Trade Unions and the Global Crisis: Labour's Visions, Strategies, and Responses

"In a context of sustained economic crisis... there are no clear roadmaps for the alternative, a sustainable society that can only be forged through innovative mobilization. We are fortunate, therefore, for the rich offerings in this book that examine the crisis and craft inspiring elements of a vision for a more economically and environmentally viable society. Based on well-informed research, this fine collection of writings also points toward the innovative strategies labor unions and their allies need in the battles ahead." —Lowell Turner, Cornell University

This book offers a composite overview of the responses of trade unions and other workers' organizations to neoliberal globalization in general and to the recent financial crisis in particular. The essays explore the state of labor in Brazil, China, Nepal, South Africa, Turkey, North America, and Europe. The authors offer a wide range of short-term strategies and actions, medium- and long-term policies, and alternative visions that challenge the current development paradigm.