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    Across a confused world locked in different times, a war breaks out to control the African oil rigs.On the western corner of the world lies the Western Alliance and on the east lies the Shinobi Alliance. A man by the name of The Trespasser had trained for most of his life to confronting the Sage who has changed the world with no reasons known whatsoever.The Trespasser, a man who had his entire family killed when the Western Alliance invaded East Vietnam in a deadly nuclear strike.He begins his…

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    of time? First of all, the labor movement did in fact improve conditions, in the long run. For example, the Lawrence Mill workers received higher wages, less hours of work, and much better working conditions by going on strike for months. This was called the Bread and Roses strike. (Bread and Roses article)The Triangle Shirtwaist fire showed how terrible conditions were, which caused people to start wanting improvements. On the other hand, The Homestead strikers were not so fortunate. It…

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    Plant Closure Case Study

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    The Plant Closure of Electro-Motive Canada The General Motors Diesel Division/Electro-Motive Canada Plant in London, Ontario was born in 1950 after the Second World War. This was a huge success for the City of London. The Plant manufactured and built diesel and electric Locomotives, buses, light armoured vehicles, and had a sister plant in La Grange, Illinois, U.S.A., which we’re all destined for the North American railway freight marketplace. General Motors Corp also ran its automotive plants…

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    Winnipeg Strike History

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    their demands, then approximately 30 000 people walked out in general strike on 15 may 1919. The strike spread from industry to industry, Winnipeg shuts down. Mail delivery, streetcar and taxi service, newspaper,…

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    the NLRA, the employers ruled the workplace with an iron fist. They were allowed coerce their workers to adjust to lower wages and longer hours without having a say. If workers were to strike, the employer could implore harsh methods like shooting guns at employees on strike in order to attempt to break the strike. The employer would not receive any type of punishment for killing or hurting their workers. The passing of the NLRA was much needed for employees. The law gives workers the right…

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    Whether employees wish to join a union or not they have the rights to organize, create, support a labor union to bargain collectively with their employers. The NLRA encourages collective bargaining because it a tool that ensures healthy company- labor relations. The labor union sees itself as the primary representative that sits and exclusively bargain with the employer over employees’ rights to provide specific services. The Act protects the rights of workers on any discriminatory conduct that…

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    Colorado Coal Strikes

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    The Colorado Coal strikes was basically labor uprising in Colorado between 1913 or 1914. This war basically is Southern Colorado coal war. In this war miner's demands was same as west Virginia: an eight hour day, improved wages, eradication of the guard system, the freedom to organize, and union recognition, and John Davidson Rockefeller, Jr., Who had large stake in the mines, refused to even acknowledge the union. and the second strike was in Detroit. The young women in Detroit Woolworth 's…

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    firefighters are on strike.” Could you image the fear along with anger you might be feeling at that moment, what if I said that could happen in real life; this is just one reason public service workers should not be allowed to strike. Public service workers help us in many ways, from saving our life, to maybe just delivering our mail. We need public service workers to survive, as it is a part of our natural habit. Wouldn’t you agree that if public service workers were allowed to strike it would…

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    Pullman Strike Due to the decline in the economy in 1893 many manufacturers began to stifle the already low wages of its workers, the Pullman Palace Car Company was no different. However, the result of lowering wages did not waver the cost of rent in the Pullman company town resulting in in inraged, overworked workers. With lower income, high rent, long work days, and poor work environment the workers began to express their resentment towards the company's president, George Pullman. Though…

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    Henry Clay Frick was labeled as a robber baron. Frick was born to a farming family in western Pennsylvania and received little formal education (Encyclopedia of World Biography). His grandfather was a wealthy miller and distiller and Frick became bookkeeper for his grandfather's businesses at age 19 (Encyclopedia of World Biography). Frick was knowledgeable of the potential value of coking coal deposits for the developing steel industry (YourDictionary). With financial help from relatives and…

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