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    1. In the above case, Mary Smith is suing Lending Store, Inc. for being fired without any form of explanation. Mary Smith can argue that she has been decimated and the company has violated the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972. Under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, “the right of all employees and job applicants (1) to be treated without discrimination and (2) to be able to sue employees if they are discriminated against” Cheeseman, 2007, p. 428). Mary Smith can argue that…

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    Arbitration Case Study

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    While arbitration has many procedural problems, delay is not one of them, since most arbitration cases are heard within 10 days after the request. 17. World War II increased the popularity of arbitration since many union and management officials realized that uninterrupted wartime production was essential. 18. The "repeat player" situation favors the individual employee. 19. Arbitrators heavily weigh offers of a compromise grievance settlement before the arbitration hearing since this…

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    The early twentieth century was marked as one of most prosperous eras in American history where the American economy had risen to become one of the wealthiest on the planet. While the rapid expansion of American capitalism led to profound wealth for many in the ruling class, the unjust treatment of workers and labor unions demonstrated the limits of prosperity during 1910s and 1920s. With the lack of government support and intervention, American workers and unions witnessed some of the most…

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    respect and responsibility. He wants white people to start to treat their black counterparts with the same praise and dignity that they give each other. Baldwin declares that white people also need to speak up and take responsibility for their actions. He claims that when it comes to racism, “many of them, indeed, know better, but, as you will discover, people find it difficult to act on what they know“ (9). Baldwin is also not…

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    world is constantly aiming its decisions among color, a simple matter that presides with too many hidden details. Specifically, the color of human flesh tends to dictate a large portion of society’s ‘rules’ or actions towards treatment of one another. Many people have adapted affirmative action to counter mistreatment of minorities despite its flaws. In a 2013 Princeton poll, it is stated that “two-thirds of Americans believe college applicants should be admitted solely based on merit, even if…

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    unnecessary advantage to the minority races in America. In a 2009 Pew Poll, “58% of African Americans agree” and only “22% whites agree” that there should be “preferential treatment to improve the position of blacks and other minorities.” Today affirmative action and other racial injustices tend to be in the spotlight quite often, such as the “Fisher v University of Texas at Austin” case which highlighted that many highly qualified white prospective students are passed over for less qualified…

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    He states that African Americans need to put aside there frustration with things that whites have done in the past and whites need to stop getting upset about things lik affirmative action. Once we do this we can turn our attention to common enemies and focus on ways to make out country better. Beth Virnig’s “A Matter of Race: Early-Versus Late-Stage Cancer Diagnosis” discusses the inequalities between whites and African Americans…

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    The American industrial worker was heavily impacted by the technology changes, the increase in immigration, and the creation of labor unions that happened between 1865 and 1900. The development of new technology in communication, steel production, and transportation led to the creation of new businesses and jobs, and it helped many existing businesses expand. This increase of businesses resulted in more jobs, and this influenced many people from other countries to migrate to America. The…

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    article, The Case against Affirmative Action, that even in extreme cases reverse racism and strong affirmative action are wrong. Pojman differentiates between strong and weak affirmative action and in his article he focus on strong affirmative action. Pojman defines strong affirmative action as preferential treatment to someone based on race, ethnicity, or gender in favor of the under represented groups to get equal rights. The first argument made for affirmative action that Pojman disagrees…

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    If you search “Women’s rights in the workplace” on the Internet you are likely to find articles that have something to do with women’s rights in the past and how women stood up to discrimination in the workplace in the past. The majority of people in our society, who hear about those events, assume that those things are fixed and that women have equal rights, but that is far from reality. We need to let go of the past and focus on the problem that is set before us in the present times, women do…

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