Alex Gordon
State restructuring and trade union realignment: The pensions struggle in France
Gordon, Alex; Mathers, Andrew
Abstract
May 2003 saw millions of French workers take to the streets over the issue of pensions, in mobilisations that the financial press presented as a peculiarly French summer ritual (Graham, 2003). Yet a look behind the news shows that the fight over pensions marks an important phase in a fierce and protracted class struggle over the restructuring of the welfare state’a struggle occurring across Europe. Pension reform precipitated a general strike in Greece in 2001, and in 2003 it provoked the first national strike in Austria since 1950. Even staff at the European Commission staged a walkout in May 2003, to protest against cuts in pension entitlement. © 2004, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Citation
Gordon, A., & Mathers, A. (2004). State restructuring and trade union realignment: The pensions struggle in France. Capital and Class, 28(2), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/030981680408300102
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2004 |
Journal | Capital & Class |
Print ISSN | 0309-8168 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 9-18 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/030981680408300102 |
Keywords | trade union realignment, pensions, France, state restructuring |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1058258 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030981680408300102 |
Additional Information | Additional Information : Mathers was the lead author for this article. The ordering of the names was done on an alphabetic basis. |
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