Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms

New interest in labour and union internationalism has developed over the last 10-15 years. This collection, co-edited by scholars from an older and younger generation, is a very original attempt to grapple with the challenges of globalisation for labor. The collection includes contributions from academics and activists based in the North and South.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction: Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms: Beyond the Fragments? (pages 1–7): Peter Waterman and Jane WillsChapter 2 Trade Union Internationalism in the Age of Seattle (pages 8–32): Peter WatermanChapter 3 Southern Unionism and the New Labour Internationalism (pages 33–58): Rob Lambert and Eddie WebsterChapter 4 Rethinking the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and its Inter?American Regional Organization1 (pages 59–79): Kjeld JakobsenChapter 5 Transnational Capital, Urban Globalisation and Cross?Border Solidarity: The Case of the South African Municipal Workers (pages 80–102): Franco BarchiesiChapter 6 Labor Internationalism and the Contradictions of Globalization: Or, Why the Local is Sometimes Still Important in a Global Economy (pages 103–122): Andrew HerodChapter 7 World Trade and Workers' Rights: In Search of an Internationalist Position (pages 123–146): Rohini HensmanChapter 8 NAFTA's Labor Side Agreement and International Labor Solidarity (pages 147–163): Lance CompaChapter 9 European Integration and Industrial Relations: A Case of Variable Geometry? (pages 164–179): Richard HymanChapter 10 Uneven Geographies of Capital and Labour: The Lessons of European Works Councils (pages 180–205): Jane WillsChapter 11 Women Workers and the Promise of Ethical Trade in the Globalised Garment Industry: A Serious Beginning? (pages 206–226): Angela Hale and Linda ShawChapter 12 Propositions on Trade Unions and Informal Employment in Times of Globalisation (pages 227–245): Dan GallinChapter 13 A Manifesto Against Femicide (pages 246–262): Melissa WrightChapter 14 Union Responses to Mass Immigration: The Case of Miami, USA (pages 263–288): Bruce Nissen and Guillermo Grenier