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UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States
under International Human Rights Standards

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Copyright © August 2000 by Human Rights Watch
All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America.
ISBN: 1-56432-251-3
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-107304

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOTE ON METHODOLOGY

I. SUMMARY
Policy and Reality
Workers' Voices
International Human Rights and Workers
International Labor Rights Norms

II. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
General
Immigrant Workers
Agricultural Workers
    H-2A Workers

III. WORKERS' FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
The International Background
International Human Rights Instruments
Regional Instruments
ILO Conventions and OECD Guidelines
U.S. Commitments in the Multilateral Setting
U.S. Trade Laws
The North American Free Trade Agreement

IV. FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION UNDER U.S. LABOR LAW
The U.S. Legal Framework for Workers' Freedom of Association
How Workers Form and Join Trade Unions in the United States
How the National Labor Relations Board Works

V. CASE STUDIES OF VIOLATIONS OFWORKERS' FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
Context: The Increase in Workers' Rights Violations under U.S. Law
Service Sector Workers
    South Florida Nursing Homes
    San Francisco, California Hotels
Food Processing Workers
    North Carolina Pork Processing
    Detroit, Michigan Snack Foods
Manufacturing Workers
    Baltimore, Maryland Packaging Industry
    Northbrook, Illinois Telecommunications Castings
    New Orleans, Louisiana Shipbuilding
    New York City Apparel Shops
Migrant Agricultural Workers
    Washington State Apple Industry
    North Carolina Farmworkers and the H-2A Program
Contingent Workers
    High-Tech Computer Programmers
    Express Package Delivery Workers

VI. LEGAL OBSTACLES TO U.S. WORKERS' EXERCISE OF FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
Defenseless Workers: Exclusions in U.S. Labor Law
    Agricultural Workers
    Domestic Workers
    Independent Contractors
    Supervisors
    Managers
    Other Exclusions
    Public Employees
Colorado Steelworkers, the Right to Strike and Permanent Replacements in U.S. Labor Law
Worker Solidarity and Secondary Boycotts
 
 

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