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Human Rights, Labor Rights, and International Trade

Book by Lance A. Compa, Stephen F. Diamond; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996

Subjects:

Commercial Policy, Human Rights--Economic Aspects, Labor Laws And Legislation, International--Economic Aspects

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...concern for international labor rights. He reminds us that...association as the bedrock right on which all else rests...ILO as the locus of labor rights treatment in the global...the ILO where worker rights claims can be made...detailed discussion of the right of association, with...
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The International Labor Organization: The International Standards System and Basic Human Rights

Book by Hector Bartolomei de la Cruz, Geraldo Von Potobsky, Lee Swepston; Westview Press, 1996

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Human Rights, Labor Laws And Legislation, International

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...Labour Standards , 1984; Human Rights - A Common Responsibility...Part IV B to the International Labor Conference: Abolition of Forced...The United Nations and Human Rights. A Critical Appraisal , Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1992. - Labor Rights Provisions in U.S...
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The Politics of Right to Work: The Labor Federations as Special Interests, 1943-1979

Book by Gilbert J. Gall; Greenwood Press, 1988

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Labor Unions--United States--Political Activity, Right To Labor--Political Aspects--United States

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...power, the growing civil rights crisis fused and energized...coalition that included organized labor, civil rights groups, and middle-class...first in Oklahoma, where labors unanticipated defeat of a proposed right-to-work constitutional...longtime nemesis of organized labor, Democratic leaders at last...
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Unions before the Bar: Historic Trials Showing the Evolution of Labor Rights in the United States

Book by Elias Lieberman; Harper, 1950

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Labor Laws And Legislation--United States--Cases, Labor Unions--United States

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...interest in the exciting topic of labor rights, but who are not trained to deal...accuracy. Each chapter is a story of a labor case which helped shape the rights...economy and of the changing position of labor in our society. The tremendously...
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Left, Right & Center: Conflicting Forces in American Labor

Book by Sidney Lens; Hinsdale, Ill., H. Regnery Co., 1949

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Labor Unions--United States

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American labor, which far outstripped...the world. In Britain the right to vote was not granted...as a result of the first labor parties, these rights were gained in the North before 1830. American labor had its own parties, and...

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Journal Articles on: labor rights

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Global Labor Rights and the Alien Tort Claims Act

Journal article by Sarah H. Cleveland; Texas Law Review, Vol. 76, 1998

Subjects:

Book reviews, Federal court decisions, Human rights, International trade, Labor law, United States

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...Internationally recognized labor rights" are defined...association; (2) the right to organize and bargain...not include), these rights mirror those recognized...principles contained in human rights standards, i.e...of association, the right to organize and bargain...prohibition of forced labor, and the absence of...noncompliance.120 Human Rights, Labor Rights, and...
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John R. Commons and the Problem of International Labor Rights

Journal article by Richard Mcintyre, Yngve Ramstad; Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 36, 2002

Subjects:

Commons, John R.--Conduct of life, Employee rights--International aspects, Institutional economics--Research, International Labor Organization--Economic policy

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...unlikely to be a single "right," that is, enforced labor market standard, upon...borders international labor standards with which...compliance with international rights will be impossible to...embraced five "core" rights that all nations should...of association, the right to organize and bargain...
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Virginia Harper Ho. Labor Dispute Resolution in China: Implications for Labor Rights and Legal Reform

Journal article by Mark W. Frazier; China Review International, Vol. 12, 2005

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Books--Book reviews, Labor Dispute Resolution in China: Implications for Labor Rights and Legal Reform (Book)--Book reviews

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...regime. Hos conclusion that the labor dispute resolution process...groundwork for the enforcement of labor rights puts her in the camp of cautious...play a negligible role in the labor dispute resolution process...workers in China lack the basic right of association. Once a worker...
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Race, Labor, and Civil Rights: Griggs versus Duke Power and the Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity

Journal article by Terry H. Anderson; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 76, 2010

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Books--Book reviews, Race, Labor, and Civil Rights: Griggs Versus Duke Power and the Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Race, Labor, and Civil Rights: Griggs versus Duke Power and the Struggle...Opportunity. by Terry H. Anderson Race, Labor, and Civil Rights: Griggs versus Duke...and others. Nevertheless, Race, Labor, and Civil Rights: Griggs versus Duke...
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Labor Embattled: History, Power, Rights

Journal article by Timothy J. Minchin; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 72, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Labor Embattled: History, Power, Rights (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...their "free speech" rights under the law to dominate...unions (p. 108). Labor Embattled will be of...succinct analyses of labors problems and clear summaries...adept summarizer of labors problems, and in three...argues that the key to labors revival lies in "stronger...level, he argues, labor activists needs to fight...strengthens workers right to organize. Although...

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Magazine Articles on: labor rights

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Wal-mart, China, and Global Labor Rights

Magazine article by Rebecca Weiner; Tikkun, Vol. 20, May/Jun 2005

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Boycotts, China, Civil rights, Labor law, Labor market, Labor unions, Liberalism, Retail stores, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Workers, Working conditions

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...suggest alliances with respected labor rights groups for external monitoring...only is supporting Chinese labor rights the right thing to do, it also reduces...kept artificially high by labor rights abuses in China. That is the...
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Slumming in America: Human-Rights Arguments Are Effective Tools for Shaming European Companies into Good Labor Practices in the U.S

Magazine article by Lance Compa; The American Prospect, Vol. 21, December 2010

Subjects:

Employee rights--Interpretation and construction, International business enterprises--Investigations, Labor unions--Civil rights, Labor unions--United States, Multinational corporations--Investigations, Unfair labor practices--Investigations

