TITLE

UNFAIR ADVANTAGE: WORKERS' FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS

AUTHOR(S)
McPalmer, Richard J.
PUB. DATE
January 2005
SOURCE
Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law;2005, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p215
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Book
ABSTRACT
The article presents information about the book "Unfair Advantage: Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States Under International Human Rights Standards," by Lance Compa. The author develops a framework in which the U.S. labor law system is held up to international human rights standards. This framework allows the reader to gain a broader, more global perspective while posing difficult questions about whether and to what extent U.S. labor law protects rights considered by many in the international community to be fundamental. Compa also discusses various exclusions written into U.S. labor law.
ACCESSION #
17385896

Tags: UNFAIR Advantage: Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States Under International Human Rights Standards (Book);  COMPA, Lance;  LABOR laws & legislation -- United States;  HUMAN rights;  LABOR contract

 

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