Global unions : challenging transnational capital through cross-border campaigns
by
 
Bronfenbrenner, Kate, 1954-

Title
Global unions : challenging transnational capital through cross-border campaigns

Author
Bronfenbrenner, Kate, 1954-

ISBN
9780801446160
 
9780801473913

Publication Information
Ithaca : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2007.

Physical Description
xi, 261 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series
Frank W. Pierce memorial lectureship and conference series ; no. 13

Series Title
Frank W. Pierce memorial lectureship and conference series ; no. 13

General Note
Papers originally presented at a conference held Feb. 9, 2006 in New York, N.Y.

Contents
Beating global capital : a framework and method for union strategic corporate research and campaigns / Tom Juravich -- "Due diligence" at APM-Maersk : from Malaysian industrial dispute to Danish cross-border labor campaign / Peter Wad -- Indian labor legislation and cross-border solidarity in historical context / Ashwini Sukthankar and Kevin Kolben -- Struggle, perseverance, and organization in Sri Lanka's export processing zones / Samanthi Gunawardana -- Organizing in the banana sector / Henry Frundt -- Dockers versus the directives : battling port policy on the European waterfront / Peter Turnbull -- Going national or European? : local trade union politics within transnational business contexts in Europe / Valeria Pulignano -- Labor-community coalitions, global union alliances, and the potential of SEIU's global partnerships / Amanda Tattersall -- International framework agreements : opportunities and challenges for global unionism / Dimitris Stevis and Terry Boswell -- Beyond workers' rights : transnational corporations, human rights abuse, and violent conflict in the global South / Darryn Snell.

Subject Term
International labor activities -- Congresses.
 
Labor unions -- Congresses.
 
International business enterprises -- Congresses.
 
Globalization -- Congresses.

Added Author
Bronfenbrenner, Kate, 1954-

Electronic Access
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0719/2007018957.html


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