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