Public Sector Unionism and Strikes in Developing Countries: The Case of Hungary

Cory R. Fine

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DOI: 10.2190/VYC0-DP8F-LXEU-MHTV

Abstract

Perhaps one of the greatest advances made during the transition in Central and Eastern Europe was the birth of new and independent trade unions. These new unions, after more than four decades, finally brought pluralism to a once-monolithic movement. This article presents the transition and birth of the new and independent public sector trade unions in Hungary, their organizational and political structure, as well as an appraisal of their goals and objectives. Further, the strengths and weaknesses of these new trade unions were analyzed and compared to some of the newly restructured, private sector trade unions. The conflicts and problems that public sector trade unions face are also defined and assessed. This assessment, based on their neocorporate, tripartite responsibilities, provides an insight into the reasons they act as they do, particularly during industrial disputes.

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