Spreading American corporatism: trade union education for third world labour

Godfried, Nathan

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Volume 14, Issue 39

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Author(s): Nathan Godfried

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Title: Review of African Political Economy

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Publication date (Print): September 1987

Volume: 14

Issue: 39

Pages: 51-63

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Cohen Barry. . 1979. . “‘The CIA and African Trade Unions,’. ”. In Dirty Work 2: The CIA in Africa . , Edited by: Ray Ellen. . Lyle Stuart, Inc.. .
Charles Ford H.. 1968. . ‘Trade Union Education,’. In: . Report on Conference on Trade Union Organization and Industrial Relations; . March. 1968 ; , Zaria , Nigeria. . The Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University. .
Gershman Carl. . 1975. . “The Foreign Policy of American Labor. ”. In the Washington Papers . , Sage. .
Harrod Jeffrey. . 1972. . Trade Union Foreign Policy: a Study of British and American Trade Union Activity in Jamaica . , Doubleday and Company. .
Jacobson Harold K.. 1970. . “‘Ventures in Polity Shaping: External Assistance to Labour Movements in Developing Countries,’. ”. In The Politics of International Organizations: Studies in Multilateral Social and Economic Agencies . , Edited by: Cox Robert. . Praeger. .
Kassalow Everett. . 1962. . ‘Union Organization and Training in Emerging Labor Movements’. . Monthly Labour Review . , Vol. 85: September;
McCallister Frank. . 1959. . “‘Labour Education in the United States,’. ”. In Labour Education in the British Caribbean . , Edited by: Farley Rawle. . University of the West Indies. .
Spalding Hobart A.. 1977. . Organized Labor in Latin America: Historical Case Studies of Workers in Dependent Societies . , New York University Press. .
Thomson Don and Larson Rodney. , eds. 1978. . Where Were You Brother? An Account of Trade Union Imperialism, War on Want .
Zack Arnold. . 1964. . Labor Training in Developing Countries: a Challenge in Responsible Democracy . , Praeger. .
Askin Steve. . 1985. . ‘U.S., S. Africa Unions Divided Over Tactics’. . Guardian . , February 6;
Askin Steve and Yuill Barbara. . 1985. . ‘AFL‐CIO Angers South Africans’. . These Times . , Vol. 9: January 23–29;: 2
Baskin Jeremy. . 1982. . ‘AFL‐CIO‐AALC‐CIA,’. . South Africa Labour Bulletin . , Vol. 8((3)) December;
Luckhardt Ken and Wall Brenda. . 1981. . Working for Freedom: Black Trade Union Development in South Africa Throughout the 1970s . , Programme to Combat Racism of the World Council of Churches. .
Luckhardt Ken and Wall Brenda. . 1980. . Organize or Starve! The History of the South African Congress of Trade Unions . , Lawrence and Wishart. .
du Toit D.. 1981. . Capital and Labour in South Africa: Class Struggle in the 1970s . , Kegan Paul International. .
Institute for Industrial Education. . 1979. . “‘The Durban Strikes: South Africa 1973. ”. In Peasants and Proletarians: the Struggle of Third World Workers . , Edited by: Cohen Robin, Gutkind Peter and Brazier Phyllis. . Monthly Review Press. .
1981. . U.S. House of Representatives. In: . 97th Congress, Hearings ofthe Committee on Foreign Affairs; . September‐October. 1981 ; . U.S. Corporate Activities in South Africa. .
1982. . ‘Trade Unions: America Steps In’. . Works in Progress . , Vol. 24: October;
1985. . ‘South African Unionists Tell AFL‐CIO: “No Trade Union Imperialism!"’. . Labor Notes . , February;
1973. . ‘Focus on Southern Africa,’. . AALC Reporter . , Vol. 8((5)) May;
1975. . AALC Reporter . , Vol. 10((10)) November‐December;
1985. . ‘New York Conference on Apartheid Calls for Bilateral Union Ties, Divestment,’. . Labor Notes . , April;
