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This week we examined the history and role of labor unions as a collective response to work. In the 21st century, unions are developing transnational/global strategies. Based on what you have learned, is it beneficial for labor movements to become global? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a global labor movement? How beneficial are these projects? Will they help workers worldwide in low-wage service sectors?
For information on one international labor movement, “UNI Global Union,” go to the following website: http://www.uniglobalunion.org/.
Check out a group called “United For a Fair Economy” and read about its ongoing projects to counteract economic inequalities at: http://www.faireconomy.org/issues.
You may also want to check out the “Center for Economic and Social Justice” website: http://www.cesj.org/thirdway/economicjustice-defined.htm for more information on economic and social justice.
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
- 3-4 pages in length, not including cover and reference pages.
- Formatted according to APA guidelines
- Cite a minimum of two academic, peer-reviewed, scholarly sources to support your responses in addition to your textbook. .
You are expected to convey complex ideas in a clear, concise, and organized fashion, using the required and recommended readings from the course for analytical support.
Explanation & Answer
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Global Labor Movement
Thesis Statement: The difference in the agendas and ideologies between the various labor
unions should not be the reason why they cannot form an alliance that would be
cooperative and collaborative both in the short and long-term.
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Introduction
Advantages and Disadvantages of Global Labor Movement
A. Advantages
B. Disadvantages
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Impact of Global Labor Union on Low- Income Workers
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Conclusion
Running head: GLOBAL LABOR MOVEMENT
Global Labor Movement
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GLOBAL LABOR MOVEMENT
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Global Labor Movement
Introduction
In recent times, the promotion of the concepts and principles of capitalism has been
propagated to more nations than before as the most effective economic system. Global expansion
has been found as an efficient and result-oriented strategic initiative used by capital to
accomplish the objectives the economic system used to create prosperity for their societies and
maintain its propagation to the rest of the world. The trend of the business climate today is that
large global companies are defining and control the process and systems used for practicing
capitalism. As a response to the new paradigm to fostering the global economic systems of the
world, labor unions claimed that increasing rate of extreme in all the nations of the world is
caused by the growing financial powers and economic authorities of these multinational...