Global Unions


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Global Unions Global Business


Global Unions Global Business
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Author : Richard Croucher
language : en
Publisher: Libri Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2009

Global Unions Global Business written by Richard Croucher and has been published by Libri Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.


Outlining the ways in which global union federations relate to multinational companies through agreements and structured collaboration, this study features an in-depth case study of one such dealing with a major company. Exploring the previously unknown internal lives of the global union federations, this reference, which proposes ideas about how the organizations can strengthen their position internationally as well as their resource base, will be of interest to all those interested in the future of trade unionism, multinational companies, and corporate social responsibility.



Global Unions


Global Unions
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Author : Jeffrey Harrod
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-10-02

Global Unions written by Jeffrey Harrod and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Political Science categories.


This edited collection examines the interaction between industrial relations and international relations in the global economy. The role of trade unions has changed significantly in the era of economic globalization and this book analyzes the key developments in union strategy on a local, national, regional and global level.



Global Unions


Global Unions
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Author : Kate Bronfenbrenner
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2011-05-02

Global Unions written by Kate Bronfenbrenner and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-02 with Political Science categories.


To meet the challenges of globalization, unions must improve their understanding of the changing nature of corporate ownership structures and practices, and they must develop alliances and strategies appropriate to the new environment. Global Unions includes original research from scholars around the world on the range of innovative strategies that unions use to adapt to different circumstances, industries, countries, and corporations in taking on the challenge of mounting cross-border campaigns against global firms. This collection emerges from a landmark conference where unionists, academics, and representatives of nongovernmental organizations from the Global South and the Global North met to devise strategies for labor to use when confronting the most powerful corporations such as Wal-Mart and Exxon Mobil. The workplaces discussed here include agriculture (bananas), maritime labor (dock workers), manufacturing (apparel, automobiles, medical supplies), food processing, and services (school bus drivers). Kate Bronfenbrenner's introduction sets the stage, followed by contributions describing specific examples from Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Bronfenbrenner's conclusion focuses on the key lessons for strengthening union power in relation to global capital.



Global Unions Local Power


Global Unions Local Power
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Author : Jamie K. McCallum
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-30

Global Unions Local Power written by Jamie K. McCallum and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-30 with Political Science categories.


News about labor unions is usually pessimistic, focusing on declining membership and failed campaigns. But there are encouraging signs that the labor movement is evolving its strategies to benefit workers in rapidly changing global economic conditions. Global Unions, Local Power tells the story of the most successful and aggressive campaign ever waged by workers across national borders. It begins in the United States in 2007 as SEIU struggled to organize private security guards at G4S, a global security services company that is the second largest employer in the world. Failing in its bid, SEIU changed course and sought allies in other countries in which G4S operated. Its efforts resulted in wage gains, benefits increases, new union formations, and an end to management reprisals in many countries throughout the Global South, though close attention is focused on developments in South Africa and India. In this book, Jamie K. McCallum looks beyond these achievements to probe the meaning of some of the less visible aspects of the campaign. Based on more than two years of fieldwork in nine countries and historical research into labor movement trends since the late 1960s, McCallum’s findings reveal several paradoxes. Although global unionism is typically concerned with creating parity and universal standards across borders, local context can both undermine and empower the intentions of global actors, creating varied and uneven results. At the same time, despite being generally regarded as weaker than their European counterparts, U.S. unions are in the process of remaking the global labor movement in their own image. McCallum suggests that changes in political economy have encouraged unions to develop new ways to organize workers. He calls these “governance struggles,” strategies that seek not to win worker rights but to make new rules of engagement with capital in order to establish a different terrain on which to organize.



Trade Union Responses To Globalization


Trade Union Responses To Globalization
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Author : Verena Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: International Labor Office
Release Date : 2007

Trade Union Responses To Globalization written by Verena Schmidt and has been published by International Labor Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.


Bringing together papers from national and international experts from the Global Union Research Network (GURN), this book provides an overview of how trade unions around the world are responding to globalisation.Globalisation has proved a complex and multi-faceted process for workers, as are the strategies they must develop to face its challenges. The case studies in this volume demonstrate successful strategies undertaken by trade unions in Brazil, Bulgaria, the Caribbean, Colombia, India, Poland, the United Kingdom, Turkey as well as Southern and Eastern Africa. In the process, the contributors highlight issues crucial to trade unions in this period of fast-paced change, such as the struggle for transparent governance for a fairer globalisation, the implementation of labour standards, employment creation, social protection, poverty alleviation including meeting the UN's Millennium Development Goals and gender equality and more.It shows how trade unions are a key part in influencing the rules of globalisation to achieve a fairer globalisation, while also playing a role in implementing and enforcing these rules



Globalization And Labor


Globalization And Labor
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Author : Dimitris Stevis
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2008

Globalization And Labor written by Dimitris Stevis and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.


Unions have long been a central force in the democratization of national and global governance, and this timely book examines the role of labor in fighting for a more democratic and equitable world. In a clear and compelling narrative, Dimitris Stevis and Terry Boswell explore the past accomplishments and the formidable challenges still facing global union politics. Outlining the contradictions of globalization and global governance, they assess the implications for global union politics since its inception in the nineteenth century. The authors place this key social movement in a political economy framework as they argue that social movements can be fruitfully compared based on their emphases on egalitarianism and internationalism. Applying these concepts to global union politics across time, the authors consider whether global union politics has become more active and more influential or has failed to rise to the challenge of global capitalism. All readers interested in global organizations, governance, and social movements will find this deeply informed work an essential resource.



Global Unions


Global Unions
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Author : Jeffrey Harrod
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012

Global Unions written by Jeffrey Harrod and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.


This edited collection examines the interaction between industrial relations and international relations in the global economy. The role of trade unions has changed significantly in the era of economic globalization and this book analyzes the key developments in union strategy on a local, national, regional and global level.



Worldwide Solidarity


Worldwide Solidarity
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Author : Heinz Bendt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Worldwide Solidarity written by Heinz Bendt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with International labor activities categories.


This handbook is structured in two parts: the first part summarizes general information which applies to all member unions of the global unions equally; their common roots, fundamental structures, identical areas of activities, analogous procedures and their associated problems. In the subsequent survey, the handbook deals with future challenges and tendencies and outlines briefly possible responses.



A Global Union For Global Workers


A Global Union For Global Workers
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Author : Nathan Lillie
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-08

A Global Union For Global Workers written by Nathan Lillie and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-08 with Political Science categories.


This is a book about how global unionism was born in the maritime shipping sector. It argues that the industrial structure of shipping, and specifically the interconnected nature of shipping production chains, facilitated the globalization of union bargaining strategy, and the transnationalization of union structures for mobilizing industrial action. This, in turn, led to global collective bargaining institutions and effective union participation in global regulatory politics. This study uses a variety of source and analytical techniques, relying heavily on interviews with union official and other maritime industry people in many countries.



The Global Labour Movement


The Global Labour Movement
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Author : Edd Mustill
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2013-04

The Global Labour Movement written by Edd Mustill and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04 with Political Science categories.


Tens of millions of workers around the world are affiliated, through their union membership, to one of the global union federations (GUFs). These international unions cover every industry, from transport to finance to public services. They work to support their affiliates throughout the world, providing support during industrial disputes, training union members, and bringing pressure to bear on multinationals and governments. This book serves as a short introduction to the GUFs, as well as the International Trade Union Confederation, and a starting point for union members who want to learn more about the international dimension of our movement.