Seminar on Labor Unions and Industrial Relations in Berlin

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Subject: Seminar on Labor Unions and Industrial Relations in Berlin

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Seminar on Labor Unions and Industrial Relations in Berlin


Dear colleagues,

Second announcement: The seminar of the Otto-Brenner-Stiftung in
Berlin on "Labor Unions and Industrial Relations in CEE and the NIS"
will take place in Berlin 1-5 November 1998. Further suggestions and
recommendations are still welcome, especially for Russia, the Baltic
states and Southeastern Europe. Feel free to inform colleagues in
East and West about our seminar and X-post the announcement to
other relevant lists.

Best regards,

Wim van Meurs


Labor Unions and Industrial Relations in the States of
Post-Communist Transformation (Berlin, November 1-5, 1998)

The Otto Brenner Foundation

The Otto Brenner Foundation is the academic foundation of the IG
Metall, named after the first president of the industrial union IG Metall.
Apart from its activities in Germany related to the reconciliation
between East- and West-Germany, in recent years the Foundation
has increasingly engaged in the developmental problems of labor
unions and industrial relations in the countries of post-communist
transformation. The goals of these new activities by the Foundation
consist of scientific research and public relations concerning the
development of democratic labor relations, understanding of nations,
social justice, conditions of employment, and environmental protection.

Project: "The Current State and the Developmental Perspectives of
Labor Unions and Industrial Relations"

As part of its activities in Eastern Europe the Foundation plans a
larger conference in Berlin in 1999 entitled "The Current State and the
Developmental Perspectives of Labor Unions and Industrial Relations."
This conference will bring together leading representatives of the new
labor unions in the different states to discuss experiences and
exchange views on the typical dilemmas of the unions' role in times
of transformation and the transition to a market economy. German
experts in the field and academic experts from the states of
post-communist transformation will also take part in this conference.

Experts in the Countries of Post-Communist Transformation

In preparation for the larger conference in 1999, the Foundation
organizes a smaller three-day seminar for academic experts from
the transformation states in Berlin November 1-5, 1998. The goal
of this seminar is twofold: Firstly, the setting up of a network of
academic experts and institutes in the transformation states with
a competence in issues of labor union politics and industrial
relations and, secondly, the formulation of a conceptual framework
for the 1999 conference. Proposals for themes and sessions are
welcome. So far, possible topics include:

* The industrial unions and (hidden) unemployment
* The shifting functions of the labor unions
* The privatization and restructuring of communist industrial complexes
* Market economy and collective bargaining: wage policies and the
modernization pact
* Organized workers and the legacy of the state unions
* Industrial unions and the integration in an all-European market economy
* A social market economy, competitiveness, and the labor unions
* Innovation and industrial policies
* Capital market or state subvention
* Solidarity and social security
* The setting up of democratic union structures and organizational reform
* The labor unions and their relations to political parties
* Globalization and international competition
* The international movement of labor unions
* More jobs or more environmental protection
* The European Union and its eastern enlargement
* The national economy and foreign investment

Networking

The Foundation would be grateful for any help in setting up its network
and in establishing contact with the relevant academic institutes and/or
union representatives. Please feel free to contact us or to forward this
brochure and call-for-papers to anyone who might be interested.

Invitation

The Otto Brenner Foundation invites academic researchers (political
and social scientists, law specialists, economists, etc.) and
academic institutes in Eastern Europe and the FSU to apply for
participation in the preparatory expert semenar. The selection criteria
are - apart from a working knowledge of German and/or English (the
official languages of the conference, although adding Russian is an
option) - a strong profile and competencies in the field of labor union
politics and industrial relations. Please send your application for the
November 1998 seminar (incl. a curriculum vitae and a list or copies
of relevant publications) to:

Michael Guggemos / Dr. Wim van Meurs
Otto-Brenner-Stiftung
Berlin bureau
Alte Jakobstra�e 149
D-10969 Berlin

For more information, please contact:

Tel. +49-30-8348668 or +49-30-25396010
Fax +49-30-25396011 or +49-30-8348668
Email: [email protected]

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