies on climate change are primarily rooted in sectoral interests mediated by union identities and conceptions of union democracy. At a theoretical level, the article contributes to broader debates on interest representation and collective bargaining behaviour by trade unions, in particular to the much-discussed tendency of organized groups to pursue private gains at the expense of common goods.

@article{thomas2020strategies, abstract = {This article aims to provide a better understanding of trade unions’ climate change strategies. Using a qualitative methodology based on an analysis of interviews and documents, the article sets out the three ideal-typical strategies of unions towards climate change mitigation policies: opposition, hedging and support. Our analysis finds that current trade union strategies on climate change are primarily rooted in sectoral interests mediated by union identities and conceptions of union democracy. At a theoretical level, the article contributes to broader debates on interest representation and collective bargaining behaviour by trade unions, in particular to the much-discussed tendency of organized groups to pursue private gains at the expense of common goods. }, added-at = {2020-10-03T18:59:21.000+0200}, author = {Thomas, Adrien and Doerflinger, Nadja}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25d7295800354cabab2b86bf24b6619d6/meneteqel}, doi = {10.1177/0959680120951700}, interhash = {b4fd1579a3a56cc9edccf8a375d8de13}, intrahash = {5d7295800354cabab2b86bf24b6619d6}, journal = {European Journal of Industrial Relations}, keywords = {European_Union climate_policy concession_bargaining decarbonization just_transition social_dialogue strategy trade_union_strategy trade_unions}, language = {eng}, month = oct, number = 4, pages = {383–399}, publisher = {{SAGE} Publications}, timestamp = {2020-10-03T18:59:21.000+0200}, title = {Trade union strategies on climate change mitigation: Between opposition, hedging and support}, url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0959680120951700}, volume = 26, year = 2020 }