6. Dockers versus the Directives: Battling Port Policy on the European Waterfront

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Beating Global Capital: A Framework and Method for Union Strategic Corporate Research and Campaigns 16
6. 2. “Due Diligence” at APM-Maersk: From Malaysian Industrial Dispute to Danish Cross-Border Campaign 40
7. 3. Indian Labor Legislation and Cross-Border Solidarity in Historical Context 57
8. 4. Struggle, Perseverance, and Organization in Sri Lanka’s Export Processing Zones 78
9. 5. Organizing in the Banana Sector 99
10. 6. Dockers versus the Directives: Battling Port Policy on the European Waterfront 117
11. 7. Going National or European? Local Trade Union Politics within Transnational Business Contexts in Europe 137
12. 8. Labor-Community Coalitions, Global Union Alliances, and the Potential of SEIU’s Global Partnerships 155
13. 9. International Framework Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges for Global Unionism 174
14. 10. Beyond Workers’ Rights: Transnational Corporations, Human Rights Abuse, and Violent Confl ict in the Global South 195
15. Conclusion 213
16. References 227
17. List of Contributors 249
18. Index 253