Until recently, the international human rights movement and nongovernmental organizations, human rights scholars, and even labor organizations and advocates have given little attention to worker rights as human rights. James A. Gross finds, however, that employers, not just governments, have the power to violate workers' rights.
Workers' Rights as Human Rights provides a new perspective on the assessment of U.S. labor relations law by using human rights principles as standards for judgment. The authors also present innovative recommendations for what should and can be done to bring U.S. labor law into conformity with international human rights standards. This volume constitutes a long overdue beginning toward the promotion and protection of worker rights as human rights in the United States.
| 1 | A Long Overdue Beginning: The Promotion and Protection of Workers' Rights as Human Rights | 1 |
| 2 | Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States: The Gap between Ideals and Practice | 23 |
| 3 | Closing the Gap between International Law and U.S. Labor Law | 53 |
| 4 | Risks and Rights: The Case for Occupational Safety and Health as a Core Worker Right | 78 |
| 5 | A Pragmatic Assessment from the Employers' Perspective | 118 |
| 6 | U.S. Labor Law Serves Us Well | 136 |
| 7 | Voice for All: Why the Right to Refrain from Collective Bargaining Is No Right at All | 142 |
| 8 | "An Injury to One ...": Transnational Labor Solidarity and the Role of Domestic Law | 160 |
| 9 | "All Religions Believe in Justice": Reflections on Faith Community Support for Worker Organizing | 183 |
| 10 | Grasshopper Power | 203 |
| Notes | 219 | |
| List of Contributors | 259 | |
| Index | 265 |
Overview
Until recently, the international human rights movement and nongovernmental organizations, human rights scholars, and even labor organizations and advocates have given little attention to worker rights as human rights. James A. Gross finds, however, that employers, not just governments, have the power to violate workers' rights.
Workers' Rights as Human Rights provides a new perspective on the assessment of U.S. labor relations law by using human rights principles as standards ...