United Food and Commercial Workers

the United States is the National Education Association (NEA). Created in 1887, this dynamic union merged with the American Teachers Association in 1966. Those represented by the NEA include the entire gamut of public school educators from students studying to be teachers to retired educators (Mason). Another immensely influential union in today’s working world is the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Representing “janitors, security officers, superintendents, maintenance workers,…

local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (P-9) were a group of passionate individuals that lived metaphorically by the words of “No Surrender” by Bruce Springsteen while they were striking against Hormel at the Austin, Minessota site. Director Barbara Kopple followed the Hormel strike for a couple of years in order to create the Academy Award winning documentary American Dream. The documentary shows the world a first hand experience of the struggles that workers in the meat…

The United States was facing a great controversy with the depression going on in the late 1920’s. It was the most devastating economic downturn that the western industrialized world had ever faced. It caused nearly half of America’s banks to fail, and over 13 million people were unemployed by 1933. In order to combat these tremendous issues, President Franklin Roosevelt would have to create a set of programs impactful enough to face it. When the New Deal was active in the fall of 1932, it would…

with the comprehensive assortment of frauds perpetrated by commercial and administration authorities. These illegalities are symbolized by deception, suppression, or violation of confidence and are not contingent on the application or hazard of physical influence or brutality. The provocation behind these offences is monetary; whereby, to acquire or circumvent losing wealth, possessions, or amenities or to safeguard an individual or commercial advantage. Further it is noted, these are not…

Pure Food and Drug Act as well as the Meat Inspection Act. As impactful as these acts were for the food they did nothing for the workers. The workers had to figure out how to protect themselves. The working class had little education, no money and zero political influence. The only way to change their circumstances would be to unite. They put their own lives on the line to fight for decent pay and safe working conditions. They worked to establish a union. An organization that represents workers…

only be passed though other bees. This has big implications for commercial bee farmers. They have many hives in close proximity when they raise bees. This makes it easy for all of the hives in the vicinity to become affected by nosema. This disease causes workers to live a 50% shorter life and reduces honey yeilds by 40%.(Sammataro 191) When the queen is affected by this disease she lays less eggs and as a result the numbers of workers dwindle. This has huge implications with the growth of…

the Food and Drug Administration. Wiley was an Indiana farmer who decided to seek an education at Hanover College. While there, Wiley discovered an interest in the American market and how it was shaping the lives of the citizens whom he interacted with. He was quickly realizing the shift in the American demographic towards a more urbanized society, which allowed for more control from the major companies who had more access to urbanears than farmers of the past. This move towards a commercial and…

“Fast Food Nation”, by Eric Schlosser, he discusses the regulation of food. Fast food is factory processed food and the focus of the article is on McDonald’s. In the second article “Food Fight”, by Paul Roberts, he gives an agriculture argument for food. “Food Fight”, discusses the battle over sale and food sustainability. Although, we can argue that fast food is easier for the fast growing population. Though this essay we will learn that the fast food industry is unhealthy and through food…

this, the video also revealed the method the workers used to euthanize underweight piglets: a technique called thumping (Genoways). Thumping involves workers taking the piglets by their hind legs and smashing their skulls against the concrete floor. Their bodies would then be put in large bins, where they would be left to die (Genoways). Several employees at Mowmar farms…

When looking at all of the environmental disasters of the United States, the BP Oil Spill and Dust Bowl are by far two of the most devastating disasters to the surrounding environment and ecosystem. Although both natural disasters have different characteristics and environmental effects, each disaster greatly impacted the surrounding ecosystems from before and after the disasters. Although the Gulf of Mexico before the BP oil spill was still known for its suffering under the effects of coastal…