Workers, New Orleans, and the global shipbuilding regime

This article focuses on what happens to local labour markets when global employers relocate, using the example of Avondale shipyard at the edge of New Orleans, which provides almost 5,000 good jobs but is currently threatened with shutdown. Drawing on surveys, focus groups, and interviews with Avond...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aaron Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pluto Journals 2012-09-01
Series:Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/workorgalaboglob.6.2.0130