Most people believe that the outcome of elections in Texas is decided by the voters, but in our current single-member district system of electing representatives, frequently that is not the case. Often times who will win in an election is decided long before election day, usually by those who draw the district lines. For example, if the districts in texas are drawn to be 65 percent republican then the outcome will most likely result in republicans that have the majority of seats in the legislature. In a single member district system, only one member can be elected to congress for each district, that is why drawing the district lines is by far one of the most important aspects for a party to win seats. The parties assure their representatives…
Sadness reigns, as the final session for the Labor Studies Winter Semester comes to a close. This has been an incredible journey emanating from the beginnings of civilization and progressing through the annals of time and landing April 20,2016. Frankie the K, is an awesome professor with a wealth of knowledge, and the class learned a plethora of new information that covered all disciplines of education. We were honored with two guests representing the Teamster Union, Marian Novak, and Neil Pettit, both gave excellent presentations on union organizing and the laws governing such actions. Marian handed out literature, “34 Things Your Employer Can Not Do,” “Organizing for Power,” “What to Expect from Your Employer During Union Organizing,” and…
Abby Sunderland Essay Maya #10 Despite the discussion, I think that Abby Sunderland should not have been allowed to sail around the world. I think it was unreasonable to allow her to. First of all sailing around the world is a dangerous journey.…
The unions must be reasonable in their requests, and at this point must understand they may suffer loses to achieve the overall good of the organism. Gareth Morgan stated, “Conflict arises whenever interests collide” (p. 163). Politically, the city officials will benefit from going through informal leaders or persons with powers of influence to assist in receiving understanding and or buy-in among the employees. Mosher states that, “Informal group leaders may become as powerful an influence on their network or group as any rule, regulation, or manager” (p.182). City officials need to reassure employees that with everyone working together during this crises there will be additional compensation in the…
Recent reports have elevated the level of concern in the nation of Redland. Human Rights organizations are reporting the use of child soldiers and systemic rape as a weapon of war by the Unified Pineland Movement (UPM). These atrocities violate agreements of the Geneva Convention. This will not be tolerated by any of members of this negotiation. It is necessary that a mandate be decided upon soon.…
An innocent man was released from jail after thirty years... X celebrity has received a lighter sentence after pleading guilty... These are things heard often on the news, in movies, on the radio. Evidently, plea bargaining is a part of everyday culture. But should it be?…
Based on the aforementioned statements in this week’s assignment, I agree with the second statement regarding plea bargaining being right and proper. Like any tool utilized to find a solution, or to compromise, plea bargaining can be abused. A majority of the time I feel that plea bargaining is a great tool that allows for a reduction in the number of trails that judges oversee (Plea Bargaining, 2009). Moreover, I believe that our justice system is flooded and congested with pending trials and lacks the resources needed to pursue each trial with an equal amount of attention (Plea Bargain, 2009).…
The three basic types of plea bargaining are allowing the defendant to plead guilty to a lesser offense, a defendant who pleads guilty receives less time at the request of the prosecutor, and a defendant who agrees to plead guilty to one charge in order to avoid other charges that could be brought (Bohm & Haley, 2011). The factors that prosecutors take into consideration when determining to plea bargain are the seriousness of the crime, the defendants criminal record, and how strong of a case the prosecutor has against the defendant. My personal experiences of plea bargaining when I worked patrol were mainly with Driving Under the Influence cases. If it was the defendant’s first offense, his or her BAC was below a certain limit over .08…
Jasmine, I liked the points you made about collective bargaining. We, nurses, stand strong when we are together and have common goals to improve our practice. For years nursing wages have not been updated regardless of the job market and the enhanced patient needs and requirements. Other health care occupations had their salaries increased which is the case with pharmacists (Lovell, 2006), but nursing wages have not been touched. Lovell states that one of the reasons might be that 92% of the nurses are female, so such unfair treatment can be considered discrimination.…
Till date, the Winnipeg General strike has left a lasting impact on unions and government enforced legislation against workers. In this essay, I argue that the committee indeed was the leading cause of the Winnipeg General strike in 1919, known as Bloody Saturday. Due to failing negotiations, harsh measures to stop the strike and basic humanitarian needs, the strike was simply an outcry of the situation. The situation had been bubbling up longer then the Saturday itself. Negotiations had started 3 months before the official strike broke out.…
Arizona recently passed a minimum wage law and it could affect many of the people in Arizona. This was one of the main props other than 205, which was medical marijuana, but the medical prop didn’t pass. The minimum wage prop 206 passed on November 8th, 2016, and it will increase the yearly minimum wage by 50 cents for two years then up one dollar. By 2020 it should be 12 dollars per hour for minimum wage. What will prop “206” actually do, (Pitts 1)…
However, this was the beginning of a tragedy. They seemed that they are emotionally upset and maintained “no concession” attitude. The negotiation broke down at that point, and we decided to implement our BATNA: closing down the plant, restructure and reopen the plant with non-union workers. Our decision was not ethical and not happy, however, we thought that Local 190 is also far away from ethical behavior. Because unionized workers keep asking unreasonable demands, while they do not work harder according to management confidential information.…
A Union Report In the belly of the country lies the United Mine Workers of America. This union currently has over 800,000 members and has been representing miners for over 125 years. The United Mine Workers of America was created as a way to protect miners, specifically in the coal mining field.…
These workers’ interests were simple; they were to keep working and to get reasonable wages. If P-9 could recognize workers’ needs, the local union should accept Hormel’s final offer. Concessions of both parties could achieve a win-win…
In Sally Soprano negotiation, my role-play was Sally agent. In this role, my goals were to get the part then getting the highest amount of compensation for the Norma role. $ 45,000 was to begin the negotiation because Sally received $22,000 when she was at the pinnacle of her career and now the top opera singers has about doubled that I know, and the Lyric’s Business Manager (Abdullah) will try to reduce the price. My goal was do not get less than $ 35,000 because she did not get primary role for two years, she is doing secondary role, and her popularity is getting less. Sally wants to take advantage this chance in any way even for nothing.…