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Labour's Labor, 2006.
A review of an article discussing the impact and damage of WWII on the British economy.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses how following World War II, the British economy, its social structures, and its infrastructure, were all considerably damaged by the years of war over the European continent. Unions, as Dorfman points out, entered the post-World War II era as one of the nation's policy focal points in what would otherwise have been a political vacuum (par.1). It further discusses how in the decades following the war, Unions provided the citizenry, in the form of workers, with adequate representation within the structures of government and ensured that many policies and programs were enacted that would ensure not only work related rights and assurance but also social programs. The Unions within Britain for three decades held considerable sway over policy decisions as well as policy formulation.
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Defining Labor Conflicts, 2006.
A hypothetical case study analysis of a labor conflict, its factors and its effects.
1,545 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses labor conflicts, particularly in the form of strikes. It looks at the reasons why workers may decide to strike and the effects of their strike on the company. The paper then presents a hypothetical labor conflict and analyzes the elements of the case in order to show the different angles that can play out in a labor conflict, from the perspective of the worker and the employer.
Table of Contents:
Hypothetical Labor Conflict
Analysis
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"Both parties were advancing different interests to protect and secure their future. The workers were trying to fight for increased living standards and a more comfortable way of life. In contrast, the company was trying to secure its future financial standing. It is also every company's purpose to profit from their businesses, and profits are always aimed to go up as this would increase a company's stock price and access to low interest financing. No company would give away its earnings to its workers. Moreover, a company's future viability would also be advantageous to its workers as this would guarantee that the company would not go into bankruptcy thereby guaranteeing that they would enjoy their retirement and pension packages. There are also three other major interests that were at play here, the interest of the riding public, other businesses and the city. The mayor's intervention was in response to the ill effects that the strike caused to the city, public and other businesses. Although the mayor acted rather late, he still managed to influence both sides to compromise in the end."
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Emotional Labor and the Hospitality Industry, 2005.
A proposal for a study on the concept of emotional labor.
1,866 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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This paper proposes a Masters-level study of emotional labor as it is related to the hospitality industry. The paper includes a literature search on the concepts of emotional labor and emotional intelligence as they apply to the hospitality industry as well as a description of the methodology to be used for the study.
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"There is growing competition in hospitality industry and these places must be full of guests to survive. And these guests must be ready to pay for the premium services. Hotels have to offer not simply good, but excellent customer service. So excellent, in fact, that guest doesn't mind paying a little more for it. Business travellers want to feel in touch with the world, without needing a systems engineer to help them. So hotels need to give them access to advanced business and entertainment services from wherever they are in the hotel. "
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The Labor Unions, 2002.
This paper presents the history of labor unions, labor law and labor relations in the United States.
2,690 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper points out that by acting on behalf of a large group, the labor unions have more power than if the employees acted alone. This paper describes and compares United Airline's and Ford Motor Company's labor practices and problems. This paper presents an ideal employer-labor relationship.
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"Congress, starting to feel pressure for groups like the AFL, created the U.S. Department of Labor. The department has a mandate to protect and extend the rights of wageworkers. A children's bureau was created. In 1914, the first law to protect workers was enacted, the Clayton Act said that "the labor of A Human Being is not a commodity or an article of commerce." Because of this change in the legal status of work and labor, those things were no longer subject to the Sherman Act provisions that had been the legal basis for injunctions against union organizations. The Clayton Act allowed for strikes, boycotts, peaceful picketing and dramatically limited the use of injunctions in labor disputes."
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Unfair Labor Practices, 2007.
A review of unfair labor practices and employment law and protection, using a case study of The Panera Bread Company as an example.
2,987 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper discusses unfair labor practices and strategies to mitigate these practices. It reviews federal and state labor laws and the various categories of laws that they include. The paper also discussed labor unions and their use in combating unfair labor practices. Finally, the paper presents a case study of The Panera Bread Company and shows how it has embraced the active conformance to federal and state regulation regarding employment law and protection.
Table of Contents:
Overview
Labor Laws
Pay and Schedule
Safety and Health
Workers' Compensation Programs
Unions
Unions and Unionization
Unions and Labor Relations
Employee Relations
Unions as Relevant
Case Study
Conclusion
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"The restaurant industry is composed of two major segments: the full-service segment and the fast food segment. However, over the past decade a novel concept has quickly been developing into a new segment of its own: the quick-casual segment. The quick-casual is essentially a combination of the quick order and fast service of the fast-food segment combined with the quality food products found in the traditional full-service segment and the Panera Bread Company operates in this new segment. The quick-casual segment is a segment that produces over $6b a year in revenue and is growing in double digit percentages year on year ("Panera" Annual). As a new, major entrant in the quick-casual segment, the Panera Bread Company has found a niche market product in its "artisan" bread products and has grown its menu to include, in addition to its fresh bread, such items as: salads, soups, gourmet roast coffees, and other specialty type food and drink items ("Panera" SWOT)."
