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Labor Union Acts, 2006.
This paper studies labor legislation in the United States.
1,730 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This article studies laws and regulations which have been created over the years regarding labor in the U.S. The first of such laws gave the labor unions the right to organize themselves among workers and stopped court injunctions during labor disputes with management.
The writer looks at the various labor acts and their implications. The author portrays that the concept of labor itself has changed over the years and the article relates to changes in importance of labor and unions.
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"All steps taken by employers or employees are for the sole purpose of getting their demand or demands fulfilled. There are many federal government and state government laws in this matter. There are also regulations and previous decisions of the administrative agencies. Thus the relationship of employers and employees are governed by many laws, yet Wagner Act is probably the first act for labor that has given administrative support for the labor, unionization and collective bargaining. The National Labor Relations Board was created through this act. This is a board with five members appointed by the President and the Senate with a term of five years for the board. The offices of the board are spread in thirty regional offices, all of whom have to report to the head office in Washington. (The NLRB: The Wagner Act of 1935) This is certainly a step forward for the labor."
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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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Labor Unions.
This paper defines and then compares the labor union system in the United States and Europe.
1,580 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper defines labor unions as associations composed of workers, which work within the same trade to advance the interest of members such as collective bargaining to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The author points out that both European and American labor unions were created during the process of industrialization and came to prominence after World War II. The paper relates that that, in both regions, labor unions resulted in increases in economic stability and improvements in workers' rights.
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Introduction
Labor Union
Europe
American Labor Unions
How Unions Affect Society and the Working Environment in Each Region
Conclusion
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"Like labor unions in Europe, American labor unions were also formed during industrialization. American labor unions have had an impact upon the economy and politics since their inception and they continue to play a large role in the American labor force. These unions encompass a large range of laborers, from restaurant workers to steel workers. American labor unions are extremely organized and are overseen by the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)."
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Labor Unions, 2005.
A look at the history of labor unions and the advantages of hiring unionized workers today.
2,231 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper examines how during the nineteenth century, labor organizations focused on ways to strengthen and secure themselves. In contrast, it looks at how today, labor unions are faced with a much different world and how due to the changing environment, companies are realizing a larger economy of scale by becoming part of the global economy. It discusses the role of the labor union as well as the advantages and disadvantages of hiring unionized workers.
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Introduction
Labor Unions of the Past
Labor Unions of Today
What Does a Union Do?
Reasons for Joining a Union
Conclusion
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"The first concern of a labor union is getting members, organizing the unorganized. Every national union carries on organizing activities through a staff of professional organizers. These days the organizers are likely to be well-educated, sophisticated individuals, with a college degree. Although their carefully planned organizing efforts will be aided by rank and file members, union organizers must have the same knowledge of human motivation and skill in communications techniques as any vice-president of marketing. Organizers in a sense are marketing people, marketing the concept of union membership. Companies vulnerable to unionization often have consultants on retainer or experts on staff to forestall or defeat attempts to organize them."
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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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Labor Unions: Employment Law, 2003.
A discussion on employment law and the use of labor unions in a global economy
1,089 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the union environment on both a national and global scale. It examines how labor unions were established to support workers and protect them from unfair labor practices such as discrimination and poor working conditions. It also looks at how labor unions also supported workers by negotiating better pay, savings and pension plans and creating safe work environments. It evaluates how the lack of unions on a global scale is the main reason why American companies are moving their businesses out of the United States and how this not only hurts the foreign worker, but also creates layoffs and lower wages for Americans.
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"Global and national labor unions are also similar because they both strive to provide quality health benefits, wages, and good working conditions. The labor unions can use their strength in numbers to leverage support against non-union companies and aid workers in these companies to organize. For example, Cintas, one of the world?s largest uniform suppliers was accused of retaliating against employees who were trying to organize a labor union. Some of these employees were constantly harassed and even fired. Victor Hildago, one of the employees who were fired, contacted the AFL-CIO. The AFL-CIO Executive Council said it would encourage all unions representing workers at unionized companies that were doing business with Cintas, to refuse to renew current contracts with Cintas."
