NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism /
Kay, Tamara,
NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism / NAFTA & the Politics of Labor Transnationalism Tamara Kay. - 1 online resource (338 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics . - Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
When NAFTA went into effect in 1994, many feared it would intensify animosity among North American unions, lead to the scapegoating of Mexican workers and immigrants, and eclipse any possibility for cross-border labor cooperation. But far from polarizing workers, NAFTA unexpectedly helped stimulate labor transnationalism among key North American unions and erode union policies and discourses rooted in racism. The emergence of labor transnationalism in North America presents compelling political and sociological puzzles: how did NAFTA, the concrete manifestation of globalization processes in North America, help deepen labor solidarity on the continent? In addition to making the provocative argument that global governance institutions can play a pivotal role in the development of transnational social movements, this book suggests that globalization need not undermine labor movements: collectively, unions can help shape how the rules governing the global economy are made.
9780511778858 (ebook)
Transnationalism
HF1746 / .K39 2011
331.88097
NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism / NAFTA & the Politics of Labor Transnationalism Tamara Kay. - 1 online resource (338 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics . - Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics. .
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
When NAFTA went into effect in 1994, many feared it would intensify animosity among North American unions, lead to the scapegoating of Mexican workers and immigrants, and eclipse any possibility for cross-border labor cooperation. But far from polarizing workers, NAFTA unexpectedly helped stimulate labor transnationalism among key North American unions and erode union policies and discourses rooted in racism. The emergence of labor transnationalism in North America presents compelling political and sociological puzzles: how did NAFTA, the concrete manifestation of globalization processes in North America, help deepen labor solidarity on the continent? In addition to making the provocative argument that global governance institutions can play a pivotal role in the development of transnational social movements, this book suggests that globalization need not undermine labor movements: collectively, unions can help shape how the rules governing the global economy are made.
9780511778858 (ebook)
Transnationalism
HF1746 / .K39 2011
331.88097