Development NGOs and Labor Unions: Terms of Engagement
Deborah Eade and Alan Leather, editors | | ISBN: 978-1-56549-196-0 $29.95 |
| 2005/406 pages/LC: 2005002246 A Kumarian Press Book |
DESCRIPTION
While NGOs and unions will naturally pursue diverse strategies and tactics, neither sector can afford to go it alone. The authors of Development NGOs and Labor Unions elucidate some of the underlying tensions between the two and illustrate the scope for constructive dialogue—and potential partnership—between them.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Deborah Eade is a writer and editor specializing in international development and humanitarian issues. Alan Leather is deputy secretary general of Public Services International (PSI).
CONTENTS
- Labor Union and NGO Relations in Development and Social Justice—A. Leather.
- ALLIANCES AND TENSIONS BETWEEN LABOR UNIONS AND NGOS.
- Labor Unions and NGOs: The Need for Cooperation—D. Spooner.
- Building Bridges across a Double Divide: Alliances between US and Latin American Labor and NGOs—M. Anner and P. Evans.
- Challenging Relations: A Labor-NGO Coalition to Oppose the Canada-US and North American Free Tade Agreements, 1985–1993—S. Huyer.
- Time to Scale Up Cooperation?: Labor Unions, NGOs, and the International Anti-sweatshop Movement—T. Connor.
- International NGOs and Unions in the South: Worlds Apart or Allies in the Struggle?—D. Eade.
- Organizing Citizenship at Local 890's Citizenship Project; Unleashing Innovation through an Affiliate Organization—P. Johnston.
- The Labor Union Solution or the NGO Problem? The Fight for Global Labor Rights—J. Román.
- EXPERIENCES OF UNION-BASED NGOS.
- The Global Workplace: Challenging the Race to the Bottom—J. Simpkins.
- Working at the Intersection: A Story from Australia—K. Davis.
- WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL AND MAQUILA ECONOMIES.
- Organizing Home-based Workers in the Global Economy: An Action-research Approach—R. Pearson.
- Never the Twain Shall Meet?: Women's Organizations and Labor Unions in the Maquila Industry in Central America—M. Prieto and C. Quinteros.
- Beyond the Barriers: New Forms of Labor Internationalism—A. Hale.
- WORKPLACE CODES OF CONDUCT.
- Who Should Code Your Conduct?: Labor Union and NGO Differences in the Fight for Workers' Rights—R. Braun and J. Gearhart.
- Sweating It Out: NGO Campaigns and Labor Union Empowerment—R.D. Lipschutz.
- Labor Unions, NGOs, and Corporate Codes of Conduct—L. Compa.
- Workplace Codes as Tools for Workers—N. Kearney and J. Gearhart.
- CASE STUDIES.
- United We Stand: Labor Unions and Human Rights NGOs in the Democratization Process in Nigeria—E.R. Aiyede.
- Combining Worker and User Interests in the Health Sector: Labor Unions and NGOs—J. Lethbridge.
- More Than a Token Gesture: NGOs and Labor Unions Campaigning for a Common Cause—J. Ellis.
- Trade Unions and Women's NGOs: Diverse Civil Society Organizations in Iran—E.R. Povey.
- "The Sword of Justice": South Pacific Labor Unions and NGOs during a Decade of Lost Development—S. Prasad and D. Snell.
- Resources. Labor Unions and Development: An Annotated List of Resources—C. Knowles with D. Eade.
"Throws badly needed light on the important but neglected issue of the relationship between trade unions and NGOs.... [It] presents a frank and critical analysis of the differences in ideology, organization, and mode of operation as well as of shared goals, common interests, and cooperation between the two major forces of global society."—Dharam Ghai, former director, UNRISD
"The authors do an admirable job of capturing the complexity of the practice of NGOs, unions, and the interfaces between them.... Most definitely a book that scholars and activists concerned with global labor issues will want on their shelves."—Feminist Economics