Guest Workers in the House of Labor

Thus, some major-and high profile-campaigns by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE), Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE!), and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), the Lab...

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Published inNew labor forum Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 67 - 75
Main Author Chishti, Muzaffar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Taylor & Francis 01.07.2004
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Agriculture
Alien labor
American federation of labor and Congress of industrial organizations
Employers
Employment
Farm workers
Federal courts
Immigration and emigration
Immigration policy
Immigration Reform—Labor's Urgent Cause
Labor
Labor legislation
Labor movements
Labor unions
Migrant agricultural labor
Noncitizens
Real wages
Statistical data
Status
Temporary labor
United States
Wages
Working conditions
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Summary:Thus, some major-and high profile-campaigns by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE), Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE!), and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), the Laborer's International, and the Teamsters, involve recent immigrant workers. But, the labor movement must grapple with them if it is to help shape an enlightened immigration policy that manages future flows, protects the rights of new immigrants, and serves the long-term interest of all workers in the United States.
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ISSN:1095-7960
1557-2978
DOI:10.1080/10957960490434270