National Labor Relations Act

A teacher, Mr. Dukane, from a large suburban high school in Wisconsin, was dismissed with cause after an event that created a dangerous situation for students. He gave an assignment where students were to create, perform, and videotape a storyboard as part of his media course. While he did give prior approval of the storyboard content to students, he unfortunately did not supervise the students in this off-of-school-grounds activity, nor did he inform the administration, attendance office, or…

All throughout American History we have been taught about the Slavery, Civil rights movements, the presidents and many many wars. But, something that is always very much overlooked has been Dolores Huerta and Mexican American history in general. I believe that the knowledge to understand and to know who is Dolores and What she did to offer the Mexicans in the United States is something essential to fully understand the entirety of American History. Which sadly, like I mentioned before is…

knowing that it is illegal (Byrd 10). With every undocumented worker comes the fear of deportation, which is a constant reminder to them by their employer and themselves; therefore, starting off the employment with abuse of authority. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), is a program that is designed to somewhat help undocumented workers, but with the unknowing of the requirements and the continuous fear of being sent home with nothing to give their families keeps the women at their…

work for. The unique developing labor force is also growing at a rapid pace. According to a report by Emergent Research and MBO Partners, there are approximately 30 million full-time and part-time independent workers in the “gig economy” (Gillespie, 2016). The gig economy is an environment where temporary positions are common and companies contract directly with independent workers for a short time (whatis.techtarget.com). To simplify, the gig economy is hiring labor on demand. Examples of…

workers’ cleaning supplies. What they own is a marketplace with two sides – [the people who need a job done and those willing to do the job]” (Kessler). It could be that the gig economy is a fad – a going concern, if you will. Yet, with the changing labor laws and the ever-increasing technology, it is more likely that the gig economy is only the beginning of a…

child labor movements got the ball rolling, the continuance of the battle to abolish child labor would continue through national organizations. Shortly after the issue of child labor became public national organizations started to form. The first of such national organizations formed was the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC), which was founded in 1904 by Edgar Gardner Murphy. When Murphy created the NCLC he was working closely with a Felix Adler, who was a member of the New York Child Labor…

through sudden strike activity. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The Supreme Court's Gardner-Denver decision: a. resulted in trial courts overturning discrimination grievances heard by the arbitrators. b. contended that the arbitrator’s expertise pertains to labor agreement interpretation and not to resolving federal civil rights laws. c. applies only to "reverse-discrimination" grievances (white employees having more seniority who are denied a promotion filled by a minority employee, for example).…

for mine workers. She fought in the Haymarket Day demonstration, and strived for an 8 hour work day. Later on she joined the Knights of Labor, where she organized strikes against local factories. As she continued the fight for labor cruelties, she wrote an autobiography, called The Autobiography of Mother Jones, which included the conflicts of dealing with the labor movement during that time. She fought for everyone’s rights until the day she died in 1930. If Mother Jones wouldn’t have made the…

Abercrombie & Fitch, Co. the petitioner proposed a case against Abercrombie & Fitch stating that the defendant has violated both the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act. The plaintiff, Melissa Mitchell, has decided to pursue a lawsuit on behalf of herself as well as other affected members. The specific violations that arise from these two acts stem from Abercrombie & Fitch’s negligence with regards to paying Managers-in-Training and Assistant Managers the proper…

wage (A new Gilded Age, 2009) and offer some valid arguments to support their points. The editorial, “A New Gilded Age” suggests that now is the perfect time for an increase in minimum wage in the United States. The authors argue that the Fair Labor Standard Act was signed into law for a reason and that we are no closer to achieving that goal then we were when it was signed. They contest that the while the economy is getting better, profits are only going to those at the top of the pay scales…