International Trade Unionism in a Globalising World: a case study on New Labour Internationalism

GHIGLIANI, PABLO

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Blackwell

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2005 vol. 26 p. 359 - 382

In recent years, scholars and activists have identified the development of an emerging new labour internationalism (NLI), and pointed to its impact upon the structures and practices of international trade unionism (ITU). This article addresses this issue through a case study of an international action opposing the labour practices of McDonald's, the world's largest fast-food retailer. The evidence reveals a complex picture. Even though many of the features of the allegedly new labour internationalism are present, they seem to be more a matter of form than substance.