January 9, 2007 By Tim Costello, Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher The December immigration raids at Swift & Co., and increased enforcement activity elsewhere, are a body blow against labor’s attempt to organize low-wage workers. Undocumented workers comprise a significant percentage of the work force in many of the industries targeted for organizing… Read More »
BEHIND THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA: U.S. CORPORTIONS OPPOSING NEW RIGHTS FOR CHINESE WORKERS OPPOSITION MAY HARM US AND OTHER COUNTRIES
Behind the Great Wall of China, GLOBAL LABOR STRATEGIES
CHINA’S EMERGING CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
September 19, 2006 In April of this year, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China met to discuss “The Lot of Chinese Workers: Do China’s Labor Laws Work?” It’s a fascinating read and is available here. The CECC is a government body created by Congress in 2000 to monitor human rights and the rule of law… Read More »
GLOBAL LABOR AND TOBACCO CONTROL
September 12, 2006 Tobacco has raised complex and difficult issues for unions around the world. On the one hand, many unions have been wary of workplace rules that would infringe on the rights of their members who smoke. They have opposed anti-smoking policies unilaterally imposed by employers. And they have been concerned about the… Read More »
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