We are in this dance together : gender, power, and globalization at a Mexican garment firm /
Plankey-Videla, Nancy.
We are in this dance together : gender, power, and globalization at a Mexican garment firm / Nancy Plankey-Videla. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contextualizing the case of Moctezuma -- "I like piecework more -- because I work for myself" -- From piecework to teamwork: translating theory into practice -- Discovering the shop floor and the contested nature of self-managed teams -- Lean during mean times -- The strike: from motherhood to workers' rights -- "We lost control of the shop floor": flexible Taylorism and the demise of the firm -- Conclusion: "We are workers, not beggars".
9780813553153
Women clothing workers--Mexico.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--Mexico.
Strikes and lockouts--Clothing trade--Mexico.
Clothing trade--Mexico.
Electronic Books.
HD6073 / .W437 2012
We are in this dance together : gender, power, and globalization at a Mexican garment firm / Nancy Plankey-Videla. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contextualizing the case of Moctezuma -- "I like piecework more -- because I work for myself" -- From piecework to teamwork: translating theory into practice -- Discovering the shop floor and the contested nature of self-managed teams -- Lean during mean times -- The strike: from motherhood to workers' rights -- "We lost control of the shop floor": flexible Taylorism and the demise of the firm -- Conclusion: "We are workers, not beggars".
9780813553153
Women clothing workers--Mexico.
Clothing workers--Labor unions--Mexico.
Strikes and lockouts--Clothing trade--Mexico.
Clothing trade--Mexico.
Electronic Books.
HD6073 / .W437 2012