Seminar Nathan Lillie Union Networks and Global Unionism in Maritime Shipping

1. http://www.erudit.org/revue/ri/2005/v60/n1/011540ar.html Nathan Lillie, Union Networks and Global Unionism in Maritime Shipping 2. Doug Bloch http://www.urbanhabitat.org/files/RPE14-1_Bloch-s.pdf Sweatshop on Wheels 3. Michael Belzer, Trucking: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=u0LA93hVGbQC&oi=fnd&pg=PA311&dq=michael+belzer&ots=mWoiLH0NHj&sig=77KxLsGw32yftjrJyuTkA27yKl8#v=onepage&q=michael%20belzer&f=false 4. Gary Gereffi, Global Supply Chains and Offshoring, 5. David Bensman, Port Trucking Down the Low Road, 6. David Bensman, Employment Relations in the Chinese Logistic Industry (see in presentations folder) 7. David Bensman, Labor Relations in the Logistics Industry, Sloan 2008. 8. Marc Levinson, pp. 1-15, 76-100. The Box. 9. 10. Peter Turnbull, Dockers versus the Direcetives: Battling Port Policy on the European Waterfront, pp. 117-136, in Global Unions, edited by Kate Bronfenbrenner. 11. Nelson Lichtenstein, The Retail Revolution, pp. 1-12, 303-357. Neo-Liberal Globalization and Employment Relations: Trucking and the Logistics Industry Neo-liberal globalization has championed liberalization of logistics services and deregulation of trucking sectors in many nations. This seminar will examine how employment relaitons have changed during the era of neo-liberal globalization, and how unions have responded to the liberalization trend. The course will examine seafaring, longshoring, trucking, and retail. Students will investigate how employment relations in one or more of these industries are changing in their own country. Class I: Oct. 21, Introduction Video on Los Angeles Clean Trucks Campaign What is Neo-Liberal Globalization Class II: Oct. 28 Global Value Chains Readings: Gary Gereffi, Global Value Chains and Outsourcing, Tom Juravich, Beating Global Capital, in Bronfenbrenner, Global Unions Class III: Nov. 4 The Logistics Revolution Mark Levinson, The Box, pp. 1-15, 76-100 Edna Bonacich and Jake Wilson, Getting the Goods, pp. 3-23 Class IV: Nov. 11 Wal-Mart and the Logistics Revolution Nelson Lichtenstein, The Retail Revolution, pp. 1-12, 303-357 Class IV: Nov. 18 Neo-Liberalism and Labor Markets Lillie, Union Networks and Global Unionism in Maritime Shipping, http://www.erudit.org/revue/ri/2005/v60/n1/011540ar.html. Turnbull and Waas, Defending Dock Workers. Class IV: Nov. 25 The Trucking Industry under Neo-Liberalism Bensman, Trucking Down the Low Road. (Demos). Belzer, The Motor Carrier Industry: Teamsters and Truckers Under Siege. Bloch Sweatshops on Wheels: http://www.erudit.org/revue/ri/2005/v60/n1/011540ar.html Dec. 2 Student Presentations FB 05 Gesellschaftswissenschaften Uni Kassel WiSe 2010/11 Dr. Bensman David