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- Advance Praise for The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century
- The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century
- The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Labor Law Is Out of Date
- Part III The “Fissured” Workplace
- Part IV Barriers to Forming a Collective Bargaining Relationship
- Part V Barriers to Bargaining a Good Contract
- 22 Obtaining a First Contract after Winning Recognition
- 23 Advancing Global Labor Standards
- 24 Organizing for Workplace Rights When Immigration Law Discourages It
- 25 The Central Role of the Right to Strike
- 26 Organizational Power for Workers within the Firm
- 27 Returning Members-Only Collective Bargaining to the American Workplace
- Part VI Unions, Civil Society, and Culture
23 - Advancing Global Labor Standards
Potential and Limits of International Labor Law for Worker-Rights Advocacy in the United States
from Part V - Barriers to Bargaining a Good Contract
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 November 2019
- Advance Praise for The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century
- The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century
- The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Labor Law Is Out of Date
- Part III The “Fissured” Workplace
- Part IV Barriers to Forming a Collective Bargaining Relationship
- Part V Barriers to Bargaining a Good Contract
- 22 Obtaining a First Contract after Winning Recognition
- 23 Advancing Global Labor Standards
- 24 Organizing for Workplace Rights When Immigration Law Discourages It
- 25 The Central Role of the Right to Strike
- 26 Organizational Power for Workers within the Firm
- 27 Returning Members-Only Collective Bargaining to the American Workplace
- Part VI Unions, Civil Society, and Culture
Summary
International labor law sets standards for workers’ wages, conditions, and rights in the workplace. It defines obligations to respect those standards, and creates systems for compliance. This chapter reviews labor advocates’ efforts to promote workers’ rights in the United States through international labor law, and evaluates their effectiveness.
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