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Lessons for the Labor Movement, 2007.
An analysis of the history and development of labor and labor organizations in Canada.
1,059 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the positive and negative lessons that history can provide to today's unions and trade unions in Canada. It describes the influence that the state and the nature of the economy have on labor and labor organizations and their activities. The paper also discusses trade unions and their role, as well as other developments in the history of the labor movement. Finally the paper looks at fthe ree market economy and its implications in increasing job insecurity and wage and benefit rollbacks.
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"Free market economy increased job insecurity and wage and benefit rollbacks and continues to be the basis of today's economy in Canada. The labor movement of today is faced with these challenges as well as the relocation and closing down of many industrial plants and factories all over Canada. Also, today Canada's labor movement needs to have a broader agenda as it faces with all the challenges of the global economy as well as the effects of the decline of state intervention within the context of this new global economy. It also needs to recognize the cultural, social and ethnic diversity that makes up the Canadian workforce today. Additionally it has to become concerned with the status of part-time and temporary employees whose number is increasing steadily, as many employers are cutting out full-time jobs with full benefits."
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The New Labour, 2005.
An examination of how the Labour party has changed under the leadership of Tony Blair.
2,497 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper examines how New Labour has distinguished itself from traditional Keynesian Labour, assuming that it has to deal with a mixed economy in which the private sector has been given more and more importance. It looks at how consequently, polemics have emerged around the question of knowing if Labour is closer to the centre-left or to the "New Right". It also discusses how New Labour has met serious difficulties to be considered as a proper political social democrat ideology rather than a pragmatic approach to rising Britain's socio-economic difficulties.
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New Labour as a Fundamentally New Political Ideology or As a Pragmatic Political Programme
New Labour in the Logic of a Historical Change Process of the Labour Party
New Labour's Main Objectives
New Labour: A Real Shift in Governing Strategies?
New Labour's Welfare Reforms and its "Distinctiveness"
New Labour's Governing Strategies as Distinctive from Those Of Old Labour and Thatcherism?
New Labour Closer to the Centre-Left or to the "New Right"?
Conclusion
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"New Labour is certainly not particularly distinctive from its governing predecessors in terms of depoliticisation. In 1998, Gordon Brown, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, established that the Bank of England would be independent in the determination of interest rates. Consequently the Blair government reject a level of political responsibility in the implementation of core economic policies: indeed, interest rates used to be a fundamental economic tool for British governments under Old Labour's Keynesianism to solve Britain's relative economic decline. It is also a policy in rupture with Thatcherism's monetarist policies which tried to fight the inflation by regulating the amount of money in circulation. "
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Child Labor, 2005.
An in-depth examination of the effects of child labor on children's development, focusing on the situation in India.
17,786 words (approx. 71.1 pages), 42 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The research question is whether the abolition of child labor is totally feasible, and if so, how, and if not, why. In answering the research question, the research paper provides a deep, broader study into the research done by several scholars on the issue of child labor. It also offers an analysis of the causes for the prevalence of child labor in the world, with a focus on the situation in India. The study also makes recommendations for solving the issue of child labor in India, having an understanding of why the issue could not be solved over the years. The study argues that child labor cannot be abolished in India, but its magnitude can be reduced.
Outline
Chapter 1
Introduction
Problem Statement
Research Question
Chapter 2
Review of Literature
Magnitude of the Problem at International and National Level
National Level Involvement
Chapter 3
Child Labor in India
Chapter 4
Solutions and Recommendations
Chapter 5
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"The global attention regarding child labor is presently more unprecedented compared to any other period in the in the initial part of twentieth century. This newfound concern has been supplemented by an association of novel international conferences, novel performers, and novel allocation of funds, novel studies, novel information, novel concepts, and increased performances in a broad diversity of Third World nation specific financial and societal surroundings. An outcome of this current campaign is improved multiplicity of thinking as well and accomplishment. The writings as well as conventions on child labor are presently discernible by strong argument in respect to several vital concerns. Yet among renowned specialists, research professionals and campaigners, an extensive and sometimes fiery incongruity exists on elementary issues like what comprises child labor, the reasons behind its occurrence, and the manner in which it influences children and society, and the optimum method to tackle the predicament."
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Labor Unions, 2008.
This paper explores the influence of public labor unions today.
2,226 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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The paper discusses the history of labor unions and disagrees with the belief that labor unions are archaic and provide few benefits to workers in the 21st century. The paper explores the political power and influence that labor unions have in shaping Senate and House legislation in the US, in addition to monitoring the policies that may impact domestic labor. The paper shows how labor union influence in contemporary United States politics and public policy has gained momentum in shaping the outcome of domestic and foreign policy.
