World-wide knowledge

Increased education of labor force everywhere

Increased mobility of capital

Ability to control companies at a distance

Growing internationalization of cultures

Increased knowledge of what is available elsewhere

Increases in trade

Increases in capital flows

How can unions deal with this phenomenon?

How can our laws be enforced here when others don’t need to comply?

Can recruit world-wide

Computer servicing

Accounting and bookkeeping

Travel agencies

January 2004 the leading banking union in Britain announce it would launch a membership drive among bank call center staff in India employed by British banks

October 2004, the European Union submitted proposals to modify the EU “Working Time Directive” to increase monitoring of work time, to impose a “hard cap” of 65 hours per week, and to require that industries that “opt out” of the 48-hour week in particular nations have agreement of unions.  Also that employee “opt out” consent may not be given at time of contract signing.