Wage slavery

Case Name and Citation NUNN vs. MASSACHUSETTS CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 743 F.3d 365 (2014) Court of Appeals Second Circuit Summary of the Key Facts in the Case Ronald Nunn and Donald Vaden are former National Basketball Association referees. In September 1996, both plaintiffs were taking part in a referee training camp that was located in New Jersey and attended a union meeting that was hosted by the National Basketball Referees Association. While the meeting was in session, Steven…

I picked welding for my career because; I wanted to do something that I thought I could never do in my life. I didn’t think welding was for women but, I learned that women can do anything a man can do to achieve what they want in life. Welding is a great career choice me with a welding skill I can travel the world as a welder, meet new people and even learn more ways on how to weld. As a welder you can make up to $50,000 or more per year depending on which type of welding you are doing. There…

The Harvard Living Wage Sit-In protest was ultimately successful because it achieved most of its goals in the end. The university administration finally agreed to negotiate with the workers and students. Then Harvard made significant changes in terms of workers’ living wage. For example, the university promised to pay service workers at least $10.83 (improved from $9) per hour, to pay equal wages to directly hired and outsourced workers, and to provide janitors with vacation, sick days, and free…

Therefore, companies were adapting to new technology and replacing skilled workers with new machinery. Skilled workers, were not being paid enough or losing their jobs to unskilled immigrants, women, and children; who were willing to take even lower wages to work. Laborers also had to work in dangerous conditions and their jobs were not secure. Disgruntled workers took action against these work conditions by coming together and to form Labor Unions. Some of the labor unions formed were the…

Level 1: Remember Describe the characteristics of the era in which your novel takes place. My character, Nathaniel is living at the very beginning of the time period called the Gilded Age. He moves to Nebraska with his family looking for a better life. At this time many changes have happened are continuing to quickly occur, such as the Homestead Act of 1862, which is the reason why Nathaniel’s family moved. It was a law passed that let families move out west and claim land. At this time many…

Why you need financial independence to achieve great feats in life Benjamin Franklin was an author, printer, inventor, scientist, civic activist, postmaster, statesman, and diplomat. He founded University of Pennsylvania, American Philosophical Society, Library Company of Philadelphia, and United States Postal Inspection Service. He invented lighting rod and bifocals. He started volunteer fire-company and volunteer militia to defend Philadelphia. He was a Postmaster General and a diplomat to…

The harsh and dangerous working conditions were a large part of the negative side of the Industrial Revolution. “People were forced to work in harsh, dangerous conditions in order to be able to provide for their families” (Document 8). Although most people were grateful to have a job, the conditions that they were forced to work for in order to provide for their families were unfair to them, and their families. Just because they had a job for that day, doesn’t mean they would have it the next…

Globalization has created affordable products in developed countries. However, the low costs have caused major corporations to pay workers less in an effort to gain a higher profit. These companies center their factories in countries that lack wage regulations. The lack of regulations and policies “concentrate wealth at the top, removing...the very tools…

employee but also to the employer. However, a new company that has not yet established itself may find it difficult to offer such benefits. (Myers, 2014) On the other side companies experiencing bankruptcy may increase such benefits if unable to raise wages and retain its employees. In a competitive job market, the firms that offer these benefits are preferred and often get the best reliable workers ready to serve for a longer period. The workers need have also grown with time like the vast…

Understanding the Real Costs of Being an Independent Truck Driver The trucking industry is exciting. Over the road truck drivers get to see many parts of the United States, while making money. Additionally, truck drivers are in high demand, so truck drivers can easily get a job. More and more truck drivers are motivated by the desire to own a business. They want to become independent truck drivers. Although owning your own business is admirable, there is a lot involved with operating a business.…