03659nam 2200637Ia 450 991046429520332120200520144314.01-283-02885-997866130288530-252-09079-9(CKB)3390000000006615(OCoLC)708738120(CaPaEBR)ebrary10603919(SSID)ssj0000544362(PQKBManifestationID)11355006(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544362(PQKBWorkID)10535348(PQKB)11627161(MiAaPQ)EBC3414124(MdBmJHUP)muse23727(Au-PeEL)EBL3414124(CaPaEBR)ebr10603919(CaONFJC)MIL302885(OCoLC)923495937(EXLCZ)99339000000000661520090310d2010 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNAFTA and labor in North America[electronic resource] /Norman CaulfieldUrbana University of Illinois Pressc20101 online resource (265 p.)The working class in American historyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-252-03492-9 0-252-07670-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Labor and global capitalism in North America, 1850-1970 -- The politics of Mexican labor and economic development in crisis -- Mexican labor and workers' rights under NAFTA and NAALC -- Labor mobility and workers' rights in North America -- The crisis of union-management relations in the United States and Canada -- The North American auto industry : the apex of concessionary bargaining -- VEBA Las Vegas! Unions play casino capitalism : autoworkers lose."As companies increasingly look to the global market for capital, cheaper commodities and labor, and lower production costs, the impact on Mexican and American workers and labor unions is significant. National boundaries and the laws of governments that regulate social relations between laborers and management are less relevant in the era of globalization, rendering ineffective the traditional union strategies of pressuring the state for reform." "Focusing especially on the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (the first international labor agreement linked to an international trade agreement), Norman Caulfield notes the waning political influence of trade unions and their disunity and divergence on crucial issues such as labor migration and workers' rights. Comparing the labor movement's fortunes in the 1970's with its current weakened condition, Caulfield notes the parallel decline in the United States' hegemonic influence in an increasingly globalized economy. As a result, organized labor has been transformed from organizations that once pressured management and the state for concessions to organizations that now request that workers concede wages, pensions, and health benefits to remain competitive in the global marketplace."--BOOK JACKET.Working class in American history.Industrial relationsNorth AmericaLaborNorth AmericaElectronic books.Industrial relationsLabor331.88097Caulfield Norman1046987MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464295203321NAFTA and labor in North America2474302UNINA