United Food and Commercial Workers

genius, Albert Einstein. He briefly touches upon the importance of bees to planet earth. 75% of all flowering plants, including most food crops, rely on pollinators, like the honeybee, for fertilization. Apples, strawberries, broccoli, carrots, cherries, coffee, blueberries, onions, and celery are all commonly used in most people’s diets. These are just a few examples of foods pollinated by the vital honeybee. (Academic OneFile) Honeybees are extremely…

Union workers are more likely to have better pay checks than non-union workers, and have benefits such as, health care, retirement funds, and paid sick leave. According to UWUA (Utility Workers Union of America) union workers make about twenty percent more than non-union employees, and seventy-seven percent of union workers get pensions, while only twenty percent of non-union workers have it as well, because they don’t have the collective voice that union workers have. The UFCW (United Food and…

Target Corporation is the second largest discount retailer in the United States. It currently operates almost 1,800 stores in 49 states, and has been able to deliver high-quality, on-trend merchandise at discount prices to its customers, more so than their competitors ( Target Brands, Inc., 2016). The company’s mission is to make “Target the preferred shopping destination for their customers by delivering outstanding value, continuous innovation, and an exceptional guest experience by…

millions of Americans flock to grocery stores, farmers markets, or even their own gardens for food to sustain us. Similarly, on any given day, millions and millions of bees are buzzing over our flowering crops, pollenating them for reproduction. What we often forget to realize is that bees are responsible for the production of almost one third of our food. Bees boast an overwhelming 4,000 species’ in the United States, and these bees, particularly honey bees, pollenate around 85% of all…

the many types of workers who flooded to Odessa from all across Texas and the United States in the height of drilling during the late 1940’s. Migrations of oil field workers were produced by frequent shifts in the demand for petroleum. More specifically, an oil boom is defined by these shifts and the three different types of workers who would arrive on an oil drilling site during different times and would contributed in different ways to the project. The three types of oil workers were the…

The food products we consume are made up of at least one ingredient and, in the case of processed foods, individual ingredients are often quite numerous. In the interest of understanding the origins of just one ingredient, I looked to my favorite processed fitness supplement. I am personally very fond of physical activity and, subsequently, I have always valued protein in my diet. Protein is vital for maintaining the body’s metabolic functions and it also aids in muscle repair and growth.…

the employee to contact one of those individuals. The supervisor is not to take any personal action. This policy was included in the employee orientation handbook that Ms. Varner was given in orientation. Ms. Varner was a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers’ Union, Local 655, which has a collective bargaining agreement with National Super Markets. Ms. Varner did not participate in the grievance and arbitration procedures…

In the United States a problem that is becoming more problematic is obesity, as it is becoming more prevalent and the amount of deaths related to it are increasing. The affects of obesity are also a problem because of its causes on the human body and its correlation with heart problems, cancer, diabetes, etc. A recent study shows, that of the United States adult population, more than a third are considered obese and this number continues to rise (Gore, Diallo, & Padilla, 2015). One of the major…

free trade agreements ever attempted. The 11 other countries are some of the United States biggest and fastest growing commercial partners, accounting for $1.5 trillion worth of trade in goods in 2012 and $242 billion worth of services in 2011 (Washington post). They hold 40 percent of the world’s GDP and 26 percent of the world’s trade (Washington post). After looking at both side of the arguments whether or not the United States should sign off on the TTP I would lean more towards going for it…

Schlosser’ he claims that he presented to us in the book, Fast Food Nation in the chapter “Cogs in The Great Machine”. Schlosser presents us with the ways how the fast food nation has changed the communities around us. In this essay, I will talk about the changes of our community, Obesity in children and adults, Slaughterhouses, a liability of workers, the truth behind fast food, why people like fast food, advice to people who love fast food. This all connects and circles back to the…