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Berlin September 27th 2013
Decentralization and derogations from collective agreements: how ver.di is facing the challanges
G a b r i e l e S t e r k e l
Gabriele Sterkel 1
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Preface:
Derogations from collective agreements are with roundabout 30 cases 2012 not a very important way of decentralization in ver.di.
The peak time was between 2003 and 2007 – but never more than 100 new cases in one year.
We will come back to this ...
Other forms of decentralization and fragmentation are much more important
Gabriele Sterkel 2
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outline The challenges ...
decline of real wages, growth of low wage sector, splitted labour cost (cheep services), distribution, growing gaps ...
crisis of cb system, decline of coverage, low legal support privatization, outsourcing, growth in precarious and temp.a.work derogations?
... and how ver.di is facing them: Minimum wage policy
Campaign for a statutory minimum wage, branch level mw after the posted workers law, mw in public procurement
Steps towards more and better agreements towards a continued positive development of members (best
results in collective bargaining actions) Basic rules/guidelines (Grundsätze) in cb coordination on
hardship clauses and a minimum cb wage
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-2,8%
5,3% 6,1% 6,6%8,1% 8,1% 8,8% 10,0% 11,0%
13,4%14,9%
16,4% 16,8% 17,1% 17,8%
29,3% 29,4%
Schlusslicht Deutschland Veränderung der Reallöhne pro Kopf 2009 gegenüber 2000
Quelle: Europäische Kommission: Ameco-Datenbank (Deflator: privater Konsum), Stand: September 2013
ver.di BundesvorstandBereich Wirtschaftspolitik
Entwicklung vor der Krise…
Development of real wages ... Before the crisis
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Entwicklung nach der Krise…
-0,7%
3,2% 4,2%6,6% 7,2% 7,5%
0,1%
12,5%
3,6%
16,5%13,4%
-3,3%
16,9%14,8%
13,4%
40,0%
26,1%
Schlusslicht GriechenlandVeränderung der Reallöhne pro Kopf 2012 gegenüber 2000
Quelle: Europäische Kommission: Ameco-Datenbank (Deflator: privater Konsum), Stand: September 2013
ver.di BundesvorstandBereich Wirtschaftspolitik
... After the crisis
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Low wage shares in Europe
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1,4 Mill.
2,5 Mill.
4,1 Mill.
5,7 Mill.
6,8 Mill.
1,8 Mill.
2,9 Mill.
4,4 Mill.
6,1 Mill.
6,9Mill.
unter 5 € unter 6 € unter 7 € unter 8 € unter 8,50 €
Löhne im Niedriglohnsektor Zahl und Anteil der Beschäftigten
2010 2011
Quelle: IAQ-Report 1/2012; IAQ-Report 1/2013
ver.di BundesvorstandBereich Wirtschaftspolitik
4,0%
5,4%
7,4%
8,7%
12,0%
13,1%
16,7%
18,0%
19,9%
20,5%
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Gabriele Sterkel 8
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Wage drift
Gabriele Sterkel 9
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No statutory minimum wage in Germany
10
LuxemburgFrankreich
BelgienNiederlande
IrlandGroßbritannien
SlowenienMalta
SpanienGriechenland
PortugalKroatien
PolenTschechien
UngarnSlowakei
EstlandLettlandLitauen
RumänienBulgarien
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00
11.109.43
9.109.07
8.657.78
4.534.06
3.913.35
2.922.292.21
2.011.951.941.90
1.761.71
1.060.95
Chart Title
WSI Oktober 2013
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Low support of german cb by extension (Verbreitung der Allgemeinverbindlicherklärung)
25.6.2013 Dr. Thorsten Schulten 11
… möglich und in der Praxis sehr verbreitet
Belgien, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Niederlande, Luxemburg, Portugal, Rumänien, Spanien
… möglich, aber in der Praxis kaum genutzt
Deutschland, Norwegen, Bulgarien, Estland, Lettland, Litauen, Polen, Slowakei, Tschechische Republik, Ungarn
… nicht möglich Dänemark, Großbritannien, Malta, Schweden, Zypern
… funktionale Äquivalente zur AVE Irland, Italien, Österreich, Slowenien
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Gabriele Sterkel 12
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Privatisation in Germany
Gabriele Sterkel 1310 %
15 %
20 %
25 %
30 %
35 %
40 %
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Öffentlicher Dienst: klein und kleinerAnteil der öffentlichen Beschäftigung an der Gesamtbeschäftigung
Schweden
Dänemark
Frankreich
Finnland
Griechenland
Großbritannien
USA
Deutschland
Quelle: ILO
ver.di BundesvorstandBereich Wirtschaftspolitik
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The German job miracle
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-990.000
2.230.000
550.000
770.000
2.360.000
-1.440.000
registrierte Arbeitslose
Erwerbstätige
(Solo-) Selbstständige
geringfügig Beschäftigte
herkömmliche Teilzeit
Vollzeitbeschäftigte
Mehr Beschäftigung - aber was für welche?Veränderung der Erwerbstätigenzahlen von 2000 bis 2012
Quelle: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung, auf 10.000 gerundet (Stand: August 2013)
ver.di BundesvorstandBereich Wirtschaftspolitik
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Liberalization, privatization, outsourcing, decentralization of enterprise structures ... ... Have entirely changed the preconditions of collective
Bargaining New economic structures, new sectors New structures in collective agreements: new regional
and thousands of enterprise- and plant-level agreements Wide areas without ca and wide areas with (very) low ca
Growing importance of collective action and strikes New acting subjects: collective action became more
female (first experiences)
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outline The challenges ...
