Political Strikes in the European Crisis Dr. Florian Wilde (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation) PODEMOS Summer University.

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Political Strikes in the European Crisis Dr. Florian Wilde (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation) PODEMOS Summer University

Florian Wilde Political Strikes in the European Crisis

A Typology of Strikes DIRECTION economic vs. political strike EXTENSIONsectoral vs. general strike FUNCTION self-determined goals (offensive strike) vs. defensive against economic or political goals (defensive strike) FORMdemonstrative strike vs. fighting strikes (based on Rosa Luxemburg, The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions [1906])

Florian Wilde Political Strikes in the European Crisis Strikes in the European Crisis Political, general, defensive, demonstrative strikes: Against national governments, EU, Troika Across sectors Against cuts Limited to one or two days (symbolic)

General Strikes in Europe, Sept Sept 2012: 36 Greece16 Italy8 France6 Portugal3 Spain2 Belgium1

Florian Wilde Political Strikes in the European Crisis Quelle: Kelly/Hamann 2010

Florian Wilde Political Strikes in the European Crisis The rise of the political strikes in Western Europe Economic and General Strikes (EU-15 plus Norway), Source: Hamann et al. 2012

Germany, the big black hole in the map of General Strikes in Europe

Strike numbers: Germay and other countries

Strikes and wages

Decline of Strikes in Germany

Slow return of strikes in Germany,

Decline of Union members in Germany

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