Labor Day

Introduction Work constantly evolves due to advancing technologies, enlightened management strategies, work reorganization, neoliberal government policies, union involvement, globalization, and environmental sustainability issues. A growing service- and knowledge-based economy in Canada supersedes the historical agricultural and production-based one, and this poses new challenges to the state, management, and workers in the employment relationship and within the labour market. Decisions made by…

The 2016 election is no doubt one that will go down in history. Although the two candidates had differing opinions about almost everything, there was one issue they both agreed on: paid maternity leave. This election was the first time in history both parties pushed for paid maternity leave, but as always, they disagreed on the logistics. Donald Trump believes women deserve 6 weeks of paid maternity leave after childbirth, and plans to pay for it through unemployment insurance. In contrast,…

Property Rights One of the largest objections against lessening immigration restrictions has to do with property rights. Those against immigration many times compare countries to households, with citizens being members of the household, and immigrants as a housemate who is not paying the monthly rent3. They will argue that if US natives would not let someone into their home and use their private property, then, there is no reason to let them into the country. It is the idea that the people and…

(1985) recognized that the gender division of labor and the differential positions of women and men in the spheres of production and reproduction would mean that the new policy shifts would lead to very different outcomes for women and men. Rising unemployment and fall in income for men in a household made women to take up extra productive and reproductive activities to provide for the family. The structural adjustment policies encouraged mobility of labor, which does not recognise women because…

however, a skilled labor shortage could prove problematic. An article published by the economist looked at the labor shortage experienced in Atlanta, in particular, the Atlanta Media Campus and Studios. Although this article brought up some valid information, it oversimplified the issue as a whole. This paper will address some of the points not mentioned in the article and conclude with how the information is relevant and helpful to the article. In order to understand why a skilled labor…

Barbara Ehrenreich’s book “Nickle and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America” was mainly focused on poverty in the United States, but her experiences with low-wage employment display many struggles women have succeeding in our currently sex-stratified labor market. Her experiments in Florida, Maine, and Minnesota demonstrate how women’s work is continually devalued in our society through lack of available positions, as well as underpaying for jobs that are specifically targeted towards women. A…

candidates that will want to work for your company. If you look at the list of top 100 companies to work for in the United States, Google will defiantly be on the top of that list. This would be in part because for the progressive work schedule, free day care, and compensation. Not one of those reasons being its diverse work environment. Google has admitted that there is a lack of diversity within their ranks. The internet giant has acknowledged they have been making slow progress in the way of…

I need to contend that human trafficking is more typical than prostitution on the planet today. Along these lines, In this examination paper, I will express my theory through alternate points of view of human trafficking theme. First, Prostitution is the most established calling, yet human trafficking has turned out to be more typical on the planet today. It is occurring all around the globe and has turned into an issue which should be an open issue. Human trafficking is cutting edge bondage…

However, getting everyone in an organization to communicate well together can often be a difficult task to achieve. With the ever changing diversity within the workforce, people are often required to work with people who may be different than them and that may carry different views. This is why it is extremely important to build and enforce communication skills in the workplace. When two people have different outlooks, it is very common for the communication between the two to be vague or absent…

Richard Nixon Address to the Nixon. On Labor Day, 1971 Nixon addressed the nation about what America needs to have and needs to do in order to achieve the goal of a new prosperity in a generation of peace. Nixon says that “He describes in great detail of what americans can do to help make themselves better, he talks about the work ethic of Americans as well as the productivity of American workers. Nixon’s 1971 Labor Day Speech, Richard Nixon uses logos, ethos, pathos, and repetition to…