NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism

by Tamara Kay

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521132959
• ISBN13: 9780521132954
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"