Hearn, Julie and Bergos, Monica (2011) Latin American cleaners fight for survival: lessons for migrant activism. Race and Class, 53 (1). pp. 65-82. ISSN 0306-3968
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This article documents the significant successes and major setbacks of a campaign led by Latin American cleaners for union recognition and better pay and conditions at the University of London. It shows how they overcame fear, resignation, intimidation, racism, poverty and cultural and linguistic alienation to find their political agency. However, their collective empowerment was met by dismissals and deportations. The article argues that there are a number of important lessons for the trade union movement to learn; namely, the need to have specific legal and campaigning strategies in place to defend its migrant activists as well as calling for the regularisation of ‘irregular’ workers. In sum, the struggle for immigrant rights is at the cutting edge of the global working-class fightback.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Race and Class |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cleaning workers ; industrial disputes ; LAWAS ; London Living Wage ; migrant workers ; regularisation ; TELCO ; trade unions ; Unison ; University of London |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Politics & International Relations (Merged into PPR 2010-08-01) |
| ID Code: | 54493 |
| Deposited By: | ep_importer_pure |
| Deposited On: | 23 May 2012 14:33 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2012 09:35 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/54493 |
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