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Labor Unions, 2002.
An overview of the history and role of the American labor unions.
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This examines the history, function, and relationships of labor unions in the United States. It closely examines the nature of strikes, the legal aspects of labor organization, and the relationship that the union has with management. It concludes that the necessity of labor unions continue.
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Labor Unions, 2005.
An overview of labor unions and their decline.
1,872 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper provides an overview of labor unions, a number of reasons for a decline in their membership, and a discussion of right-to-work laws and their effect on the unionization process. An analysis of the similarities between conflict theorists and functional theorists in the discussion of labor unions is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"A labor union, according to Black's Law Dictionary (1990), is "a combination or association of workers organized for purposes of securing favorable wages, improved labor conditions, better hours of labor, etc., and righting grievances against employers (875). Labor unions generally represent trades, crafts, and other skilled workers such as plumbers and truck drivers (Black's 1990). Unions were originally formed in response to the increasingly severe hardships that were imposed on working people through the process of industrialization (Galenson 1994). The shifts from an agrarian to industrial society resulted in many people being uprooted from their traditional homes and work."
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Films about Labor Unions, 2003.
Discusses two sets of Hollywood films on labor unions, corruption and labor-capital conflict.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper discusses two Hollywood films on labor unions, corruption and labor-capital conflict. It explores how each film depicts union activity. The films are Elia Kazan's 1954 "On the Waterfront" and Paul Schrader's 1997 "Blue Collar. The paper examines the different style and approach to union politics of each film.
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Hollywood has often used its capacity as a producer of popular entertainment to address political and ideological concerns..."
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Labor Union Decline, 2002.
An analysis of the decline of labor unions in the U.S.
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This paper describes the effects of the decrease of labor unions on the labor market. It examines why unions are declining and the trends that are occurring.
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"Since 1979 the percentage of union workers in the United States has declined from twenty-four percent to fourteen percent. However, forty-eight percent of workers in this country would join if presented with a free, non-coerced choice, thus union membership would more than triple overnight. Unionists though know all to well that the National Labor Relations Act gives employers plenty of way to prevent workers from exercising freedom of association. One example is the Act?s guarantee of the right to organize is so poorly enforced that roughly four percent of all worker who vote union are fired by their employers. Moreover, union organizers cannot keep pace with the loss of union jobs to outsourcing, automation, and job export."
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American Labor Unions, 2005.
This paper discusses the relationship of American labor unions and large urban centers.
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This paper explains that, especially in large urban centers, organized labor, which has often played a major role in local life and politics, is seen at best as meddling and unnecessary and at worst as tools of unscrupulous politicians and demagogues. The author points out that, at times, some of the aspects of union membership, which provide for their members' social and financial security, are viewed as detrimental by business owners and municipal governments. The paper states that unionized construction firms can serve as "fronts" for the activities of the Mob and labor union and construction rackets are a major source of income for New York's leading crime families.
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"Union contracts stipulate that workers must enjoy a level of independence requisite to the good performance of their jobs. On this level, unions perform a service that is extremely valuable to both the individual worker and to the larger society that makes use of his skills. The worker performs his job to the best of his ability because he believes that he is responsible for the quality of his work. Society benefits from the limitations imposed on the boss or manager who may be more concerned with cost overruns than with quality. Worker independence in the construction and plumbing industries may make the difference between the building that stays up, and the one doesn't, and between the bathroom that functions properly, and the one that doesn't. "
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Labor Unions, 2007.
An overview of labor unions with a focus on the Association of Flight Attendants.
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This paper provides a brief overview of the history and purpose of labor unions in America. In particular, it looks at the Association of Flight Attendants AFL-CIO which is a sector of the Communications Workers of America CWA. It looks at how ,over the course of the last few years, the union has gone through some major changes in strategy and structure as a result of the events of September 11, 2001 and then discusses these changes.
