Trade union

1. Even though federal stimulus funds from the TARP program in 2009-2010 went primarily to protect union workers in education and at the state level, union membership continues to lag in the USA, particularly in the private sector. Why does union membership in the private sector continue to lag behind union membership in the public sector? Do you foresee this continuing? From my understanding public sector relies on taxpayer funds to conduct business while private sector relies on the profit…

“Right to Work” basically means that your job can’t be affected upon your decision to join, or refuse to join, a labor union.…

Staff Disrespect: If I see that someone disrespecting a staff member or if they are disrecpecting me, I would give them a warning. (For example) /warn The_Doctor_lies staff dis. If they don't stop I would issue a temp mute. /tempmute The_Doctor_Lies 5min staff dis. After this if they don't stop I would go up every 5min they disrespect again Staff Impersonation: If I see someone impersonating as a staff member, It is a temp mute right away no warning. (For example) /tempmute The_Doctor_lies…

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 Relations Act (NLRA). Congress empowered the NLRB to conduct secret-ballot elections so employees may exercise free choice to decide whether or not a union should represent them for bargaining purposes.…

Today would not be the same without the labor movement. Workers lives would surely change, but in what matter of time? First of all, the labor movement did in fact improve conditions, in the long run. For example, the Lawrence Mill workers received higher wages, less hours of work, and much better working conditions by going on strike for months. This was called the Bread and Roses strike. (Bread and Roses article)The Triangle Shirtwaist fire showed how terrible conditions were, which caused…

Book KSHAMA Sawant has wrote a book called “ Kshama Sawant American Socialist, but this book is not issue yet. I could not found any other book that related to this topic, so I had searched the description of this book. In this book, Kshama Sawant present her story about how she won the election of the city council in 2013 and plan of raising of minimum wage of fifteen dollars an hour. She also wrote about political culture, economic and social justice in order to persuade more people…

Twinkies and Wonder Bread. In 2012, Hostess Brands sought bankruptcy in Federal Court due to labor issues and company costs. Hostess’ long history and product brand was coming to an end, due to hard choices the company had to make and the demands of the union. It was a situation that brought about the collapse of a long-standing company amidst the protests of hundreds of employees demanding a new contract, but who in the end would lose their jobs and benefits. “This move would close the doors of…

During the nineteenth century, the rise of big business and monopolies sparked many different views and debates regarding the issues of the constantly changing American society. Some of the public reactions towards these debates were more radical compared to others, causing division and sectionalism to arise. Because of the rise of big business during the Gilded Age, debates over the changing national identity continued to be about the economy and society as a whole, but became more specifically…

Unions Effect on State and Local Government Today, unionized workers are more likely to be in public sector unions as teachers, police officers, or firefighters rather than steel workers, electricians, or autoworkers. Union’s effect on the economy is not a short story. They have shaped the economy and the industrial complex that we both have enjoyed and grown to dislike. Unions have brought about changes in the organizations we would see as unethical and morally corrupt. Nevertheless,…

violate the NLRA several ways in use of employment satisfaction survey. Phillip Wilson writes, “The Board relies on a number of factors when determining whether a survey violates the prohibition on soliciting grievances, including the existence of union activity, the types of questions asked, whether participants are anonymous, whether the company has conducted surveys in the past, whether issues brought up in the survey are corrected and the timing of the survey.” (Wilson, 2004) It is…