How the Unions Deal with Globalization

Gary Chaison ()
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Gary Chaison: Clark University

Chapter Chapter 2 in The Unions’ Response to Globalization, 2014, pp 19-50 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The ways that unions deal with globalization are described. First, a deadly factory fire and factory building collapse in Bangladesh illustrate the dark side of globalization and the how better workplace standards are needed to protect workers in global manufacturing. The unions’ traditional approaches—organizing, bargaining, and political action—are then described and evaluated. Non-traditional approaches—the unions’ role in coalitions and International Framework Agreements (IFAs)—are then reviewed

Keywords: Bangladesh; Work standards; Organizing; Collective bargaining; Jobs bank; Union jurisdictions; Union political activities; NAFTA; Trade pacts; Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs); Global Union Federations (GUFs); International Framework Agreements (IFAs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0488-4_2

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