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Craft Division
Pairing the Crews
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"Some participants in and observers of the U.S. labor movement have viewed unions as institutions with the potential to establish industrial democracy and socialism. Others have viewed unions as highly conservative institutions returning to workers the status lost in the transition from village societies to urban anonymity. In reality, their role has been more modest. In the early 1980's they enrolled in their ranks only one of five members of the labor force, down from one of four in the 1950's and 1960's. These workers had a somewhat greater say in their work lives and in the halls of Congress and state legislatures. They received somewhat greater pay and were more productive. They sometimes followed the political calls of their leaders and sometimes did not."
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Labor Unions, 2002.
A debate on whether labor unions sould unite globally to protect workers rights.
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This presentation will put forward the argument that labor unions need to unite globally so as to better protect the rights of workers. The main thrust of this argument is the contention that as economic reality has overstepped the national spatial structures of the previous century so too must unionized activity.
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The Labor Union, 2002.
This paper discusses that one arena for class struggle has been the presence and activity of the labor union.
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This paper explains that the labor union represents an attempt on the part of the ?lower? working class to, through organization and cooperation, dominate the ?upper? industrialist or ruling class. The author points out that strikes and protests, which are inherently violent, can be easily seen to be a result not of the ills of unionism, but rather as a natural consequence of the way in which industry and the ruling class have historically responded to these protests with violent measures. The author reflects that, most people believe unions were once effective tools to help works but are now useless or even dangerous, is a tribute to the success of the corporate media spin.
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Introduction
?Sticks and Stones....?
?Words Will Never Hurt Me??
Conclusion
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"As explained in the beginning, in many ways the conflict between labor and the industrialist is both natural and unavoidable. While as a supposedly enlightened species, we may wish that we had evolved past the point of needing dominance and being driven by genetic greed that is hardly the case. Nothing is more natural than the desire of the dominant individuals -- the upper class -- to wish to remain dominant, and to pass that dominance to their offspring by way of inherited class position (which indicates an inflexibility of the class system). Yet it is important to remember that we are not only Darwinistic creatures, but that we are pack creatures. While in a wolf pack or a lion pride the dominant and their children eat first, the submissives also eat. Industry practices that strip workers of a working wage, or promote dangerous working environments which can get people killed are failing as leaders and failing to recognize the importance of a pack mentality. Additionally, it must never be forgotten that in a natural state, dominance is always there to be challenged. The workers movement holds a legitimate place in the balance of society in that it allows the lower classes to challenge the dominant classes. While the dominant classes are holding out for now, every creature grows old with age, and it is possible that some day the system will change. Or perhaps someday human evolution will move past the stage of a greedy primate pack in which some horde more than they need while others starve, and reach a more egalitarian pack mentality. Bloom points out that ?Mankind has always been cutting one another's throats. Do you not believe . . . that hawks have always preyed upon pigeons? Then ... if hawks have always had the same nature, what reason can you give why mankind should change theirs?? Yet some things have changed in nature. That is the very purpose of evolution, and it gives us hope for our own society."
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Labor Unions and Relevance, 2006.
This paper explores the history of labor unions and the evolution of their role.
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This paper discusses unions and labor relations in general in the context of the contemporary work environment. Particularly, the role of unions in contract negotiations, grievance procedures, and collective bargaining, is examined. The conclusion drawn from this research is that although unions can and do serve many useful and constructive purposes, they have collectively failed to adapt to the globalized, competitive economy in which most employees find themselves in.
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"Labor unions are defined as groups of organized workers who have joined together in order to obtain greater advantages and benefits, as well as protections, in the workplace. Chaison and Bigelow (2002) describe unions as being legitimate bodies of organized laborers who have unified in order to gain advantage in the collective bargaining process. Although the size and influence of union membership has declined in recent decades, they are still a major force in many industries and in many organizations, most especially in manufacturing. Union relevance today is primarily related to labor relations and collective bargaining agreements: "For many years organized labor has lobbied for workplace welfare measures--for example, overtime pay and workers' compensation for job-related injuries and illnesses--and many of them have been instituted by legislation" (Edwards & Fuess, 2003, para.9). Clearly, unions have shifted from a protective role in their formative years during the..."
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