German and British labour law in a European context following European Union enlargement

"This report examines and compares German and British trade union responses, in a European context, to the European Union enlargements in 2004 and 2007. The author argues that given that their different responses to the similar problems they face such as declining membership and losing influence in collective relations produced different outcomes, they could learn from each other's experiences and would benefit from a comparison. The report examines how trade unions are responding within their legal systems to the challenges of European enlargement and determines how trade unions can use law and the opportunities that law has to offer them to better respond to changing regulatory and opportunity structures existing at a national and European level in order to successfully integrate migrants into their host labour markets."--Publisher.