Building Global Labor Solidarity in a Time of Accelerating Globalization

Synopsis

Since The 1980s, The World’s Working Class Has Been Under Continual Assault By The Forces Of Neoliberalism And Imperialism. In Response, New Labor Movements Have Emerged Across The Global South—from Brazil And South Africa To Indonesia And Pakistan. Building Global Labor Solidarity In A Time Of Accelerating Globalization Is A Call For International Solidarity To Resist The Assaults On Labor’s Power. This Collection Of Essays By International Labor Activists And Academics Examines Models Of Worker Solidarity, Different Forms Of Labor Organizations, And Those Models’ And Organizations’ Relationships To Social Movements And Civil Society.--publisher's Website. Multiple Fragments--strength Or Weakness: Theorizing Global Labor Solidarity / Kim Scipes -- Worker-to-worker: A Transformative Model Of Solidarity--lessons From Grassroots International Labor Solidarity In Canada In The 1970s And 1980s / Katherine Nastovski -- Building Bridges Between The Labor Movement And Transnational Migration Research: What Potential For International Solidarity? / Jenny Jungehüsling -- Labor And Sustainable Development At Latin America: Rebuilding Alliances At A New Crossroads / Bruno Dobrusin -- It Takes More Than A Village: A Case Study Of Worker Solidarity In Bangladesh / Timothy Ryan -- Building Global Labor Solidarity Today: Learning From The Kmu Of The Philippines / Kim Scipes -- Building A Culture Of Solidarity Across The Us-mexico Border / David Bacon -- Working For Global Justice In The New Us Labor Movement / Michael Zweig. Edited By Kim Scipes ; With Contributions By David Bacon, Bruno Dobrusin, Jenny Jungehüsling, Katherine Nastovski, Timothy Ryan, Kim Scipes, Michael Zweig. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.