Class action

As easy as it may sound on a personal level, diversity has been a set challenge in the workforce over many years. The changes in demographics for the labor force, employment in legislation and legal actions, and increasing the globalization of businesses is what’s trending to keep a diverse work environment standing (DeNisi 2011). Trends in Workforce Diversity We have set trends in organizations today that has increased the amount of diversity with…

business, and the community. A voluntary affirmative action plan (AAP) is utilized as a self-analysis to ensure the diversity of the Garden Center. The AAP will provide a workforce analysis for each department identifying demographics, title, and pay level for each individual. The analysis provides an overview of the current workforce while identifying areas that need to be addressed in terms of utilization or distribution of protected class workers, personnel activities, the compensation…

from the conditions they were forced to work in. He also wrote that “the brotherhood, in order to secure from the Pullman company better wages, better hours, better working conditions and union recognition had to resort to political action rather than economic action as a means of obtaining their objectives” (Posey, 1947 p.63). The BSCP sought out the government entities into forming a union that they could be a resource in getting them recognized. The railroads were part of the federal…

The Great Strike of 1877 was one of the first of its kind, infectious enough to spread through the nation. As it collected tens of thousands of supporters, the strike shut down the American railroad system for six weeks before Pinkerton spies thwarted their revolution and put the freight trains back on rail. In the end, the Great Strike failed. But it begs to be asked: would the outcome have changed if the strikers had organized under a labor union strong enough to keep them fighting? One such…

“Special considerations” of affirmative action creates diversity that helps minority students. Osamudia James, a graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law school with a Master of Law (Llm) addressed the relationship between affirmative action and diversity. Her research concluded that more minorities can attend prestigious schools if race is a consideration in university admissions. The attendance of minorities in prestigious universities has had many positive effects: diversity in…

One thing Obama has done to try and provide a solution for the race issue in America was create a policy known as affirmative action. Affirmative action caters to those who usually face discrimination in relation to education or employment. The policy requires for schools and work places to hire or accept a certain amount of colored people. Connerly believes the policy has backfired and…

States today are fighting several battles at once. We are fighting for the right, which should have been ours at birth, not to be discriminated against because of our race, our class, or our gender. Ours is not and never has been a struggle simply against sexism but one waged against the multiplicative oppressions of sex, class, and race united in one single body. That discrimination can be seen as both positive and negative positive, in that it allows one group to have access to opportunities…

the Civil Rights Movement. Many believed action was necessary in order to ensure the equal treatment and opportunity of African Americans and those of other minority groups, so legislation was enacted. However, by doing so, reverse discrimination against Caucasian citizens in the eyes of employers and admissions offices of colleges began. America is a land where all citizens are guaranteed equal opportunities to succeed; therefore, affirmative action should no longer be used for college…

Affirmative action has been a massively debated controversy for the last several years and will continue to be for many more to come. For those who do not quite know or don’t fully understand what Affirmative Action is, it is best described as Policies in which higher level education and organizations make efforts to improve opportunities for underrepresented minorities. It also takes into account race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin. Not only is affirmative…

and an impressive application is required to get into a university. In today’s world, race can play an important role in determining whether a student is accepted or rejected. Although colleges are no longer allowed to use quotas when forming a new class, race and ethnicity is taken into account along with the student’s academic background. The original goal of this was to promote diversity, but it is not being reached. Using race as a factor in the admissions…