Conclusion | ScienceGate

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/001 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

The Political Economy of Food

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/003 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

Emigration by Dispossession

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/004 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

Introduction

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/000 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

5 Labor Representation in a Right-to-Work State

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/005 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

Violence in the Fields

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/002 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

Keep the Union at Bay

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

Appendix

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/009 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

The Human Right to Abuse

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/007 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Human Right ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.

The Affective Dimensions of Farm-Labor Organizing

10.30687/978-88-6969-222-2/006 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Coin

Keyword(s):

The United States ◽

Secondary Market ◽

Farm Workers ◽

Farm Labor ◽

Guest Workers ◽

Grassroots Organizing ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Migrant Farm ◽

In the United States, farm-workers are traditionally excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and from the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) which guarantee basic rights to workers, including the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. In a sense, farm-workers are confined to a secondary market characterized by substandard wages and labor conditions. This study explores how migrant farm-workers in North Carolina have responded to their labor conditions with a campaign that culminated in the achievement of the first labor contract for guest-workers in US history. Based on ethnographic research, it reflects upon the role of grassroots organizing in challenging a culture of racism that has remained dangerously alive in many parts of our society.