Congress of Industrial Organizations

was the fight for independence of African colonies from European powers. He played an important role of drafting a letter to European leaders to grant colonies in Africa the right to self-government. DuBois later traveled to the second Pan African congress in 1921 where he guided the resolution insisting on racial…

ways to secure a prosperous future, women also fought to secure changes that would ensure them a better quality of life. The gender biases that had relegated women to household duties had also expanded to include obligations to perform duties in industrial factories. The struggle to balance home and work life encouraged women to fight for equal rights and independence from a system of patriarchy. These efforts were especially prominent in Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, where women joined…

According to a 2011 statewide study called “Breaking Schools’ Rules,” by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, students in Texas public schools who are suspended or expelled for a discretionary violation are three times more likely to be in contact with the juvenile justice system the following year. Moreover, the study found that African American students were disproportionately more likely to be disciplined in comparison to their counterparts. The report found that eighty-three…

The union fronted demands for improved wages and working conditions, led the jobless in fights for better relief as well as for employment insurance, and organized the working class into industrial unions. Besides, it fought against the widespread on-the-job discrimination and championed for employee’s rights, especially the right and freedom to organize, strike, and picket, as well as the freedom of free speech and assembly (Endicott 322)…

Principles of Good Laboratory Practice should be applied to the non-clinical safety testing of test items contained in pharmaceutical products, pesticide, product, cosmetic products, veterinary drugs as well as food additives, feed additives, and industrial chemicals. These test items are frequently synthetic chemicals, but may be of natural or biological origin and, in some circumstances, may be living organism. The purpose of testing these test items is to obtain data on…

Obama Administration has been negotiating for TPP with the 11 signatory countries (Nakamura, DeBonis 1). TPP has been one of the top priorities for the Obama Administration, and the Administration is trying to push the TPP toward approval by the Congress by the end of the Presidential term (Nakamura, DeBonis 1). However, many Congressmen, Congresswomen and advocacy groups see it unrealistic that the TPP will be approved during the Obama Administration. Tom Donohue, the president of the U.S.…

was a part of the encroaching Progressive business elite. However, the biggest factor throughout the case was gender. Many southern white fathers were reluctant and against the idea, of letting their daughters leave the home in order to work in industrial jobs. The mere…

Lobbying involves the process of altering the decisions or laws during the law-making process by persuading the law makers or legislators. It has huge impact in the functioning of our Government and smooth practice of the constitution. Even though lobbying has been protected by the U.S. Constitution under the 1st amendment for right to freedom, assembly, and petition. Lobbying are likely another form of legalized corruption still practiced in U.S. where big interest groups try to persuade…

The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was responsible from keeping the economy from getting worse, but failed due to industry codes in 1935. With these relief efforts the economy slowly stabilized. The Second New Deal in which Roosevelt and Congress passed between 1935 and 1938 was completely different from the First New Deal in certain ways. More importantly, the Second New Deal legislation relied more heavily on a different style of fiscal deficit spending than the First New Deal did.…

United States, labor unions are organizations which fight for workplace justice and to improve the quality of life for the average working family. They are typically made up of an organized group of workers who band together to make decisions or lobby about conditions affecting their collective workplaces. There are over 60 unions representing over 14 million workers throughout the country (What is a Union, 2015). Most people believe that unions only represent industrial workers but this is not…