Christelijke vakbonden van hoop naar ontgoocheling: Het Wereldverbond van de Arbeid en de transformatie van het voormalige Oostblok na 1989

The implosion of Communism between 1989 and 1991 in Central- and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the following socio-economic transitions had a strong impact on Western European social movements. The international trade union movement and trade unions in Belgium and the Netherlands were galvanized to suppo...

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Published in:Trajecta
Main Author: Claeys, Jos (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Dutch
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Published: Amsterdam University Press [2020]
In: Trajecta
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBA Western Europe
KBK Europe (East)
NCE Business ethics
Further subjects:B Christian trade unions
B Cold War
B post-communist transitions
B Central- and Eastern Europe
B Transnational Solidarity
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Summary:The implosion of Communism between 1989 and 1991 in Central- and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the following socio-economic transitions had a strong impact on Western European social movements. The international trade union movement and trade unions in Belgium and the Netherlands were galvanized to support the changing labour landscape in CEE, which witnessed the emergence of new independent unions and the reform of the former communist organizations. This article explores the so far little-studied history of Christian trade union engagement in post-communist Europe. Focusing on the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) and its Belgian and Dutch members, it reveals how Christian trade unions tried to recruit independent trade unions in the East by presenting themselves as a ‘third way’ between communism and capitalism and by emphasizing the global dimensions of their movement. The WCL ultimately failed to play a decisive role in Eastern Europe because of internal disagreements, financial struggles and competition with the International Confederation of Trade Unions.
ISSN:2665-9484
Contains:Enthalten in: Trajecta
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5117/TRA2020.1.003.CLAE