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Tanner Kadrmas English 9 Mrs. Gross 22 December 2016 Modern Pirates in Somalia Many people believe that pirates are no longer around, this isn't true. Although modern day pirates are different the pirates of the past, they are still dangerous. They are beginning to become more bold, and are taking larger, more rewarding ships. First of all, these pirates can make extremely large sums of money, up to two million dollars a year. Piracy is Somalia's largest industry raking in $150 million every…

with government unions. 0:31 Essentially union leaders, not elected representatives have the final say. 0:36 This un-democratic arrangement is new: 0:39 even diehard advocates of private labor unions like President Franklin Roosevelt and former 0:44 AFL-CIO president George Meany strongly opposed giving unions such power over the 0:49 government. Unlike in the private sector, government negotiators do not bargain with their own 0:53 money - they're giving away taxpayer dollars. 0:57 Government…

For this assignment, I choose Dolores Huerta, a Chicana labor leader and civil rights activist in the United States. Dolores Huerta worked to improve social and economic conditions for farm workers and to fight discrimination. Huerta is most known for being the co-founder and first vice President of the United Farm Workers (UFW) alongside with Cesar Chavez. The United Farm Workers was the first union of agriculture workers. Huerta would risk her life in order to ensure the rights of farm workers…

million strike fund and another federal judge imposed fines totaling $4.75 million on the union.On AUgust fourth judge Thomas C. Platt in New York fined PATCO $100,000 per hour for defying a 1970 injunction against striking. The President of the AFL-CIO Lane Kirkland expressed outrage at Reagan, who was described as ‘union busting’ by labor leaders. It was partially true because for years after the PATCO strike unions lost ground. The hiring of permanent replacements for strikers became a common…

The Conservative Movement arose to answer three major concerns. The first concern of the Conservative Movement was to repeal New Deal programs. Over the years this transformed into more of a fight against “big government” and New Deal programs were the central pillar of “big government”. The next goal of the Conservative movement dealt with the destruction of Communism and creating a foreign policy that exemplified this desire. According to the Conservative Movement, Communism was seen as a…

Introduction The Haymarket Square Riot took place on May 4, 1886 in Chicago Illinois. In the United States, the labor unions have an extensive and compelling history increasingly developing the world’s largest economy in history, the union movement influence in many significant ways to this unparalleled expansion. The unions have delivered numbers of achievements to American workers. Some achievements include to a safe and intolerant work environment, collective bargaining power, the right…

Interest groups are a vital part of politics inside of the United States. Interest groups do many things to try to spread their ideas and influence. This is because they have some sort of effect to somehow influence every election, influence the decisions made by the officials within our government. Along with the ways that interest groups try to spread their influence, there is also some ways and groups that are attempting to restrict it. Interest groups are a major piece to what makes the…

Union Unity League in 1929, which was committed to sorting out to a great extent incompetent settler, African American, and female specialists into modern unions. In spite of the fact that the Trade Union Unity League was not about as effective as the AFL, it provided a preparation ground for CPUSA coordinators when they got to be dynamic in the Congress of Industrial Organizations unions. Amid the early years of the…

of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee said. “He has an impressive work and academic background." Labor groups applauded Trump’s choice. “Unlike Andy Puzder, Alexander Acosta’s nomination deserves serious consideration,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a statement. “In one day, we have gone from a fast-food chain CEO who routinely violates labor law to a public servant with experience enforcing it." If confirmed by the Senate, Acosta would be the first Hispanic…

In 1971, a landmark Supreme Court case, Guey Hung Lee v. Johnson, desegregated Chinese public schools, and reassigned students to other schools. At the time, Asian parents protested the move, because in the Asian schools, students could learn about their cultural heritage. The early 70s built on the political gains from the 60s with the election of Norman Minetta as mayor of San Jose, California, and Marion Lacadia Obera became the first Filipina American to be appointed judge to the Los Angeles…