Congress of Industrial Organizations

In 1787, the Continental Congress was brought together in the Philadelphia Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. The Constitution was written and since people had different views on how to interpret it, two political parties were eventually formed: The federalists and the Democratic-Republicans. The main reason for the rise of political parties during the 1790s was because each of the parties favored different political and economical reforms needed as a new, developing country.…

poverty. Not only was this depression an economic catastrophe, but it was a social and political catastrophe as well. Over the course of these few years, consumer spending and investment dropped significantly which in turn caused steep declines in industrial output and increased levels of unemployment as failing companies laid off workers. Many factors led to the Great Depression, but some of the main causes included the stock market crash of 1929, bank failures, high unemployment rates, and the…

As the progress of technological innovation marches on, it brings a new layer of complications to the labor relations process. More than ever, the challenge of balancing employee privacy with employer interests presents immense difficulties, especially with regards to social media. The two cases examined in the following pages form a framework for a cursory investigation of workplace privacy and an employer’s interest and legal rights to restrict the digital activities of their employees. In the…

Ngoma Ph.D. Candidate Information Technology Educator March 04, 2012 Vulnerability of IT Infrastructures 1 Introduction The pervasive and complex nature of security threats to Information Technology (IT) continues to be a major concern for modern organizations and businesses. IT infrastructures, which have become the cornerstone of organizational management, are highly vulnerable to potential attacks and sabotage. IT vulnerabilities may be attributable to internal and external sources (McNamara,…

achieve national prohibition through a constitution amendment. In 1916, along with other temperance forces, especially the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the league oversaw the election of the two-thirds majorities necessary in both houses of Congress to initiate what became the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Another group that strongly supported Prohibition was the Woman's Christian Temperance Union which was founded in 1874. Temperance was a popular…

Women's Oppressors The fight for women's right will always be an ongoing battle. People will always try to Oppress women but they are not going to let them. Susan Brownell Anthony is one of the most influential women in the world. She lived and breathed the fight for women's rights. At one point she even got arrested for fighting for women’s rights. She orchestrated the Women’s Suffrage movement with the help form Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Through her role of women's suffrage movement, Susan B…

I would still agree that unions are a good idea. Unions began in the eighteenth century and the Industrial revolution in Europe. During this time there was a huge surge of workers in the workplace that needed representation. Without the help of unions, workers would’ve still been working 12 hour days, seven days a week, with no paid holidays, no paid vacations, and no raises. Unions is an organization established by and for workers to pursue collective workplace. Union’s goals target wages,…

The struggle of African Americans in America did not begin in the twenty-first century. It started long before the Mayflower ever landed at Plymouth Rock. A struggle can resemble a mountain which appears to be difficult to climb, but with time and perseverance, be that as it may, the outlandish possibility can turn into a sensible undertaking. African American history has its origins in West Africa and travels through a transatlantic journey to America. After arriving in a new land, the men,…

According to the World Food Program, nearly 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life and poor nutrition causes nearly 45% of deaths in children under five each year. The world’s population is growing at an unprecedented rate and with climate change, displacement, and epidemics, that number is expected to continue to grow. Many scholars and scientists believe that GMOs have the potential to solve the world’s food shortage issues by offering a quick,…

Booker T Washington was an astonishing individual who shaped the world in many ways, from his unorthodox views on racism and segregation to his focus on training and educating African Americans. Washington was born on April 5th, 1856, to a life of slavery in Virginia. His mother, a slave, worked as a cook for the plantation owner, James Burroughs, while his father was an unknown white man who was most likely from a nearby plantation. He grew up in a humble one-room log cabin, where as a child…