trade unions in Germany declined to less than 18 per cent. This was the lowest level since German unification. An in … membership decline will continue if the unions do not succeed in organising more women, young people and white collar workers …. Furthermore, unions have not yet been able to profit from scepticism towards liberal economic policies, which has slightly grown …

In some industries, wage negotiations are conducted not only by labour unions covering the whole sector but also by … craft unions representing single occupations. A comprehensive evaluation of wage disputes in Germany shows that craft unions … are especially confrontational. Particular problems arise if several confl ict-prone unions representing employees of the …

sich ausbreitende Stagnation ist die unsichere weltwirtschaftliche Lage und die gedämpfte Konjunktur im Euroraum. Um die … Konjunktur anzukurbeln, werden unterschiedliche Maßnahmen vorgeschlagen: Abkehr von der Austeritätspolitik in Europa, aber auch …

Konjunktur, unter anderem weil sich die Wirtschaft in den Schwellenländern und in den USA beleben wird. …