Unions in a Globalized Environment: Changing Borders, Organizational Boundaries, and Social Roles

Unions in a Globalized Environment: Changing Borders, Organizational Boundaries, and Social Roles
ISBN-10
0765608693
ISBN-13
9780765608697
Pages
293
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe
Author
Bruce Nissen

Description

How can American unions survive in our increasingly globalized business environment? With the trend toward multinational corporations, free trade pacts, and dismantling import barriers, organized labor has been steadily losing ground in the United States. This book argues that to reverse this trend, U.S. unions must create ties with workers and unions in other countries, and include the ever-increasing number of immigrant workers in their ranks. And it calls for a shift toward "social movement unionism, " which would change unions' orientation from exclusively market-focused and more toward social issues and rights.