As part of its mission to connect academic research to the world of work Transfer tries to stay abreast of public and policy debates, and, where possible, to steer them towards subjects that are likely to preoccupy European trade unions in the coming years. This is well reflected in the three special issues of 2022, in which our editors chose to focus on the impact of COVID-19 on industrial relations, policies to deal with various forms of unemployment, and the challenges of reconceptualising the welfare state in the face of the climate transition. In our final issue of the year, however, we let ourselves be guided by the concerns of the authors who approach the journal with their submissions. This serves as a kind of compass that indicates where the field is heading and what types of issues most preoccupy industrial relations researchers. In 2022, we found that when the headwinds are blowing hardest, amidst the lingering health crisis, geopolitical turmoil and rapid technological change, the compass needle swings true north, towards the fundamental questions of workers’ rights and representation.
Vera Šćepanović and Philippe Pochet
The full issue can be found → here
Co-editors: Philippe Pochet, Vera Šćepanović, Maarten Keune
Managing Editor: Marina Luttrell
Contents
- The country-of-origin and country-of-operations effect on organised labour in multinational companies – exploring the role of labour relations models - Nina Pološki Vokić, Maja Klindžić
- Can access to company boards improve transnational employee representation? Insights from employee representation in European Companies - Sophie Rosenbohm, Jennifer Kuebart
- (Re)shaping Amazon labour struggles on both sides of the Atlantic: the power dynamics in Germany and the US amidst the pandemi - Sarrah Kassem
- Reflecting the changing world of work? A critique of existing survey measures and a proposal for capturing new ways of working - Yvonne Lott, Clare Kelliher, Heejung Chung
- Round Table. Mission impossible? How to increase collective bargaining coverage in Germany and the EU - Anke Hassel
- Round Table. Nordic unions and the European Minimum Wage Directive - Nathan Lillie
- How should we think about modern capitalism? A growth models approach - Lucio Baccaro, Mark Blyth, Jonas Pontusson
Winner of the Young Scholar Award
- Examining recent initiatives to ensure labour rights for platform workers in the European Union to tackle the problem of domination - Ricardo M Buendia Esteban