Jenseits des klassischen Streiks: Intersektionale Perspektiven auf kollektive Autonomie

The article explores the concept of collective autonomy, which is central to labor law, through the lens of Otto Kahn-Freund’s work on workers’ collective organization. It examines how insights from intersectional legal gender studies enrich this understanding, particularly regarding the antagonism between workers and employers and the role of strikes as a measure of collective autonomy. Feminist critiques highlight that strike capacity is often lower in female-dominated professions, especially in care work, and that additional axes of inequality intersect with the labor-capital conflict. Drawing on Premilla Nadasen’s research on the Household Workers Movement in the U.S. during the 1960s and 1970s, the article discusses an inclusive approach to collective autonomy and considers the implications of shifting strike dynamics from purely economic concerns to political protest.