Working Class in American History: Labor Justice across the Americas (ePub)

Opinions of specialized labor courts differ, but labor justice undoubtedly represented a decisive moment in worker 's history. When and how did these courts take shape? Why did their originators consider them necessary? Leon Fink and Juan Manuel Palacio present essays that address these essential questions. Ranging from Canada and the United States to Chile and Argentina, the authors search for common factors in the appearance of labor courts while recognizing the specific character of the creative process in each nation. Their transnational and comparative approach advances a global perspective on the various mechanisms for regulating industrial relations and resolving labor conflicts. The result is the first country-by-country study of its kind, one that addresses a defining shift in law in the first half of the twentieth century. Contributors: Rossana Barragán Romano, Angela de Castro Gomes, David Díaz-Arias, Leon Fink, Frank Luce, Diego Ortúzar, Germán Palacio, Juan Manuel Palacio, William Suarez-Potts, Fernando Teixeira da Silva, Victor Uribe-Urán, Angela Vergara, and Ronny J. Viales-Hurtado.|
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: Labor Justice across the Americas / Juan Manuel Palacio
1. From Social Legislation to Labor Justice: The Common Background in the Americas / Juan Manuel Palacio
Part I: The United States, Canada, And Mexico
2. American Labor Justice and the Problem of Trade Union Legitimacy / Leon Fink
3. Labor Justice in Canada: Mackenzie King and Collective Labor Rights / Frank Luce
4. The Ambiguity of Labor Justice in Mexico, 1907–1931 / William Suarez-Potts
Part II: Costa Rica, Colombia, And The Andean Countries
5. Labor Justice in Costa Rica, 1821–2016 / Ronny J. Viales-Hurtado and David Díaz-Arias
6. Origins of Labor Rights and Justice in Colombia, 1850–1950 / Victor M. Uribe-Uran with Germán Palacio
7. Inclusions and Exclusions: From Labor Legislation in the Andean Nations to the Formation of Labor Courts in Bolivia (1900-1952) / Rossana Barragán Romano
Part III: Argentina, Brazil, And Chile
8. The Rise of Labor Courts in Argentina / Juan Manuel Palacio
9. Labor Courts in Brazil: Their Origins, Challenges, and Expansion / Angela de Castro Gomes and Fernando Teixeira da Silva
10. Bringing Justice to the Workplace: Labor Courts and Labor Laws in Chile, 1930s–1980s / Diego Ortúzar and Angela Vergara
Conclusion: The Rise and Consolidation of the Mediatory State / Leon Fink
Contributors
Index
Colophon|Leon Fink is a professor of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His books include The Long Gilded Age: American Capitalism and the Promise of the New World Order . Juan Manuel Palacio is a researcher at the National Research Council of Argentina and author of La paz del trigo: cultura legal y sociedad local en el desarrollo agropecuario pampeano, 1890-1945 .