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The Contemporary Role of Labor Unions
The Labor Union Power Game
Changes that Impacted the Labor Union Political Strategy
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"The original form and function of the labor union was to provide protection, benefits and a political voice for workers in manufacturing and skilled trades. In the early 20th century, the AFL-CIO was formed, and influential movers such as Samuel Gompers aided in the facilitation of increased wages and benefits for textile and manufacturing workers. The power of labor unions progressed so quickly and drastically, that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt included a labor regulation policy in the New Deal in the early 1930's. As a result, the Department of Labor was established to monitor the authenticity of labor unions in addition to regulating the practices and extent of power of these advocacy groups."
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Fair Labor Standards Act, 2008.
A brief overview of the consequences of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
774 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper examines how one of the most important laws concerning child labor was the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It looks at how with its provisions imposing severe civil and criminal penalties and allowing for confiscation of good made with child labor, the Fair Labor Standards Act forced employers to stop using children in thousands of jobs. With remarkable success, the law simply outlawed child labor.
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"Among the social reform advocates of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, no issue roused more determined calls for action than child labor. Florence Kelly of Hull House was among the first to report on the matter, but soon there were numerous rigorously researched reports, telling of children underpaid, overworked, uneducated, and profoundly unhappy with their lot. While many of the working children were in agriculture, the worst conditions were in manufacturing, whether in southern textile mills, northern canneries, urban tenements, or mountain coal mines. "
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International Labour Standards, 2002.
An overview of international labor laws including international trade agreements and their impact on labor standards.
4,400 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 160.95
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This paper analyzes existing international labor laws and discusses these laws in the contexts of globalization. Some of the issues covered in this essay include international trade agreements and their impact on labor standards, international laws regarding unions and worker rights, as well as economic contexts of capitalism and imperialism. This paper also offers strategic solutions for international labor laws as a way to anticipate the problems of labor and globalization.
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Child Labor, 2002.
An examination of global child labor practices.
2,007 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses how child labor practices of textile industries around the world are an important issue for most people. It looks at how although the United States has seen a change in these practices over the last 200 years, many immigrant children are still employed illegally in textile factories. It shows how worldwide, there have been numerous laws passed on behalf of children's rights, although many governments are lax in enforcing them. It examines how some governments, are starting to realize the benefits of educating children and have started to implement tougher laws in an effort to end the abuse of their children.
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Introduction
A History of Child Labor in the U.S.
Attempts to Change Child Labor
The Great Depression
Child Labor in the U.S. Today
Liberia and New Child Labor Laws
Child Labor in Indonesia
Pakistan and Bangladesh Child Labor Practices
Russian Child Labor Practices
Startling Statistics and Working Conditions
Examples of Child Labor
Other Countries vs. the U.S.
Conclusion
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"The public finally began to become aware of the horrendous conditions in which the children were forced to work and in 1904 the National Child Labor Committee was formed as a means to regulate or eliminate child labor (unknown, 1991). This committee, combined with state child labor committees, investigated and photographed the children in their poor working conditions, sent pamphlets and leaflets to the public and lobbied the government for stronger child labor laws. From 1902 to 1915 these efforts were responsible for the passage of many state laws which restricted child labor. However, the southern states were reluctant to pass such laws, prompting the passage of federal child labor laws in 1916 and 1918, though these laws were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. In 1924, an amendment was purposed, but failed to be ratified by many states."
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"The Limits of Labour", 2002.
A summary of David Bright's "The Limits of Labour: Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929".
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 62.95
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David Bright's "The Limits of Labour: Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929" reflects the new generation of Canadian labour studies. It analyzes the diversity of working class culture in Calgary and cleavages within the working class during the earliest phase of industrialization in Calgary. It dismisses the traditional notion that Calgary's labour movement was ethnically homogenous and conservative.
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Domestic Labour and Canadian Women, 2002.
This paper examines domestic labour and the status of domestic labourers.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 62.95
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Unpaid domestic labour is homemaking and childrearing. By definition 'unpaid' labour is exploitation. Paid domestic labour includes live-in nannies and other domestic servants. These are underpaid, overworked and frequently women of colour.
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The National Labor Relations Board, 2001.
A look at unfair corporate labor practices and the role of The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to administer the appropriate laws.
3,233 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 93.95
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This paper relates to unfair labor practices that develop in corporations, contracts and professional athletic teams. The paper encompasses the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and why it disciplines and acts upon violating industries and associations. The composition examines five cases and one law review article. Through these cases, comparisons and dissimilarities between the disputing parties are investigated to demonstrate how the NLRB resolves these conflicts. In addition the cases are compared and contrasted to each other to explain how each individual case is unique in its unfair labor practice.
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"The NLRB is acronym for the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB was formed in 1935 under the Wagner Act and it guarantees non-supervisory employees the rights to self organize, choose their own assembly, and bargain collectively. The National Labor Relations Board is an independent administrative agency authorized by the Wagner Act of 1935 to oversee the laws, to investigate and hold hearings on unfair labor practice complaints, to issue cease and desist orders against employers discovered guilty of unfair practices, to determine the composition of appropriate negotiation units, and to oversee union certifications and decertification secret ballot election."
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