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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder on the role of trade unions in the socio-ecological restructuring of the economy and the world of work
In HBS Dossier No. 13 "From technological to democratic transformation", Hilmar Höhn interviews Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder. The Kassel-based political scientist is convinced that the socio-ecological transformation of the economy and the world of work cannot succeed without the trade unions. The 61-year-old political scientist describes the transformation phase as a "historic upheaval". In such a situation, "everything comes under stress". Organizations such as the trade unions could "reduce uncertainty and contribute to a solidary and sustainable social development through their work". Nothing, warns Schroeder in an interview for this dossier, would be worse "than if the feeling spreads that the situation is no longer manageable". Ideally, "participation-oriented bodies" would be created at federal, state and regional level, in which the state and collective bargaining parties shape the transformation. Citizens must also be more involved in political consultation
in order for change to succeed.