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.| Title Copyright Contents 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 | "This is a fabulous book. As historians and social scientists return to the distributional dimensions of capitalist development, they should look closely at this anthology. It contains insightful studies of national experiences; it also lays out a template for analyzing a central institution in framing class conflict in the modern age: labor courts and the struggle for justice and recognition. This is a wonderful example of connected and comparative history." —Jeremy Adelman, author of Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman
"Labor Justice across the Americas can help us to learn from past struggles to think creatively about new ideas for effective labor justice. It is a unique book that deserves to be read by labor historians, legal historians, labor advocates, and quixotic dreamers who want to keep a toe on the ground." —New Labor Forum
"An important and necessary first step in assessing the role of the law in twentieth-century capital-labor relations, a valuable contribution greatly enhanced by its comparative focus." —Hispanic American Historical Review
|Leon Fink is a professor of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His books...