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Transnational Organizing: A Case Study of Contract Workers in the Colombian Mining Industry

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines recent organizing successes in theCarbones delCerrejón coal mine, reversing the organizational crisis of theColombian mining union,Sintracarbon. UsingWever's concept of ‘field‐enlarging strategies’, we argue that these events were facilitated by the dissemination of organizing experiences between affiliates of aGlobalUnionFederation, International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM), which recently merged to formIndustriALL. Additionally, we argue that this articulation between international and national unions, based on the principle of subsidiarity, was facilitated through sustainedICEMeducational project activity, providing multiple entry points forSintracarbon to operationalize its strategy and re‐establish bargaining with multinational employers.

Source: British Journal of Industrial Relations

DOI: 10.1111/bjir.12029

Authors: Elizabeth Cotton, Tony Royle

Institutions: Middlesex University London, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

Language: English

Topic: Labor Movements and Unions

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council