Strike action

farm workers experienced many hardships and labor without being given enough resources to live comfortably. Cesar Chavez argues how farm workers should be treated like humans and that we should fight for their rights in his speech, The Union & The Strike. Fighting for the workers’ rights requires forming a union which will show how power can come in numbers. Using moralistic and ambitious diction, an audacious and zealous tone, logos, pathos and syntax, Chavez was able to share his ideas with…

role by passing legislation that circumscribes the actions of both parties. In order to fully…

Voices of powerless women in other countries is what created a change and better opportunities for them and others in their country. Many women improved their lives by using their voice and actions. Speaking up about what is wrong, saved a whole town of women from continuously being raped and beaten. Speaking up about poor educations, allowed a better education for others presently going to school and in the future. Many women stories in the…

Therefore, this greediness can lead to a lack of trust between an employee and the employer and also result in a strike action. Consider, for example, the strike action with the Verizon Communications. After debating for ten months to reach a fair contract, almost 40,000 Verizon workers represented by Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) went on strike April 13, 2016. The two unions are together representing service works, installers, repairmen,…

During a union campaign, XYZ are permitted to engage in activities that will not interfere with an employee’s ability to make a free choice in a union election. If threats of reprisal, promises of benefits, or other actions would serve to coerce employees. All management should be extremely watchful about what they tell employees and representatives amid a union sorting out battle. Indeed, even one proclamation that goes too far can put everything else that was said in a more terrible light and…

Till date, the Winnipeg General strike has left a lasting impact on unions and government enforced legislation against workers. In this essay, I argue that the committee indeed was the leading cause of the Winnipeg General strike in 1919, known as Bloody Saturday. Due to failing negotiations, harsh measures to stop the strike and basic humanitarian needs, the strike was simply an outcry of the situation. The situation had been bubbling up longer then the Saturday itself. Negotiations had…

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 violates the law, and any illegal actions by the employer or union is an unfair labor practice. When a company takes an unfair decision and interfere in employees’ activities, restraining employees to exercise their rights under the NIRA regulations,…

career. They walk up to the main entrance of the hospital as they do every day, but because today was the day of the nursing strike, everything was different. The signs consist of different sayings: “Hours over Wages,” “Nurses need a life too,” “Support your Nurses,” “Overtime Kills” etc. While they picket these signs they yell “Fair hours! Fair wages!”. The nurses’ actions and signs appeal to pathos and logos. They inform the public of the situation while demanding for compassion and change.…

The Massacre in Ludlow, Colorado In the early 1900s, labor issues in the United States were becoming more of a problem that people acknowledged and began to respond against. During this time, the western part of America was flowing with business; including many labor intensive jobs such as mining and laying railroad tracks. Although these jobs were often dangerous and exhausting, desperate men were willing to work under poor conditions just to care for their families. Eventually workers began…

The Ethics of Labor Unions in the U.S. Labor Unions were formed to fight for the rights of workers. In the U.S. labor unions helped to establish child labor laws, enacted a 5 day work week, health insurance and pensions. They also fought for fair wages. Originally the labor unions of the 1800’s were mostly for craft guilds. They helped to establish workplace standards. With the industrial revolution, these guilds saw factories as a threat to their livelihood. “Unions were formed by these…