A Global Union for Global Workers: Collective Bargaining and Regulatory Politics in Maritime Shipping

by Lillie; Nathan

• ISBN13: 9780415977470
• ISBN10: 0415977479
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This is a book about how global unionism was born in the maritime shipping sector. It argues that the industrial structure of shipping, and specifically the interconnected nature of shipping production chains, facilitated the globalization of union bargaining strategy, and the transnationalization of union structures for mobilizing industrial action. This, in turn, led to global collective bargaining institutions and effective union participation in global regulatory politics. This study uses a variety of source and analytical techniques, relying heavily on interviews with union official and other maritime industry people in many countries.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
List of Figures	xi
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	xiii
Acknowledgments	xix
Chapter One Introduction	1	(22)
Chapter Two The Maritime Industrial Environment	23	(16)
Chapter Three Global Collective Bargaining	39	(26)
Chapter Four Transnational Union Networks and Enforcement	65	(24)
Chapter Five Global Regulatory Politics and Skill Certification	89	(16)
Chapter Six Global Regulatory Politics and Labor Standards in the ILO	105	(16)
Chapter Seven Breaking No Eggs and Making No Omelets	121	(22)
Chapter Eight Conclusion	143	(12)
Appendix A	155	(2)
Appendix B	157	(2)
Appendix C	159	(2)
Appendix D	161	(6)
Appendix E	167	(2)
Appendix F	169	(2)
Appendix G	171	(2)
Notes	173	(10)
Bibliography	183	(14)
Index	197