The interests of white-collar workers and their representation in the German manufacturing sector: new initiatives, opportunity structures, framing and resources.

In the German manufacturing sector, white-collar workers have outpaced blue-collar workers in numbers. Therefore, unions and works councils have launched initiatives to attract, mobilise and organise white-collar workers. The analysis is drawing on a conceptual framework that looks at the opportunity structures, framing processes and resources of the initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]