Ananaba Wogu. . 1979. . The Trade Union Movement in Africa: Promise and Performance . , C. Hurst and Company. .
Aronowitz Stanley. . 1973. . False Promises: the Shaping of American Working Class Consciousness . , McGraw Hill. .
Barbash Jack and Allen Russell. . 1962. . ‘The Professional in Unions and His Educational Preparation,’. . Industrial and Labor Relations Review . , 16 October;
Brody David. . 1980. . Workers in Industrial America . , Oxford University Press. .
Brooks George W.. Interpreting the Labor Movement . , Industrial Relations Research Association. .
Brown Irving. . May. 1949 . Report on India . May. ,
Busch Gary K.. 1983. . “‘The Political Role of International Trade Unions’. ”. St. Martin's Press. .
Cohen Robin. . 1974. . Labour and Politics in Nigeria 1945–71 . , Heinemann. .
Coldrick A.P. and Jones Philip. . 1979. . The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement . , Facts on File, inc.. .
Cox Robert. . 1977. . ‘Labor and Hegemony’. . International Organization . , Vol. 31: Summer;
Dwyer Richard. . 1977. . Labour Education in the United States: an Annotated Bibliography . , The Scarecrow Press. .
Essenberg Bert. . 1981. . ‘The Interaction of Industrial Relations and the Political Progress in Developing Countries: a Review of the Literature. . Labour and Society . , January‐March;
Fink Gary M.. , ed. 1974. . Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Leaders . , Greenwood Press. .
Galenson Walter. , ed. 1959. . Labor and Economic Development . , John Wiley and Sons. .
Galvin Miles. . 1979. . The Organized Labor Movement in Puerto Rico . , Associated University Presses. .
Goulden Joseph C.. 1972. . Meany . , Atheneum. .
Gray Lois. . 1966. . The American Way in Labor Education’. . Industrial Relations . , Vol. 5: February;
Hanna William J.. 1971. . ‘Labor Union Activity and Dysemployment in Africa: A Conceptual Note’. . Manpower and Unemployment Research in Africa: a Newsletter . , Vol. 4: April;
Howlett Charles. . 1979. . ‘Brookwood Labor College and Worker Commitment to Social Reform’. . Mid‐America . , Vol. 61: January;
McCormick Thomas. . 1982. . ‘Drift or Mastery? A Corporatist Synthesis for American Diplomatic History’. . Reviews in American History . , Vol. 10: December;
Miller B.H.. 1963. . The Political Role of Labor in Developing Countries . , Brookings Institute. .
Moberg David. . 1984. . ‘New Mission’. . The Progressive . , Vol. 48: March;
Panitch Leo. . 1981. . ‘Trade Unions and the Capitalist State’. . New Left Review . , Vol. 125: January‐February;
Reuther Victor. . 1976. . The Brothers Reuther and the Story of the UAW: a Memoir . , Houghton Mifflin. .
Robinson Archie, Meany George and Times His. . 1981. . A Biography . , Simon and Schuster. .
Sandbrook Richard and Cohen Robin. , eds. 1975. . The Development of an African Working Class: Studies in Class Formation and Action . , Longman Group. .
Ann and Seidman Neva. . 1977. . U.S. Multinationals in Southern Africa . , Tanzania Publishing House. .
Starr Mark. . 1964. . ‘The African Labor College on the Equator’. . American Federationist . , Vol. 71: January;
Sturmthal Adolf and Scoville James. , eds. 1973. . The International Labor Movement in Transition: Essays on Africa . , Asia and South America: : University of Illinois Press. .
Ulriksson Victor. . 1952. . ‘The Scope, Function and Limitations of University Workers’ Education Programs’. . Industrial and Labor Relations Review . , Vol. 5: January;
Waterman Peter. . 1980. . ‘The Foreign Impact on Lagos Dockworker Unionism’. . South African Labour Bulletin . , Vol. 5((8)) May;
Windmuller J.P.. 1980. . The International Trade Union Movement . , Deventer , , The Netherlands: : Kluwer. .

