Keep the union at bay : The racial dimensions of anti-union practices in U.S. agriculture and the long fight for farm-labor representation.

Coin, Francesca (2018) Keep the union at bay : The racial dimensions of anti-union practices in U.S. agriculture and the long fight for farm-labor representation. Edizioni Ca' Foscari, Venice. ISBN 9788869692222

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Abstract

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

Item Type:
Book/Report/Proceedings
Subjects:
?? agribusinessmigration in rural regionsright-to-work legislationmigration policiespolitical economywhite supremacyracismtrump ??
ID Code:
138017
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Deposited On:
22 Oct 2019 15:35
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No
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Published
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18 Feb 2024 00:22