The European Social Dialogue On Sectoral Level Transport

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 1,0, University of Hamburg, course: European Labour Relations, language: English, abstract: This essay highlights important developments in the European social dialogue in the transport sector. Moreover it assesses the value of the European social dialogue for this sector. First there is an overview over the transport sector in the EU and its social dialogues. Then it focusses in more detail on maritime transport and civil aviation, where the most significant outcomes can be observed.

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This book provides a first comprehensive assessment of sectoral social dialogue practices in future EU member states. It shows that while tripartite consultative institutions have been set up in most of these countries during their transition years, and decentralised collective bargaining has started to regulate working conditions within individual enterprises, little attention has been paid to social dialogue at intermediate levels, in particular to sectoral social dialogue, which obviously remains the 'weakest link' of their industrial relations.

This textbook aims to sketch out the main problems arising in the field of EU transnational transportation by providing adequate understanding of the legal setting in the five key EU legal areas for this sector: fundamental freedoms, private international law, posting of workers, social security coordination and social dialogue. Indeed, road transport is a truly living organism which makes it challenging for the laws to keep up with its ongoing dynamics. In addition, due to its inherent transnational element, the process of application of relevant laws is often shrouded in ambiguity, making it difficult to solve the emerged conflicts of laws. Against this background, this textbook provides an integral vision on the interaction of EU freedoms with social rights at EU level offering a comprehensive and unique in--depth coverage of the most relevant topics and presenting nuanced guidance depicting problem-solving skills which was carefully selected by the leading academic experts. Overall, this position is addressed to not only academics but also to students, practitioners and others interested in the road transport sector.

This study examines the extent to which the development and operation of social partnership at EU level can be explained in terms of the logic of self-interest, as opposed to factors such as the influence of ideas or of cultural or ideological values. The editors have assembled a team of international authors with rare expertise, who present fresh and original data based on extensive research interviews with the main players, from the highest level through to those involved in the detail of the negotiations.

Actors in the world of work are facing an increasing number of challenges, including automatization and digitalization, new types of jobs and more diverse forms of employment. This timely book examines employer and worker responses, challenges and opportunities for social dialogue, and the role of social partners in the governance of the world of work.