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Labor Struggles, New Social Movements, And America's Favorite Pastime: New York Workers Take On New Era Cap Company, Victoria Carty Jan 2006

Labor Struggles, New Social Movements, And America's Favorite Pastime: New York Workers Take On New Era Cap Company, Victoria Carty

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

Contemporary economic globalization, which is driven and regulated primarily by multinational corporations, has a direct impact on workers' lives. Trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) tend to be controlled by corporate interests in the wealthy, industrialized nations. Those countries set the agenda to protect the interests of foreign investors and facilitate the mobility of capital, but they do little to protect the interests of labor. In response, workers in both the global North and South have been forced to rely on their own individual efforts to protect themselves against unfair labor practices. This article presents …


Introduction: The Enduring Power Of Collective Rights, In Labor Law Stories, Catherine L. Fisk, Laura J. Cooper Jan 2005

Introduction: The Enduring Power Of Collective Rights, In Labor Law Stories, Catherine L. Fisk, Laura J. Cooper

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Organizing In The Garment Industry In Mexico: Implications For New Social Movement Theory, Victoria Carty Jan 2004

Organizing In The Garment Industry In Mexico: Implications For New Social Movement Theory, Victoria Carty

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

This paper examines attempts to improve workers' rights in the Maquila Industry in Mexico by using two case studies. It analyzes the struggles that recently occurred at the Kukdong and Duro plants. The underlying question of the research is how to balance the co-existence of market economies with effective means to ensure adequate conditions for workers, and most importantly, ensuring their right to freedom of association. Under recent forms of global economic restructuring, the state is often unwilling or unable to uphold workers' rights. To combat the present form of corporate-driven global capitalism, workers in the South, in solidarity with …


New Social Movements And The Struggle For Worker’S Rights In The Maquila Industry, Victoria Carty Jan 2003

New Social Movements And The Struggle For Worker’S Rights In The Maquila Industry, Victoria Carty

Sociology Faculty Articles and Research

"Campaigns to improve worker’s rights in export processing zones (EPZs), also referred to the maquila industry in Latin America, is an important topic analytically and politically. On theoretical and practical levels, the co-existence of market economies with effective means to ensure adequate working conditions for workers is a critical question. Underlying the issue is a vigorous debate regarding how the global economy should be governed; who or what should govern it, and whose interest is should serve (Faux, 2002)."


Labor Relations In Maine 1971-1982, Bureau Of Labor Standards Apr 1983

Labor Relations In Maine 1971-1982, Bureau Of Labor Standards

Maine Collection

Labor Relations in Maine 1971-1982

Prepared by the Bureau of Labor Standards, Research & Statistics Division,

William A. Peabody, Director, April, 1983.

Contents: Authorization / Introduction / Narratives / Tables / Appendices





Veterans In Maine - A Report, Maine Department Of Manpower Affairs - Manpower Research Division Dec 1978

Veterans In Maine - A Report, Maine Department Of Manpower Affairs - Manpower Research Division

Maine Collection

Veterans in Maine : A Report.

"Labor Market Information Publication" Maine Department of Manpower Affairs, Employment Security, Manpower Research Division, 20 Union Street, Augusta, Maine 04330.

December 1978


Labor Contracts And The Taft-Hartley Act, Charles H. Livengood Jr. Jan 1947

Labor Contracts And The Taft-Hartley Act, Charles H. Livengood Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Volume Iv Number 1, Business Men's Association Of Omaha Jun 1923

The Open Shop: Volume Iv Number 1, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Volume Iii Number 3, Business Men's Association Of Omaha Oct 1922

The Open Shop: Volume Iii Number 3, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Volume Iii Number 1, Business Men's Association Of Omaha May 1922

The Open Shop: Volume Iii Number 1, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Volume Ii Number 6, Business Men's Association Of Omaha Dec 1921

The Open Shop: Volume Ii Number 6, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Volume Ii Number 5, Business Men's Association Of Omaha Oct 1921

The Open Shop: Volume Ii Number 5, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Volume Ii Number 3, Business Men's Association Of Omaha May 1921

The Open Shop: Volume Ii Number 3, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Volume Ii Number 1, Business Men's Association Of Omaha Feb 1921

The Open Shop: Volume Ii Number 1, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Number Ten, Business Men's Association Of Omaha Oct 1920

The Open Shop: Number Ten, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Number Nine, Business Men's Association Of Omaha Sep 1920

The Open Shop: Number Nine, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.


The Open Shop: Number Five, Business Men's Association Of Omaha Jan 1920

The Open Shop: Number Five, Business Men's Association Of Omaha

The Open Shop

No abstract provided.