Labor and Finance as Inevitably Transnational: Globalization Demands a Sophisticated and Transnational Lens

This article (in 41 San Diego L. Rev. 109 (2004)) examines how globalization has impacted labor and finance law, as well as responses to this impact. It explores two points …

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National Labor Movements and Transnational Connections: Global Labor’s Evolving Architecture Under Neoliberalism

Evans analyzes international ties between Bridgestone-Firestone workers in Liberia, apparel workers in Honduras, Mexican mineworkers, and U.S. labor organizations. Evans suggests that international cooperation depends on national labor movements and …

Labor’s Soft Means and Hard Challenges: Fundamental Discrepancies and the Promise of Non-Binding Arbitration for International Framework Agreements

Marzan describes Global Framework Agreements and explores some obstacles, including disagreements between parties. He explores one solution, non-binding arbitration based on ILO rules. Non-binding arbitration can be one step to …

The Third Pillar: Access to Judicial Remedies for Human Rights Violations by Transnational Business (Dec. 2013)

In keeping with the goals set forth for the Access to Judicial Remedy (A2JR) program, the authors undertook this report to “understand which barriers are most insurmountable for victims and …

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Varieties of Power in Transnational Labor Alliances: An Analysis of Workers’ Structural, Institutional, and Coalitional Power in the Global Economy

This article (in 38 Lab. Stud. J. 181 (2013)) Brookes identifies three kinds of power (structural, institutional, and coalitional) that workers exercise in transnational campaigns. Brookes weighs the strengths of …

Four Case Studies on Corporate Social Responsibility: Do Conflicts Affect a Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Policy?

The article discusses different CSR issues emerging with four multinationals while giving a clearer definition of CSR. European Commission defines CSR as ‘the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on …

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Enforcement of International Framework Agreements under U.S. Law

Goldman proposes methods to convert the “soft law” of Global Framework Agreements into enforceable “hard law.” He describes enforcement under the U.S. Labor Management Relations Act, contract theories, consumer protection …

Cross-Border Trade Union Action in a Canadian Multinational Corporation

This article (in  27 Int’l J. Comp. Lab. L. & Indus. Rel. 271 (2011)) examines the import of international framework agreements (IFAs) and European framework agreements (EFAs) as instruments of …

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Walmart Stores Inc. v. Dukes et al

Background: Betty Dukes claimed sex discrimination as she claimed she was denied the training she needed to advance to higher salaried positions. Walmart argued that Duke clashed with female Wal-Mart …

The Limits of Supply Chain Responsibility: A Critical Analysis of Corporate Responsibility Instruments

Article inquires specifically around sub-contracting, especially what is a brand’s or a buyer’s responsibility regarding workers’ rights beyond its first tier suppliers. This article reviews 12 prominent CSR instruments and …

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