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EGRUiEN present findings on Stellantis and automotive sector at international Conference Social Boundaries of Work in Lodz (Poland)

We are pleased to share that members of the EGRUiEN project team actively participated in the 8th International Conference Social Boundaries of Work: The Meanings of Work in Organizational Contexts, held in Łódź, Poland, on 21–23 October 2026. The conference was organized by the Department of Sociology of Organization and Management, University of Łódź, the Section of Sociology of Work of the Polish Sociological Association, the Section of Qualitative Sociology and Symbolic Interactionism of the Polish Sociological Association, the Łódź Branch of the Polish Sociological Association, ISA Research Committee 44 “Labor Movement”, and the Critical Labor Studies Network.The EGRUiEN team contributed to thematic session:

🔹 G-XVI: Digital and Green Transition, Social Dialogue, and Labour Market. Perspectivesfrom the EU Countries and Beyond (part 1):


• Monika Martišková (Central European Labour Studies Institute): Eroding Cost Advantage and the EV Transition: Workers’ strategies to survive in an Automotive Assembly Site in the Integrated Periphery

• Pablo Sanz de Miguel; David Pac; José David Moral-Martín (University of Zaragoza): Trade union’s ideas and strategies towards the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) at plant level in Spain

• Szymon Pilch, Adam Mrozowicki, Jacek Burski, Olga Gitkiewicz (University of Wrocław): Social dialogue dynamics and worker-employer bargaining tactics over twin transition in the automotive sector. The case of Stellantis Poland

• Louis Lines and Marco Hauptmeier (Cardiff University): Contested transition - social dialogue in the automotive sector at Stellantis UK

The conference provided an excellent opportunity to discuss contemporary transformations of work, employment relations, migration, technological change, and the social boundaries of work. Discussions during both the plenary sessions and thematic panels were exceptionally stimulating and insightful.

📸 We invite you to explore our photo gallery from the conference and revisit some of the highlights of this inspiring event!