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Prospects For Worker Participation In Management In The Single Market, Lowell Turner Jan 2013

Prospects For Worker Participation In Management In The Single Market, Lowell Turner

Lowell Turner

[Excerpt] This paper examines the development of and debates over the so-called social dimension of the single market project, with particular reference to the issues of employee information, consultation, and participation rights. The Social Charter, issued by the European Commission and agreed to in December 1989 by eleven of the twelve member states of the Council of Ministers, lists the expansion of such rights as one of its planks. In principle, therefore, most employers, governments, and unions are in agreement; the problem comes in implementation and regulation.


Paths To Global Social Regulation – What Can Americans Learn From The European Union, Lance Compa, Lowell Turner Jan 2013

Paths To Global Social Regulation – What Can Americans Learn From The European Union, Lance Compa, Lowell Turner

Lowell Turner

[Excerpt] For American proponents of global justice, social Europe appears distant yet inspirational, with all its weaknesses still a "vanguard" model for the social regulation of the global economy. We believe that a great deal can be learned by other countries, regions and the global economy as a whole from the ongoing experience of European economic and social integration. We also believe, however, that American experiences with NAFTA as well as with contemporary labor movement revitalization and coalition building offer positive lessons for Europeans and other actors in the global North and South. As much as we admire the European …