Re: A Global Union

Tue, 19 Aug 1997 11:00:21 -0400 (EDT)
Andrew Wayne Austin (aaustin@utkux.utcc.utk.edu)

List,

This quote is falsely attributed to me. I wrote no posts between Jun 22
and Jun 29 1997 to any listservs. I did a check through my own extensive
archives, as well as World-Systems archives, because the below quote does
not sound like my writing--nothing was found.

Andy Austin

On Tue, 19 Aug 1997, Richard K. Moore wrote:

> 6/27/97, Andrew Austin wrote:
> >Don't the people of the third world labor markets deserve the same
> >marginal benefits (i.e., health benefits, 40 hour week, vacation time,
> >safe conditions, descent wages, etc.) as their counterparts had doing the
> >same job?
>
> Came across this old post as I've been reading Greider's "One World Ready
> or Not". He points out that some third-world workers, not to mention
> governments, consider the above attitude imperialistic (or arrogantly
> paternalistic) in that these folks see their "comparative advantage" in
> their cheaper and more compliant work force.
>
> Of course there are other third-world workers fighting for better treatment
> - don't know what the mix of opinion is. But worker-solidarity on a global
> basis seems to have difficulties of many kinds.
>
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> rkm
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