Building on the ongoing Transatlantic Social Dialogue and ongoing collaboration with the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (HBS), ­the research and publications institute attached to the German Labor Federation, ILR and HBS used a recent visit by director Nikolaus Simon as an occasion to formalize our global partnership.

The Memorandum of Understanding (pdf) acknowledges a growing need for transatlantic dialogue in the current era of economic globalization. For a variety of reasons, this is especially true for trade unions and the researchers who focus on labor-related issues.

The Hans-Böckler-Stiftung and the ILR School at share a common interest in research and dialogue that contributes to our understanding of contemporary efforts by workers and unions in pursuit of sustained representation and participation, both at the workplace and in the broader political economy and society. In this regard, we have much to learn from each other, and we therefore agree to the MOU as a framework for cooperative research, education and public service.

Related Destinations

• Memorandum of Understanding (pdf)
• Hans-Böckler-Stiftung und School of Industrial and Labor Relations vereinbaren Kooperation
• ILR Co-hosts Transatlantic Social Dialogue Meeting in Berlin
• Union Renewal in an International Economy