Is it possible for trade unions to fight precarity in an adverse global context? Although existing research suggests this is possible, there is limited understanding of the interplay of resources that enable unions to address precarity in deregulated markets. This study employs a power resource approach to investigate how unions overcome their external constraints. It draws upon 130 in-depth interviews with key informants across nine Central and Eastern European countries to investigate successful and unsuccessful union actions in sectors with differing external resources. In each sector, unions that mobilise their internal resources have been able to reduce various precarity dimensions, such as low wages, lack of voice, and irregular working time. The results reveal that unions whose objectives are based on convincing win–win discourses can make strides, acting as drivers of change in precarity patterns even in unfavourable conditions. Moreover, the study introduces a multi-dimensional conceptualisation of union success, identifying union actions that result in measurable improvements in precarity dimensions for all worker types. To deepen understanding of the role unions play in fighting precarity in adverse contexts, future research could investigate union actions that improve a wider range of precarity dimensions for all workers.

工会是否有可能在不利的全球环境下与pre不休作斗争？尽管现有研究表明这是可行的，但对于使工会能够解决放松管制的市场中的不稳定因素的资源之间的相互作用的理解仍然有限。本研究采用动力资源方法来研究工会如何克服其外部约束。它利用对九个中欧和东欧国家的主要信息提供者进行的130次深度访谈，以调查在外部资源不同的部门中成功和失败的工会行动。在每个部门中，调动内部资源的工会已经能够减少各种不稳定因素，例如低工资，缺乏发言权和不规律的工作时间。结果表明，以令人信服的双赢话语为目标的工会可以大步向前，即使在不利的条件下，也可以成为pre可危模式变化的驱动力。此外，该研究引入了工会成功的多维概念，确定了工会行为，这些行为导致所有工人类型的风险前程度得到可衡量的改善。为了加深对工会在不利环境中抗击危险中的作用的了解，未来的研究可以调查工会行动，以改善所有工人的危险范围。确定可以对所有类型的工人的危险状况进行可衡量的改善的工会行动。为了加深对工会在不利环境中抗击危险中的作用的了解，未来的研究可以调查工会行动，以改善所有工人的危险范围。确定可以对所有类型的工人的危险状况进行可衡量的改善的工会行动。为了加深对工会在不利环境中抗击危险中的作用的了解，未来的研究可以调查工会行动，以改善所有工人的危险范围。