Table of Contents

List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Abbreviations. Terms of Union. Government and Activity. Preface. Part 1: Introducing the Themes Part 2: What Distinguishes the British and German Systems? Part 3: Locating our Cases Part 4: Pre-Merger Membership and Financial Trends Part 5: Pre-Merger Debates and Positioning Part 6: Settling the Terms of the Mergers Part 7: Post-Merger Developments Part 8: Conclusion. References

About the Author

Jeremy Waddington is Professor of Industrial Relations in the People, Management and Organisation Divisions of the University of Manchester, and is the Project Co-ordinator for the European Trade Union Institute, Brussels.
Marcus Kahmann is a PhD student in political sciences supported by the Hans-Böckler Stiftung, and has recently completed a diploma in sociology at the University of Paris.
Jürgen Hoffmann is Professor of Political Sociology at the Hamburg University for Economics and Politics.