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NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism

NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism

Kay, Tamara

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics

General Political Science

ISBN10: 0521762871
ISBN13: 9780521762878
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Jan 31 2011
Pages: 338
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
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 and puzzles: How did NAFTA, the concrete manifestation of globalization processes in North America, help deepen labor solidarity on the continent? And why did some unions more readily engage in transnational collaboration and embrace internationalism than others? 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.

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