In a context of sustained ecomic crisis...there are clear roadmaps for the alternative, a sustainable society that can only be forged through invative mobilization. We are fortunate, therefore, for the rich offerings in this book that examine the crisis and craft inspiring elements of a vision for a more ecomically and environmentally viable society. Based on well-informed research, this fine collection of writings also points toward the invative strategies labour unions and their allies need in the battles ahead. --Lowell Turner, Cornell University. This book offers a composite overview of the responses of trade unions and other workers' organizations to neoliberal globalization in general and to the recent financial crisis in particular. The essays explore the state of labour in Brazil, China, Nepal, South Africa, Turkey, North America, and Europe. The authors offer a wide range of short-term strategies and actions, medium- and long-term policies, and alternative visions that challenge the current development paradigm.