Lance Compa was research director of the NAFTA labor commission from 1995 to 1997, and since then an international labor law professor at Cornell University.
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A Mexican Oligarch Is Undermining the New NAFTA
As the bill moves from the House to the Senate, a billionaire mine owner seeks to defeat an American miners’ strike by employing scabs—which the pending accord would outlaw. Read more
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Labor at a Crossroads: How Unions Can Thrive in the 21st Century
First, stop the self-flagellation: The labor movement lives, and is getting stronger. Read more
Slumming in America
Human-rights arguments are effective tools for shaming European companies into good labor practices in the U.S. Read more
A Fast Track for Labor
Saying no to trade agreements won't stop trade. Labor's advocates need to support realistic proposals for modifying NAFTA and other pacts. Read more
