Report: Collective Bargaining Transforms Workers' Lives

June 01, 2022 00:05:23
Report: Collective Bargaining Transforms Workers' Lives
Solidarity Center
Report: Collective Bargaining Transforms Workers' Lives

Jun 01 2022 | 00:05:23

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Show Notes

  A powerful new report shows that collective bargaining changes work and workers’ lives for the better. According to the report, workers in Honduras with collective bargaining agreements are less likely to feel compelled to migrate or to face verbal abuse, and they earn more than workers without collective bargaining agreements. The Solidarity Center-supported report, “Bargaining for Decent Work and Beyond: Transforming Work and Lives Through Collective Bargaining Agreements in the Honduran Maquila Sector,” was published by the Center for Global Workers’ Rights. “Collective bargaining ultimately is about transforming lives,” said Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau, who moderated a […]

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