In the new era of global steel companies, U.S. labor unions must form solid alliances and mergers with foreign unions if they hope to maintain their power

摘要

As steel mills become increasingly multinational, labor's leverage in a particular region is weakened. As companies try to find the cheapest ways to produce steel, they will inevitably leverage lower labor costs in one region when negotiating with labor in another, playing both sides against one another for scarce capital Investment resources. Labor's best defense against this tactic is forming strong bonds across international borders to present a united front against a "divide and conquer strategy."