New Labour Laws in Old Member States:
Trade Union Responses to European Enlargement
by Dr Rebecca Zahn (Author)
The enlargement of the EU in 2004 and 2007 has led to
greatly increased free movement of workers from 'new' to 'old' Member States.
The unprecedented scale of this migration has had a profound impact on the
regulation of labour law in Europe. This book compares the ways trade unions
have responded to the effects of the enlargements, and in particular to the
increased migration of workers across borders. It undertakes a contextualised
comparison of trade union responses in Austria, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and
the UK and examines the relationship between trade unions and labour law at a
national and European level. This analysis illustrates how trade unions can use
law to better respond to changing regulatory and opportunity structures and
indicates the kinds of laws that would benefit trade unions at a national and
European level.
