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

/

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 […]

Other Episodes

Episode 5

April 07, 2021 00:31:32
Episode Cover

LGBTQ+ Domestic Workers Win Rights, Respect Through Their Union

From Nicaragua, Francia Blanco, a trans rights union activist and domestic worker, shares with Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau how she and other...

Listen

Episode 17

April 11, 2022 00:25:54
Episode Cover

Minimum Wage Boost in Palestine Big First Step for Workers

Union activist and leader Mohammad Badri describes the successful campaign by the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) to raise the minimum wage,...

Listen

Episode 0

February 25, 2021 00:01:02
Episode Cover

Episode 0 - Solidarity Center Podcast

Solidarity Center is the largest international worker rights organization in the United States. We empower workers in over 60 countries to raise their voice...

Listen