The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of intended versus real partnerships between unions and management in relation to social dialogue on sustainable HRM within a historically grown institutional context of dominant conflict thinking in Belgium. In-depth qualitative data was retrieved from unions and managers within leading companies in the Belgian chemistry and the life sciences sector. The central goal was to examine how sustainable HR issues can strengthen the partnership relationship between unions and management and what kind of paradoxical tensions they face in this regard. The data supports the idea of a hybrid, (neo)pluralistic approach, within which any polarizing ‘we are against them’ mindset cannot be fully ruled out and may even be fruitful in achieving win-win solutions.

本文的目的是探讨在比利时历史上占主导地位的冲突思想日益增长的制度背景下，与可持续人力资源管理有关的社会对话有关的工会与管理层之间的有意伙伴关系与实际伙伴关系的概念。从比利时化学和生命科学领域领先公司的工会和经理那里检索到深入的定性数据。中心目标是研究可持续的人力资源问题如何加强工会与管理层之间的伙伴关系，以及在这方面他们面临什么样的矛盾矛盾。数据支持混合（新）多元方法的思想，在这种方法中，任何两极分化的“我们反对他们”的心态都无法完全排除，甚至可能在实现双赢解决方案方面富有成果。