The UAW's southern gamble : organizing workers at foreign-owned vehicle plants.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silvia, Stephen J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International labor activities--Southern States--History--20th century.

International labor activities.

International labor activities--Southern States--History--21st century.

Labor unions--Law and legislation--Southern States--History--20th century.

Labor unions.

Labor unions--Law and legislation--Southern States--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The UAW's Southern Gamble is the first in-depth assessment of the United Auto Workers' efforts to organize foreign vehicle plants (Daimler-Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Volkswagen) in the American South since 1989, an era when union membership declined precipitously. Stephen J. Silvia chronicles transnational union cooperation between the UAW and its counterparts in Brazil, France, Germany and Japan, as well as documenting the development of employer strategies that have proven increasingly effective at thwarting unionization.Silvia shows that when organizing, unions must now fight on three fronts: at the worksite; in the corporate boardroom; and in the political realm. The UAW's Southern Gamble makes clear that the UAW's failed campaigns in the South can teach hard-won lessons about challenging the structural and legal roadblocks to union participation and effectively organizing workers within and beyond the auto industry.

Contents:

The Uaw's Southern Gamble

Contents

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Daimler Truck North America: Successes and Limits of Transnational Cooperation

2. Mercedes-Benz U.S. International: Negative Neutrality

3. Volkswagen: From Unionized Company to Anti-union Stalwart

4. Nissan North America: From Conventional to Civil Rights-Centered Organizing

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781501769726

OCLC:

1371285679