Desolation: Mexican Campesinos and Agriculture in the 21st Century
The European Union has steadfastly opposed agricultural trade liberalization, as proposed by the United States, with arguments in favor of
Government Workers in Puerto Rico: A Case Study
The largest employer in Puerto Rico today is the Government. Public service workers presently total 285,000 or roughly 26% of
Puerto Rican Workers Strike Back
Under the slogan of "Puerto Rico Is Not For Sale," over 500,000 Puerto Rican workersone half of the island's labor
The Abascal Plan: Codifying Employer Control
What would the law do exactly? While written in apparently innocuous language, it would create a series of impediments to
From Mexico to New York Labor Joins the Struggle
About 10 million current U.S. residents were born in Mexico, and a great many of them regularly send money home,
Origins of Mexico’s Labor Law Reform
During the seven long decades of the Institutional Revolutionary Partys (PRI) rule, unions formed an important part of the partys
The Decline of the Steady Job in Latin America
Growth and price stability have returned to Latin America, but at a staggering social cost. Through the first half of
Murder at the Margins of the World
IN THE AMAZON, WHEN TREES FALL PEO- ple die. Sometimes they die because their livelihood is destroyed. Other times because
The Escalating Struggles Over Mexico’s Labor Law
Labor law reform has become a high- profile issue in Mexico. Newspaper columnists and television pundits debate it, politicians in
Organizing in the Maquilas
NEARLY HALF-A-MILLION MEXICANS ARE currently employed in maquiladoras-the 1,500 in- bond assembly plants clustered along Mexico's northern border. These overwhelmingly
Testing NAFTA’s Labor Side Agreement
Norberto Cordoba sacrificed his job, trying to end condi- tions in his factory so dan- gerous that he feared the
Argentine Labor: A Movement in Crisis
Since the military took power in 1976, there has been a systematic effort to undermine the power of the labor
