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Article

1 Jul 2007

Author:
Lance Compa, Senior Lecturer, Cornell Univ. School of Industrial & Labor Relations; commissioned by Intl. Brotherhood of Teamsters

[PDF] Every Abuse - Violations of International Labor Standards by Cummins: The Manipulation of Corporate Governance to De-Unionize its American Workforce

...[A] glaring exception to Cummins’ social responsibility performance threatens to overshadow what may otherwise be positive performance. In terms of workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining, Cummins is failing to live up to even minimal international human rights standards. Instead, the company has implemented a systematic campaign to nullify employees’ collective bargaining rights... Cummins’ freedom of association violations arise systematically in the company’s regional distribution and service/maintenance shop networks.

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