Labour Day

hypothesizes the the true minimum wage should be enough to ensure subsistence. Subsistence is defined as the minimal amount of necessities, such as food and shelter, for laborers to maintain their health in order to return to work the following day (Marx, “Labour-Power and Capital,” p.50). I propose to test this hypothesis by looking at the United States’s (U.S.) minimum wage and whether it’s enough for low-wage workers to get by with. The method used to evaluate this hypothesis will be…

the simulation game I did some brief research on the Scottish National Party, and I quickly figured out that we were an outlier in English parliament. So realistically the SNP would its own coalition. I went in with the mindset that no one, even the Labour Party, would want to create a coalition with all us. In a realistic simulation I would have been correct, however this was not the case. Taylor came in with a strong plan and was determined to achieve what she has set out (which is not a bad…

If you were a sports fan in Hartford the day of my birth you had probably traveled to Dell Rapids the night before to see the West Central Boys basketball team. The Trojans, who defeated the Quarriers 76-68, were lead by Tucker Hansen, who had 23 points (“West Central 76, Dell Rapids 68” 4C). Also from around the Sioux Empire the police were searching for the driver of a truck that hit a pedestrian. The driver of truck hit a man from behind on 31st Street North and between Cliff and Van Eps…

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…

Report on Violence and Health.” Every day over two million children around the world are working strenuously without pay. Children often work the majority of their day standing up. Standing continuously over long periods of time can lead to permanent joint and back injuries . The 2002 Global Report indicated that the vast majority (70 per cent) of children’s work is concentrated in the agricultural sector and that the informal economy harbours most child labour across all economic…

less than 4 percent of all working children, are estimated to be engaged in what ILO (International Labour Organisation) defines as the "unconditional" worst forms of child labour. The absolute number of children estimated to be engaged in the latter is, however, a stunning 8.4 million. The question arises that should we only be concerned about the worst forms of child labour? Most forms of child labour other…

the lack of regulations regarding the running of these factories and exploited the labour of children as they could be paid up to 20 percent less than their adult counterparts. The children, often as young as five, worked up to 16-hour shifts in horrible conditions, often risking serious injury. Eventually, people began to realise how awful the conditions were and became strongly opposed to the use of child labour in the…

children aged 5-17 in Bangladesh are engaged in hazardous labour. Children and adults alike are given no choice but to work in unethical factories creating clothing for large international corporations. Developing countries such as India, Bangladesh and China are found with countless amounts of sweatshops. Sweatshops are unjust and unethical because of the unsafe and uncomfortable work conditions, long hours with low wages and the use of child labour. Workers are forced to work in close knit…

‘Labour government had more successes than failures in domestic affairs in the years 1964 to 1970’. Assess the validity of this view. Firstly, In my personal opinion I do not think there were significantly more successes than failures in terms of domestic policy for the Labour governments between 1964 to 1970. The liberal domestic reforms were led by the competent home secretary, Roy Jenkins, through his backing, the Labour governments passed important liberalising laws; such as the Abortion…

Ques3. What happens if, during negotiations, an employer and a trade union cannot agree on the terms to be included in a collective agreement? What happens if an employee or trade union feels that the employer is not following the terms of the collective agreement, or if there is a disagreement about the meaning of a part of the collective agreement? Answer3. Collective Bargaining Collective Bargaining is the process in which representatives of two groups i.e., employers and employees meet and…