Changes in union density in the Nordic countries: a presentation

Anders Kjellberg

Changes in union density in the Nordic countries: a presentation

Anders Kjellberg

Sociology

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The aim is to explain: (1) Why union density (the share of employees affiliated to trade unions) is so high in the Nordic countries: 50-70%, in Iceland about 90%, (2) Why the rate of unionization (union density) varies between the Nordic countries, and (3) Why union density in the last 25-35 years has declined considerably in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, but not at all or only modestly in Iceland and Norway.

Original language	English
Number of pages	45
Publication status	Published - 2024 Oct 24
Event	Wage formation in the Nordic Countries : Nordic Economic Policy Review Conference - Nordregio, Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 2024 Oct 24 → 2024 Oct 24 https://nordregio.se/events/wage-formation-in-the-nordic-countries-nordic-economic-policy-review-conference/

Conference

Conference	Wage formation in the Nordic Countries
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Period	2024/10/24 → 2024/10/24
Internet address	https://nordregio.se/events/wage-formation-in-the-nordic-countries-nordic-economic-policy-review-conference/

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union density
wage formation
Nordic countries
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Iceland
Sweden
collective agreement
blue-collar worker
white-collar union
Ghent system
unemployment insurance
income insurance
Nordic model
Swedish model
labour market model
employers' associations
immigrant worker
business cycle
tax reduction
working life criminality
directly affiliated to union unemployment fund
union package
union membership
rate of unionization
Nordregio
Sociology
yellow union
fixed-term job
foreign-born
self regulation
state regulation
extension of collective agreements

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Changes in union density in the Nordic countries: a presentation

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