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[Excerpt] I came late to the academy and am still more of a trade unionist...
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The authors debate the relative merits and drawbacks of defining the labor movement under the...
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[Excerpt] Corporate social responsibility (CSR) brings an important dimension to the global economy. CSR can...
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A Question of Timing (with Deborah Greenfield), Articles & Chapters (2007)
US labour law violates ILO standards not at the margins, but at the core.
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[Excerpt] United States labor law on workers' right to strike meets international human rights standards—up...
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[Excerpt] My comments here reflect ten degrees of difference. While I mostly agree with him,...
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The proliferation of corporate codes of conduct generates both alliance and tension between trade unions...
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[Extract] Early’s vignette about his Miners for Democracy experience sets the stage for an...
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[Excerpt] This article surveys efforts by governmental and nongovernmental organizations to assess countries' compliance with...
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[Excerpt] Labor law in the United States is deeply entrenched against domestic pressure for change,...
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[Excerpt] Standing for tolerance, diversity, and dialogue in an otherwise "my-way" society, Yale, Brown, UMass...
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The rush to core labour standards invites the response that other workers' concerns are not...
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Filing lawsuits in U.S. federal and state courts for workers' rights violations suffered by workers...
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[Excerpt] Linking workers' rights to international trade is an idea whose time has come and...
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[Excerpt]In the fall of 1982, a small group of labor, religious, and human rights activists...
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its supplemental labour pact, the North American...
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[Extract] Professor Compa spoke about the NAALC and a recent case illustrating the dynamic described...
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[Excerpt] A thorough democratization of policy debates and decision-making is a precondition for progress in...
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[Excerpt] This essay starts with an anecdote to suggest that foreign direct investment can serve...
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[Excerpt] No country or company should gain a commercial edge in international trade by jailing...
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This article first reviews initiatives by the international community to address the "linkage" between trade...
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[Excerpt] We should not apologize for U.S. enforcement of the new labor rights laws against...
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[Excerpt] For a mainstream sports buff turning 40, golf takes on a new allure. Unexpected,...
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[Excerpt] Is OSHA finally enforcing the law after years of laxity? Or, as most activists...
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[Excerpt] Most unions are seen as protectionist, and the label is often justified. "Stop Imports"...
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[Excerpt] Today, however, most union leaders are hardly sanguine about the future. Companies are escalating...
Books
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This book exposes the violations of human rights witnessed daily in workplaces across the United...
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[Excerpt] In the push for a global economy, ensuring human and worker rights is a...
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[Excerpt] This volume is the first of a set of comparative guides to labor law...
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[Excerpt] This study of labor rights in Haiti was conducted on behalf of the International...
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[Excerpt] For decades, the U.S. foreign assistance program has sought with limited results to...
Unpublished Papers
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Workers in American beef, pork, and poultry slaughtering and processing plants perform dangerous jobs in...
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[Excerpt] The dispute between the United Food and Commercial Workers and its Local P-9 over...
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[Excerpt] This study describes the legal creation of an industry-wide, tripartite collective bargaining structure in...
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[Excerpt] “El pais es pobre.” Sooner or later any Chilean, whichever side he or she...
Presentations
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[Excerpt] This general report considers 23 national reports from colleagues in North America, South America,...
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