Is a new paradigm needed? A commentary on the analysis by Sławomir Adamczyk
评论支持欧洲工会联合会中存在“两个工会世界”的论点，强调东西欧分裂源于结构差异和对欧洲一体化的不同期望，提出基于承认和协调多元工人利益的新合作范式是重大挑战。
In this commentary, we support the core thesis of Sławomir Adamczyk that there exist ‘two trade union worlds’ within the European Trade Union Confederation, but our emphasis is somewhat different. The East–West divide can be explained both in terms of structural differences and of contrasting expectations about the role of European integration, rooted in the diverse histories and experiences of national affiliates. In the context of recurring particularistic logics which privilege national or regional interests over transnational labour solidarity, the need to create a new paradigm of trade union cooperation based on the recognition, articulation and, if possible, reconciliation of diverse workers’ interests can be legitimately seen as a major challenge to European trade union institutions.