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[1] Cohen Barry. . 1979. . “‘The CIA and African Trade Unions,’. ”. In Dirty Work 2: The CIA in Africa . , Edited by: Ray Ellen. . Lyle Stuart, Inc.. .

[2] Charles Ford H.. 1968. . ‘Trade Union Education,’. In: . Report on Conference on Trade Union Organization and Industrial Relations; . March. 1968 ; , Zaria , Nigeria. . The Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University. .

[3] Gershman Carl. . 1975. . “The Foreign Policy of American Labor. ”. In the Washington Papers . , Sage. .

[4] Harrod Jeffrey. . 1972. . Trade Union Foreign Policy: a Study of British and American Trade Union Activity in Jamaica . , Doubleday and Company. .

[5] Jacobson Harold K.. 1970. . “‘Ventures in Polity Shaping: External Assistance to Labour Movements in Developing Countries,’. ”. In The Politics of International Organizations: Studies in Multilateral Social and Economic Agencies . , Edited by: Cox Robert. . Praeger. .

[6] Kassalow Everett. . 1962. . ‘Union Organization and Training in Emerging Labor Movements’. . Monthly Labour Review . , Vol. 85: September;

[7] McCallister Frank. . 1959. . “‘Labour Education in the United States,’. ”. In Labour Education in the British Caribbean . , Edited by: Farley Rawle. . University of the West Indies. .

[8] Spalding Hobart A.. 1977. . Organized Labor in Latin America: Historical Case Studies of Workers in Dependent Societies . , New York University Press. .

[9] Thomson Don and Larson Rodney. , eds. 1978. . Where Were You Brother? An Account of Trade Union Imperialism, War on Want .

[10] Zack Arnold. . 1964. . Labor Training in Developing Countries: a Challenge in Responsible Democracy . , Praeger. .

[11] Askin Steve. . 1985. . ‘U.S., S. Africa Unions Divided Over Tactics’. . Guardian . , February 6;

[12] Askin Steve and Yuill Barbara. . 1985. . ‘AFL‐CIO Angers South Africans’. . These Times . , Vol. 9: January 23–29;: 2

[13] Baskin Jeremy. . 1982. . ‘AFL‐CIO‐AALC‐CIA,’. . South Africa Labour Bulletin . , Vol. 8((3)) December;

[14] Luckhardt Ken and Wall Brenda. . 1981. . Working for Freedom: Black Trade Union Development in South Africa Throughout the 1970s . , Programme to Combat Racism of the World Council of Churches. .

[15] Luckhardt Ken and Wall Brenda. . 1980. . Organize or Starve! The History of the South African Congress of Trade Unions . , Lawrence and Wishart. .

[16] du Toit D.. 1981. . Capital and Labour in South Africa: Class Struggle in the 1970s . , Kegan Paul International. .

[17] Institute for Industrial Education. . 1979. . “‘The Durban Strikes: South Africa 1973. ”. In Peasants and Proletarians: the Struggle of Third World Workers . , Edited by: Cohen Robin, Gutkind Peter and Brazier Phyllis. . Monthly Review Press. .

[18] 1981. . U.S. House of Representatives. In: . 97th Congress, Hearings ofthe Committee on Foreign Affairs; . September‐October. 1981 ; . U.S. Corporate Activities in South Africa. .

[19] 1982. . ‘Trade Unions: America Steps In’. . Works in Progress . , Vol. 24: October;

[20] 1985. . ‘South African Unionists Tell AFL‐CIO: “No Trade Union Imperialism!"’. . Labor Notes . , February;

[21] 1973. . ‘Focus on Southern Africa,’. . AALC Reporter . , Vol. 8((5)) May;

[22] 1975. . AALC Reporter . , Vol. 10((10)) November‐December;

[23] 1985. . ‘New York Conference on Apartheid Calls for Bilateral Union Ties, Divestment,’. . Labor Notes . , April;

[24] Ananaba Wogu. . 1979. . The Trade Union Movement in Africa: Promise and Performance . , C. Hurst and Company. .

[25] Aronowitz Stanley. . 1973. . False Promises: the Shaping of American Working Class Consciousness . , McGraw Hill. .

