This issue of the Journal of Social and Business Law examines the current challenges facing trade unionism in the face of globalization and the growing power of multinational corporations. Through a series of articles by international experts, it dismantles the notion that trade union activity remains purely national. It addresses concrete cases such as collective bargaining in the EU, the impact of the TTIP, and anti-union policies in the United States. New initiatives in regions such as Mercosur are also explored. The approach is critical yet forward-looking, reflecting the complexity of the new global landscape. This is essential reading for understanding the future of International Labour Law.

Table of Contents – Journal of Social and Business Law

Foreword by Juan Antonio Sagardoy

ARTICLES:

“Corporate Hypocrisy: Violations of Trade Union Rights by European Multinational Companies in the United States”

LANCE COMPA

“Industrial actions in Germany – Realistic in an International context?”

WOLFGANG DÄUBLER

“Typology and efficacy of framework agreements negotiated between the european commission and the professional and union organizations representing its staff”

JESÚS MARTÍNEZ GIRÓN

“The eclipse of the rule of law: trade Union Rights and the EU”

KEITH D. EWING – JOHN HENDY QC

“TTIP: Time for a New Approach to Labor Rights and Standards”

OWEN HERRNSTADT

“La aplicación de los acuerdos laborales internacionales. – El paradigma del Acuerdo de Bangladesh 2013.”

ANTONIO OJEDA AVILÉS

“La revisión del Acuerdo Social de Mercosur”

JUAN MANUEL MARTÍNEZ CHAS

CONTRIBUCCIÓN FUNDACIÓN ONCE

“La negociación colectiva: una oportunidad para el empleo de las personas con discapacidad”

JOSÉ LUIS MARTÍNEZ DONOSO

“Discapacidad, empleo y negociación colectiva en España. Estudios y propuestas”

MAITE VARGAS – JOSÉ MARÍA ZUFIAUR – ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ

BAROMETER:

“El género en el Mercado de Trabajo”

PABLO GIMENO DÍAZ DE ATAURI