An introduction to the "Gloves-off economy" / Annette Bernhardt, Heather Boushey, Laura Dresser, and Chris Tilly -- Working beyond the reach or grasp of employment law / Noah D. Zatz -- Putting wages back into competition : deunionization and degradation in place-bound industries / Ruth Milkman...

This book examines the ways in which collective bargaining addresses a variety of workplace concerns in the context of today’s global economy. Globalization can contribute to growth and development, but as the recent financial crisis demonstrated, it also puts employment, earnings and labour...