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...America: Human-Rights Arguments Are Effective...Companies into Good Labor Practices in the...exercised their right to strike in December...THESE ARE NOT THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR YOU...honor international labor standards and to...company told Human Rights Watch that it has...addressed child labor in American agriculture...taking up human-rights themes, too. The...the basic human right to form unions to...
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BIG LABOR VS. RIGHT TO WORK LAWS: The Battle Continues

Magazine article by Reed E. Larson; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 129, January 2001

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Labor unions--Management, National Labor Relations Act, Right to work (Labor unions)--Laws, regulations and rules, Right to work laws

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BIG LABOR VS. RIGHT TO WORK LAWS: The...precedents protecting the rights of workers, organized...to the National Labor Relations Act...Section 7, titled "Rights of Employees...Employees shall have the right to self-organization...has the absolute right to refrain, except...kicking employee rights in the teeth. Under the National Labor Relations Act...
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Labor Fights for Rights: U.S. Workers Have Lost the Right to Organize. A New Effort Aims to Get It Back

Magazine article by David Moberg; The Nation, Vol. 277, September 15, 2003

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AFL-CIO--Political activity, Employees--Civil rights, Labor Management Relations Act, Labor movement--Analysis, Labor movement--History, Labor movement--Planning, National Labor Relations Act, Point Blank Body Armor L.P.--Labor relations, Right to work (Labor unions)--Analysis, Right to work (Labor unions)--Laws, regulations and rules, Right to work laws, Safety equipment and supplies industry--Labor relations, Safety equipment industry--Labor relations, United States. National Labor Relations Board--Cases, Workers--Civil rights

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Labor Fights for Rights: U.S. Workers Have Lost the Right to Organize. A...employer attacks on the right to organize, working...nationwide network of labor-community coalitions...sponsor "workers rights boards" to highlight...globalization and human rights--that the time...establishing the right to organize at work...for The Nation on labor issues.
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A Labor of Love: Gay Rights Activists Are Finding Common Ground and Forming Surprising Alliances with America's Labor Unions

Magazine article by Steve Weinstein; The Advocate, September 11, 2007

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Gay rights activists--Social aspects, Gender equality--Social aspects, Labor activists--Social aspects, Labor leaders--Social aspects

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A Labor of Love: Gay Rights Activists Are Finding Common...Surprising Alliances with Americas Labor Unions. by Steve Weinstein...later. "The old image of labor being progressive on everything but gay rights and other hot-button issues...

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Newspaper Articles on: labor rights

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ILO Probe on Labor Rights Abuses, Killings Welcomed

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2009

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Labor law--Investigations, Labor unions--Investigations

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ILO Probe on Labor Rights Abuses, Killings Welcomed. Senator Manny Villar Sunday...mission of the United Nations rsquo; (UN) International Labor Organization (ILO) to investigate labor rights abuses particularly violation of trade union rights...
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Colombia Trade Pact Riles Democrats; Human Rights, Labor Standards Are Concerns

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 23, 2006

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Commercial treaties--Political aspects, Human rights--Political aspects, International economic relations--Political aspects, Political parties--Political aspects, Trade agreements--Political aspects

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Colombia Trade Pact Riles Democrats; Human Rights, Labor Standards Are Concerns. Byline: Steve Hirsch...comes up for a vote. Democrats and organized labor have raised concerns about labor standards and human rights violations in Colombia...
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Big Labor's Attack on Democracy; Administration Launches Strike on Boeing and Right-to-Work States

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), May 4, 2011

Subjects:

Aerospace industry, Aircraft industry, Boeing Co., Labor movement, Labor unions--United States, Strikes

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Big Labors Attack on Democracy; Administration...Launches Strike on Boeing and Right-to-Work States. Byline...appointees at the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) are...in favor of a more friendly right-to-work production centers...employees in the exercise of the rights under labor law. Mr. Solomon...Attorneys general in nine right-to-work states blasted...
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NBA Labor Deal May Hinge on Who's Right about Profits

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 27, 2011

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Basketball (Professional), Collective labor agreements, Labor unions, Professional basketball, Sports associations

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NBA Labor Deal May Hinge on Whos Right about Profits. Byline: Carla Peay, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The NBA owners want a system that makes a profit. The NBA players want...
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Right-to-Work Drive Gains Steam in Traditional Labor Stronghold

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 4, 2011

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Labor unions--Michigan

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Right-to-Work Drive Gains Steam in Traditional Labor Stronghold. Byline...stronghold of the American labor movement, the phrase...economic hardship and its labor laws. Our economic problems...auto industry, which right-to-work statutes...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: labor rights

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American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...lobby on behalf of organized labor and mediate disputes between...actively against the so-called right-to-work laws, which outlawed...to repeal the Taft-Hartley Labor Act, and has fought other...deemed inimical to organized labors interests. The organization...the federation, including labor organizing, political education, legislation, civil rights, and worker safety and health...
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National Labor Relations Board

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Griffin Act ), which affirmed labors right to organize and bargain collectively...investigates charges of unfair labor practices by employers. Unfair...coercion, or restraint in labors self-organizational rights; interference with the formation of labor unions; encouraging or discouraging...
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Union, Labor

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...passage of such acts as the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act of 1935, an enactment that enlarged the rights of unions and created the National Labor Relations Board , and by protective labor legislation such as the Fair Labor...
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Labor, Division Of

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

LABOR, DIVISION OF see division of labor . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Labor Union

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

LABOR UNION see union, labor . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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