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Introduction; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. Union Membership; 3. Wage bargaining:competition, trade, surplus and power; 4. Wider dimensions of unions'presence; 5. Bargaining structure and macroeconomic performance; 6. Thefuture prospects of trade unions in Europe; Comments; INTRODUCTION; 1.Unions' involvement in the welfare state; 2. Unions and pensions: theory,evidence and implications; 3. Learning from welfare reforms: the case ofpublic pensions; 4. Unions and unemployment insurance; 5. Conclusions: Whatdo unions do to the welfare states?; Appendix: Unions and Benefits: a simpleAnalytical Framework; Comments; Final Remarks