A History of Organized Labor in Panama and Central America

Robert J. Alexander

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN: 9780275977405
• eBook ISBN: 9780313359033
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Latin American & Caribbean History
• Index: History

This volume is a pioneering study of the history of organized labor in the Central American republics. It traces the history in the various countries from the early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. It also discusses why they appeared, what organizational and ideological tendencies characterized the movement in these countries, the role of collective bargaining, the economic influence of organized labor, as well as the relations of the movement in the individual countries with one another and with the broader labor movement outside of the countries involved in this volume.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• CHAPTER 1 Organized Labor in Panama
• CHAPTER 2 Costa Rican Organized Labor—Part I
• CHAPTER 3 Costa Rican Organized Labor—Part II
• CHAPTER 4 Organized Labor in Nicaragua
• CHAPTER 5 Organized Labor in Honduras before 1957
• CHAPTER 6 Organized Labor in Honduras after 1957
• CHAPTER 7 Organized Labor in El Salvador until the 1967 General Strike
• CHAPTER 8 Salvadoran Organized Labor after the 1967 General Strike
• CHAPTER 9 Guatemalan Organized Labor before June 1954
• CHAPTER 10 Guatemalan Organized Labor after June 1954
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author