[26] Barbash Jack and Allen Russell. . 1962. . ‘The Professional in Unions and His Educational Preparation,’. . Industrial and Labor Relations Review . , 16 October;

[27] Brody David. . 1980. . Workers in Industrial America . , Oxford University Press. .

[28] Brooks George W.. Interpreting the Labor Movement . , Industrial Relations Research Association. .

[29] Brown Irving. . May. 1949 . Report on India . May. ,

[30] Busch Gary K.. 1983. . “‘The Political Role of International Trade Unions’. ”. St. Martin's Press. .

[31] Cohen Robin. . 1974. . Labour and Politics in Nigeria 1945–71 . , Heinemann. .

[32] Coldrick A.P. and Jones Philip. . 1979. . The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement . , Facts on File, inc.. .

[33] Cox Robert. . 1977. . ‘Labor and Hegemony’. . International Organization . , Vol. 31: Summer;

[34] Dwyer Richard. . 1977. . Labour Education in the United States: an Annotated Bibliography . , The Scarecrow Press. .

[35] Essenberg Bert. . 1981. . ‘The Interaction of Industrial Relations and the Political Progress in Developing Countries: a Review of the Literature. . Labour and Society . , January‐March;

[36] Fink Gary M.. , ed. 1974. . Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Leaders . , Greenwood Press. .

[37] Galenson Walter. , ed. 1959. . Labor and Economic Development . , John Wiley and Sons. .

[38] Galvin Miles. . 1979. . The Organized Labor Movement in Puerto Rico . , Associated University Presses. .

[39] Goulden Joseph C.. 1972. . Meany . , Atheneum. .

[40] Gray Lois. . 1966. . The American Way in Labor Education’. . Industrial Relations . , Vol. 5: February;

[41] Hanna William J.. 1971. . ‘Labor Union Activity and Dysemployment in Africa: A Conceptual Note’. . Manpower and Unemployment Research in Africa: a Newsletter . , Vol. 4: April;

[42] Howlett Charles. . 1979. . ‘Brookwood Labor College and Worker Commitment to Social Reform’. . Mid‐America . , Vol. 61: January;

[43] McCormick Thomas. . 1982. . ‘Drift or Mastery? A Corporatist Synthesis for American Diplomatic History’. . Reviews in American History . , Vol. 10: December;

[44] Miller B.H.. 1963. . The Political Role of Labor in Developing Countries . , Brookings Institute. .

[45] Moberg David. . 1984. . ‘New Mission’. . The Progressive . , Vol. 48: March;

[46] Panitch Leo. . 1981. . ‘Trade Unions and the Capitalist State’. . New Left Review . , Vol. 125: January‐February;

[47] Reuther Victor. . 1976. . The Brothers Reuther and the Story of the UAW: a Memoir . , Houghton Mifflin. .

[48] Robinson Archie, Meany George and Times His. . 1981. . A Biography . , Simon and Schuster. .

[49] Sandbrook Richard and Cohen Robin. , eds. 1975. . The Development of an African Working Class: Studies in Class Formation and Action . , Longman Group. .

[50] Ann and Seidman Neva. . 1977. . U.S. Multinationals in Southern Africa . , Tanzania Publishing House. .

[51] Starr Mark. . 1964. . ‘The African Labor College on the Equator’. . American Federationist . , Vol. 71: January;

[52] Sturmthal Adolf and Scoville James. , eds. 1973. . The International Labor Movement in Transition: Essays on Africa . , Asia and South America: : University of Illinois Press. .

[53] Ulriksson Victor. . 1952. . ‘The Scope, Function and Limitations of University Workers’ Education Programs’. . Industrial and Labor Relations Review . , Vol. 5: January;

[54] Waterman Peter. . 1980. . ‘The Foreign Impact on Lagos Dockworker Unionism’. . South African Labour Bulletin . , Vol. 5((8)) May;

[55] Windmuller J.P.. 1980. . The International Trade Union Movement . , Deventer , , The Netherlands: : Kluwer. .

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