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Lance Compa

People/Emeriti faculty
Senior Lecturer Emeritus
Global Labor and Work
Lance Compa teaching a class in 2011.

Publications

Books

  • , & . . Human Rights in Labor and Employment Relations: International and Domestic Perspectives. LERA, University of Illinois.
  • , , , , & . . International Labor Law: Cases and Materials on Workers’ Rights in the Global Economy (with Documentary Supplement). West Law Publishers.
  • . . Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Workers’ Rights in U.S. Meat and Poultry Plants. Human Rights Watch report.
  • . . Unfair Advantage: Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States under International Human Rights Standards. Cornell University Press.
  • , & . . Justice For All: A Guide to Worker Rights in the Global Economy. American Center for International Labor Solidarity/AFL-CIO.
  • , , , & . . Labor Relations Law in North America. Commission for Labor Cooperation.
  • . . Unfair Advantage: Workers Freedom of Association in the United States under International Human Rights Standards. Human Rights Watch report.
  • . . Plant Closings and Labor Rights. Bernan Press.
  • , & . . Human Rights, Labor Rights and International Trade. University of Pennsylvania Press.

Book Chapters

  • . . Trade Unions and Human Rights. In Human Rights at Home. Greenwood Publishing.
  • . . Labor Rights in the FTAA. In Globalisation and the Future of Labour Law. Cambridge University Press.
  • . . Labor Rights: A Recent History. In Covering Labor: A Reporter’s Guide to Workers’ Rights in a Global Economy. Initiative for Policy Dialogue.
  • , & . . Trade Law, Labor, and Global Inequality. In Law and Class in America. New York University Press.
  • . . L’ALENA et les droits fondamentaux des travailleurs des pays partenaires. In Mondialisation, Travail, et Droits Fondamentaux. Bruylant/LGDJ.
  • . . Comments on Getman's 'Another Look at Labor and the Law'. In The Future of Labor Unions. LBJ School, University of Texas.
  • , & . . Globalisation, Class Actions et Droit du Travail. In Mondialisation, droit fondamentaux, travail. Bruylant/LGDJ.
  • , & . . Paths to Global Social Regulation: What Can Americans Learn from the European Union?. In European Integration as a Social Experiment in a Globalized World. Hans Böckler Stiftung.
  • . . Workers’ Freedom of Association in the United States: The Gap Between Ideals and Practice. In Workers’ Rights as Human Rights. Cornell University Press.
  • . . A Glass Half Full: The NAFTA Labor Agreement and Cross-Border Labor Action. In Concepts and Strategies in International Human Rights. Peter Lance Publishing.
  • . . Free Trade, Fair Trade, and the Battle for Labor Rights. In Rekindling the Movement: Labor’s Quest for Relevance in the 21st Century. Cornell University Press.
  • . . NAFTA’s Labor Side Agreement and International Labor Solidarity. In Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms. Blackwell Publishers.
  • . . Works in Progress: Constructing a Social Dimension of Trade in the Americas. In The Social Dimension of Economic Integration. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
  • . . El ACLAN: un recuento de tres años. In Estándares laborales despues del TLCAN. Ebert/FLACSO.
  • . . Comercio de América del Norte: Dimensión Social o Decepción Social?. In Sindicalismo y globalización: la dolorosa inserción en un mundo incierto. Editorial Nueva Sociedad.
  • . . Perspective américaine sur l’Alena et le mouvement syndical. In L’intégration économique en Amerique du Nord et les relations industrielles. Université Laval.
  • . . Dangers of 'Worker Control'. In When Workers Decide. New Society Publishers.
  • . . Returning Rights to the Workforce. In Buying America Back. Council Oak Books.
  • . . Conversion and the Labor Movement. In Economic Conversion: Revitalizing America's Economy. Ballinger Pub. Co..

Book Reviews

  • . . Review of From Consent to Coercion: The Assault on Trade Union Freedoms by Leo Panitch and Donald Swartz.
  • . . Review of Global Economy and Regulation of Labour (Edwards & Elgars, eds); Globalization and Labour Resistance (Jeremy Waddington, ed.); Labour and Capital in National Economies (Martin Upchurch, ed.).
  • . . Review of Environmental Regulations and Corporate Strategy: A NAFTA Perspective by Rugman et.al..
  • . . Review of Henry Frundt’s Trade Conditions and Labor Rights.
  • . . Review of Advancing Theory in Labour Law and Industrial Relations in a Global Context (Ton Wilthagen, ed.).
  • . . A World Without Work (review of Jeremy Rifkin’s The End of Work).
  • . . Brotherhood From Within (Review of Black Workers: A Documentary History, P. Foner, ed.).
  • . . Job Blackmail (Review of Richard Kazis and Richard L. Grossman’s Fear at Work: Job Blackmail, Labor, and the Environment).

Research Reports

  • . . Worker Rights in China.
  • . . Worker Rights in Sri Lanka.
  • . . Worker Rights in Mexico.

Monograph

  • . . The North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation.
  • . . Labor Rights in Haiti.
  • , , , , , & . . Trade's Hidden Costs: Worker Rights in a Changing World Economy.

Magazine Publications

  • . . Wary Allies: Trade Unions, NGOs, and Corporate Codes of Conduct.
  • . . A Fast Track for Labor.
  • . . Another Look at NAFTA.
  • . . Report from Haiti: A 'Yes' for Democracy.
  • . . Tax Reform Creates New Possibilities.
  • . . Faces of Global Competition: Unions, Protectionism and Human Rights.
  • . . Labor Independence.
  • . . Workers Challenge Plant Shutdowns.
  • . . Stacked Deck: Rules of the Game Won't Let Unions Win.
  • . . Winning With or Without Mondale.
  • . . Sounds Nice, But It's Anti-Union.
  • . . Fair Trade, Free Trade, Full Trade.
  • . . How to Fight a Unionbusting Conglomerate.
  • . . Breaking Ranks: Unions and Military Spending.
  • . . Hard Choices: Organizing or Merchandising?.

Conference Proceedings

  • . . American Trade Unions and NAFTA.