Collective bargaining and unpaid care as social security risk – an EU perspective

The classical functions of trade unions, can be referred to as mitigating structural imbalances on the labour market. The combination of workers is a means to oppose the economically driven urge to subsume their lives under the aim of garnering profit. This not only serves to achieve an adequate wage / work bargain, but also ensures that workers can become involved in the organisation of work.

Reference: Dagmar Schiek. 2020. Collective bargaining and unpaid care as a social security risk – an EU Perspective. Volume 8, Issue 1.