1. Collective Bargaining
Susan Hayter

4. The crisis and collective bargaining
Profound crisis in 2009; rapid increase bankruptcies; rise in unemployment; increased uncertainty.
Enterprises face decline demand, tightening of credit.
Workers face rising unemployment and downward pressure on wages.
Role collective bargaining? Saving jobs? Maintaining incomes?

5. Negotiating during the crisis

6. Factors influence role of CB during crisis
Industrial relations system
Actor strategies
Economic situation
State policies (Outcome of social dialogue?)
Role of Collective Bargaining:
Defensive?
Dynamic?

7. Trends in collective bargaining
Significant wage moderation to save jobs
Multi-year agreements provide wage insurance
Inter-sectoral and sectoral
Some wage increases, flexible implementation and allowing exemptions, opt-out and opening clauses for companies in crisis.
Short-time work, working time flexibility
Temporary layoffs or training layoff
Increase in company level agreements
Implementation of short-time arrangements, temporary layoffs
Changes in work organisation and restructuring
Increase in industrial disputes

8. Impact on bargaining structure
Increased use of opening clauses eroding collective bargaining structure (e.g. Germany)
Impact of austerity measures on collective bargaining structures
Role of state policy and support
Role of collective bargaining in recovery?