General strike

The first repercussion of the strike was the destruction of PATCO. At the beginning of the strike, a federal court impounded PATCO’s $3.5 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…

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…

this severe inequality to continue. Finally, the strikes broke out. Social Darwinism and laissez-faire is what allowed the economy and specifically workers to fall beyond repair. Change was desperately needed which would involve the government intervening. This strike clearly symbolizes the growing frustrations between labor and management. The workers were taken advantage of and ripped apart by management who was greedy and selfish. This strike screams frustration because the workers just…

Pullman Railroad Strike Why did the Pullman Railroad Strike happen? Pullman strike happened because George Mortimer Pullman, the founder and president of Pullman Palace Car Company. George treated his workers poorly after he knew he could make more money from them. Pullman Palace Car Company was contracted by the railroads to manufacture sleeping cars to be used for people going on long trips across the county. George Pullman was a good boss before he figured out he could make more…

The fireman 's wage strikes occurred in the latter part of 2002. A series of forty eight hour and eight day strikes were implemented. The objective of these strikes was to cause disruption to the normal fire cover provided by the fire department thereby making the general public aware of their pay demands. By highlighting their monopoly on fire control and trading on their high standing in the community the union hoped to influence the government 's decision to offer the firemen a 40% wage…

of 2007 the Union Auto Workers strike against General Motors Company. At that time around 73,000 employees Union Auto Workers went out and strike against general motors, claiming they needed better wages, more benefits, job security, and for General motors to improve their facilities for more safety. The movement was so powerful that caused the closure of plants in Canada within a day of the start of the strike. According to the reading, this strike impacted General Motors so negatively that was…

If I worked for the B&O Railroad as a brakeman in 1877, I would have no other choice but to go on strike. The job is a risky one that puts me in danger every day. There was a pay cut 3 years ago that took its toll on all the workers. Adding another 10% reduction in salary, topped with working fewer days in the week, there is no way that a family can be supported properly. This is a job that keeps me away from my family and is incredibly dangerous. I deserve to be paid well enough to support my…

service workers went on labor strikes what would become of society? Public service workers are here for a reason, a reason to protect our natural rights and to protect our lives. I support that public service workers should not be allowed to go on strike. Public service workers should not go on strikes because it’s their jobs to protect us. The Anchor Text; Why is it Rare for Public Sector Workers to go on Strike? ; states that if public sectors go on strike, “…the general public would be…

To Win I Peg We Strike Back In May 1919- June 26, 1919, Canadian protesters lined up in the streets of Winnipeg and began to fight for their justice. Over thirty thousand people fought in one of Canada’s largest strikes. Many were returning veterans from the war who realized that after they returned, they didn’t have a job. These men and women were underpaid, over worked and the condition of their workplaces were inhabitable. The unemployment rate soared as many factories shut down as after…

A strike is what can be defined as a form of protest by workers (employees) refusal to perform their daily work duties. Strikes can occur for a plethora of reason; for better working conditions, increase in pay, a change in working hours, and dissatisfaction from employers. Strike became an important method to solving working issues during the Industrial Revolution, and were then performed by workers who labored in mines and by factory workers. Strikes have to be performed under the authority of…