Traditional socialist trade-union theories or models have not prevented the frequent isolation
of labor from other democratic social movements, or the subordination of labor struggles to …

In the context of renewed international debates about the significance of social movement
unionism, this article undertakes a detailed analysis of social movement unionism in a South …

This paper identifies three causal pathways by which economic restructuring attributable to
neoliberal policies has promoted a shift away from the previously dominant culture of …

After the election of John Sweeney as President of the AFL-CIO in October 1995, activists
and supportive intellectuals in the United States began thinking about how to revitalize the …

First suggested in the Netherlands, in the late-1980s, the notion of? Social Movement
Unionism? was? rst applied in South Africa, where it had both political and academic impact …

The historical experience of capitalist industrialisation in Western Europe led liberals and
socialists alike to view labour organising as a normal—although not uncontested …

Labor internationalism and solidarity has been dominated historically by the European trade
union movement. The 2008 economic crisis and the rise of emerging economies have led to …

This anthology explores the international labor movements building worker solidarity across
the Global South. Since the 1980s, the world's working class has been under continual …

How can American unions survive in our increasingly globalized business environment?
With the trend toward multinational corporations, free trade pacts, and dismantling import …

In the last decade, the concept of “social movement unionism”(SMU) has become popular
among students of labor movements in countries such as South Africa, Brazil, South Korea …