Currently, the citizens of the United States of America are engaged in a heated debate over the federal minimum wage. As of September 16, 2016, the federal minimum wage is set at seven dollars and twenty-five cents an hour. Advocates of increasing the minimum wage argue that the present minimum wage does not supply enough income to cover everyday living expenses. As stated by Carey, “many working adults must seek public assistance and/or hold multiple jobs in order to afford to feed, clothe,…
The tragedy that was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (Triangle Fire) could be attributed to a plethora of cumulative factors that brought about the deaths of numerous factory workers. The event referred to as, “The Fire That Changed America” (Argersinger 1), occurred just a short time after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory strike (Triangle Strike), which addressed the horrific conditions faced by the factory workers and their right to unionize; and confirmed the claims of the Triangle Strike…
Introduction Job training is fundamental to helping public assistance recipients and minimally skilled workers achieve lasting economic stability. With the majority of welfare recipients either unemployed or minimally employed, and recent “welfare-leavers” in low-wage positions with no benefits or skills, the notion of self-sufficiency is unreal. To that end, one strategy to address this facet of the poverty issue is the adoption of workforce development initiatives. Factual Background The…
indefatigable voice of the voiceless, a pillar of Justice, and the irrefutable defender of my constituents; and when I received notice of the “No Haitians” need apply ad in the RockLand County’s Penny Saver I was disgusted and outraged. I am not only a State Representative, I am Haitian, a nurse of 30 plus years with a license in Florida , and I represent District 108, which happens to be the largest Haitian populated districts in Miami Dade County, so for me this is personal. I cannot fathom…
Suher Alsurakhi Professor Russo Urban Administration 9 May 2016 Detroit v. Atlanta Detroit, Michigan, the fourth largest city located in the United States is also one of the most populated cities found in the United States. A city had constant population growth each year until it halted in the year 2000. During 2000, there was a drastic change; the population declined approximately 25%. Historically, Detroit is known for being an area that is ethically populated, all of which are included in…
narrowing, but it is only narrowing at a very slow pace. In 1942, around the time of World War II, industries needed to be run by women, because most men had gone to fight in the war. Since there was a rise in the amount of women workers, the National Labor Board urged employers to voluntarily make adjustments to equalize the wage and salary rates paid to females with the rates paid to males, especially if the work was comparable in quality and quantity of work on the same tasks. Most employers…
Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and corporation netting $482.13 billion in 2016 alone (amigobulls.com). One of the most highly debated topics nowadays is whether Walmart is good or bad for the American economy and the nation as a whole. This has been a highly debated topic ever since Walmart revolutionized the retail game by becoming the largest retailer in the world, thanks to their strategic marketing and low prices. Overall, Walmart definitely does more bad than good for our economy…
Plains created areas in the United States having more and more migrants traveling mostly to California and Florida searching for work (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). Nine Hundred Forty Two: Mexico and United States signed "The Bracero Treaty", which is a Treaty that allows migrants to be recruited to ease labor shortages in the agricultural fields.…
eliminate the bill in its entirety. Alice Paul and Martha Griffiths, advocates and leaders for the National Woman's Party helped the congress form a final bill known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In which it explicitly states in section 703 that it…
estimated that there are about 2.4 million people in the world who are lured into forced labour. This industry has been estimated that the total market value of illicit human trafficking is at 32 billion US dollars (ILO 2005) in accordance to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC, Scope of The Problem Globally). The countries that are highly involved in human trafficking are mostly in underdeveloped or developing countries such as Malaysia, India, China, Pakistan, Indonesia,…