Looks at the impact of globalization on a major industry - the North American car industry - to reveal that globalization has had a deleterious effect on even the most valued of blue-collar jobs. Jeffrey Rothstein argues that the consolidation of the Mexican and US-Canadian car industries, the expanding number of foreign carmakers, and the spread of lean production have all undermined organised labour and harmed workers.
Looks at the impact of globalization on a major industry - the North American car industry - to reveal that globalization has had a deleterious effect on even the most valued of blue-collar jobs. Jeffrey Rothstein argues that the consolidation of the Mexican and US-Canadian car industries, the expanding number of foreign carmakers, and the spread of lean production have all undermined organised labour and harmed workers.
Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Three Auto Plants in the Global Economy 2 The Intensification of Work under Lean Production 3 Whipsawed! Local Unions Fight for Jobs in the United States 4 Greenfield Opportunity: Orchestrated Labor Relations in Silao 5 Globalization and Union Decline 6 Conclusion: Toward a Better-Regulated Global Economy Notes References Index
Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Three Auto Plants in the Global Economy 2 The Intensification of Work under Lean Production 3 Whipsawed! Local Unions Fight for Jobs in the United States 4 Greenfield Opportunity: Orchestrated Labor Relations in Silao 5 Globalization and Union Decline 6 Conclusion: Toward a Better-Regulated Global Economy Notes References Index
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