decline of real wages, growth of low wage sector, splitted labour cost (cheep services), distribution, growing gaps ...
crisis of cb system, decline of coverage, low legal support privatization, outsourcing, growth in precarious and temp.a.work derogations?
... and how ver.di is facing them: Minimum wage policy
Campaign for a statutory minimum wage, branch level mw after the posted workers law, mw in public procurement
Steps towards more and better agreements towards a continued positive development of members (best
results in collective bargaining actions) Basic rules/guidelines (Grundsätze) in cb coordination on
hardship clauses and a minimum cb wage
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Campaign for a statutory minimum wage
Gabriele Sterkel 17
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Branch level mw after the posted workers law
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Minimum wages in public procurement
Gabriele Sterkel 19
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outline The challenges ...
decline of real wages, growth of low wage sector, splitted labour cost (cheep services), distribution, growing gaps ...
crisis of cb system, decline of coverage, low legal support privatization, outsourcing, growth in precarious and temp.a.work derogations?
... and how ver.di is facing them: Minimum wage policy
Campaign for a statutory minimum wage, branch level mw after the posted workers law, mw in public procurement
Steps towards more and better agreements towards a continued positive development of members (best
results in collective bargaining actions) Basic rules/guidelines (Grundsätze) in cb coordination on
hardship clauses and a minimum cb wage
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Aiming continuous growth of membership
Organizational change since 2007: raising the number of members is of highest importance ...
Cb approach: „Bedingungsgebundene Tarifarbeit „(Health sector) very successfull in both: more members and better agreements
Organizing approach in other branches: security, aviation, retail trade, (public private) transport
Not only organization but also participation and activation
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Collective bargaining coordination in ver.di: with basic rules/guidelines
background 13 sector departments/ 60 branch organisations nearly comlete cb autonomy of the cb committees
roundabout 2000 collective agreements every year
institutions of coordination cb department and „Clearingstelle“
cb „principles“ (guidelines) + „clearing procedure“ (no guideline about pay raise) opening clausses working time Equal treatment/pay minimum wage guideline: No ca wage below 8,50 € minimum wage monitoring
• 14.12.2012 Gabriele Sterkel
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Clearingfälle 2002-2013(hardship ca 50-60%)
57
106
133
198
118 115
75 74 67
3657
37
0
50
100
150
200
250
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Aug 13
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Gabriele Sterkel 25
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Basic rule: no collectively agreed wage per hour below 8,50 €
Binding minimum wage for collective agreements
Rule, procedure and practice ... The result: very successfull
Minimum wage monitoring Controll of all agreed wages since 2011 Newly created database
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Balkendiagramm: Verteilung aller Entgeltgruppen
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Development of wage-groups in ver.di-agreements 2011 - 2012
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Perspectives? the question is: how to restabilise + revitalise the German collective bargaining system with the aim of better pay raise + better working conditions. first steps:
Politically different economic policy, statutory minimum wage
Legally Reform of the extension law (for more generally binding
agreements)
Socially To make trade unions more recognised more attractive
for new members ... Organizing ... more social and cb power ...
More recognition in society for the people working in the service sector