Labour Day

Heracles, as the Greeks would call him was very different from all the other gods and goddesses. He is better known as Hercules which the Romans called him. His parents were Zeus (the god of the sky and) the ruler of Olympian gods and Alcmene who was a mortal. This made him half god and half human but he came in the form of a human. Heracles grew up with a complex family tree; his father had more than fifteen children and about twenty five wives. Heracles himself had two wives and children 3-8…

PA531 Human Resource Mgmt Name: Xue Qin 1/26/2017 Research Memo of NLRB and FLRA NLRB, the National Labor Relations Board, is an independent federal agency vested with the ability to safeguard employees' rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative. The agency also acts to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions. The NLRB is an independent Federal agency established to enforce the National Labor…

Job advertisements are crucial for gaining potential employees as they can be put up anywhere and convey a positive message to potential candidates when done in a manner that shows people a professional image of your company. This is important as the first impression given out by a company can most likely decide whether that individual wishes to join that particular company. Internal adverts are when a company decides to replace a member who has been terminated or left with a member from within…

This podcast discusses the London Match Girl Strike in 1888, in response to the poor working conditions at Bryant and May match company. These girls, ladies, and women were considered the lowest of the low in East London, the part of the country that was synonymous with poverty and crime. In the Victorian era, women were expected to do as they were told and not make a fuss over their situations. They were supposed to focus their lives on finding a husband and having kids instead of working.…

A Resume is a key element to getting a job. Through a resume a person can should that they are qualified and have the experience that the employer is looking for. A resume has key component that are very important and a person needs all of them, if they are missing one component it could make or break a person getting that job. There are three different resumes and an curriculum vitae. Along with a resume a person attaches a cover letter, which is the first thing an employer looks so it must…

In this case, both authors illustrated the form of abuse that children faced while working in any industry. According to the textbook, Bulliet stated that, “Children worked fourteen to sixteen hours a day and were beaten if they fall asleep”(558). This example support Hine’s letter specifically considering where the factory owners gave no breaks for their children workers to ensure their body stayed healthy for the task. With this in mind, both authors…

used to the long hours and low pay that they found that they believed the were better off working in mills than anywhere else. However, the experiences of English and Japanese female mill workers was different in the way that women England got more days off but less meal breaks than Japanese…

Employees are given numerous rights through labor and employment laws. The National Labor Relations Act has given workers a “voice” that would have otherwise been stifled by their employers. Before 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…

the moment when the factory erupted into flames. There had never been a fire drill at the factory. The only exit door on the floor was locked so that workers could not leave during the day, and piles of cardboard board boxes blocked the path to that door.” (Lewis and Sikes). Many kids and adults were killed that day because they were working in an unsafe building. In order to fix that, elected officials should check in on factories to make sure the working conditions are safe. According to…

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…