Unions Without Borders: Recent Developments in the Theory, Practice, and Law of Transnational Unionism

Hyde and Ressaissi propose a general strategy for unions confronting multinational corporations and advocating on behalf of migrant workers. This article examines recent union defeats in Europe, as well as …

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Globalization in Collective Bargaining, Baseball, and Matsuzaka: Labor and Antitrust Law on the Diamond

This article (in 28 Comp. Lab. L. & Pol’y J. 283 (2007)) concerns the globalization of baseball, labor and antitrust litigation, and the Major League Players Association. Gould recalls his …

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Transnational Labor Citizenship

Gordon offers “transnational labor citizenship” as a means to break down barriers of national citizenship between domestic and migrant workers. Her article asserts that political participation, in the age of …

Transnational Labor Citizenship

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 80, p. 503, 2007 This article discusses a new approach to regulating cross-border labor migration, through what Gordon calls “transnational labor citizenship.” Under this model, …

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: An Application in the Food Industry

This journal article details Corporate Social Responsibility pertaining to the food industry. Although there is focus on other areas such as welfare, biotech, environmental, etc. – there is a large …

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CORPORATE SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS IN THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN: RESISTANCE, RECONSIDERATION, AND RESOLUTION IN CHINA

This Article provides a view on corporate social accountability standards from a Chinese perspective, a slightly different angle from that of legal scholars in the United States. The legal literature …

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New Moves in Transnational Advocacy: Getting Labor and Economic Rights on the Agenda in Unexpected Ways

Hertel considers the problem of clashing interests between labor organizers in different countries. This article examines two case studies—a campaign against child labor in Bangladesh and a campaign against discrimination …

Hooray for…Toronto?: Hollywood, Collective Bargaining, and Extraterritorial Union Rules in an Era of Globalization

Frommer explores what effects the globalization of film production has had on the American film industry and the unions of Hollywood. This article pays special attention to the Screen Actors …

Taiwan: A Preliminary Study of the Impact of Foreign Domestic Helpers and Guardian Workers on Domestic Employment

By the end of 2001, the number of admitted foreign blue-collar workers to Taiwan was around 380,632 persons. Among them, 33.59% was for caretaker job, and 3.13% for domestic helper …

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Reinventing Labor Law for the Global Economy: The Benjamin Aaron Lecture

This lecture (in 22 Berkeley J. Emp. & Lab. L. 271 (2001)) examines the influence of globalization on labor law and policy. Arthurs describes how: 1) a “globalization of the mind” …

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