Wage slavery

The topic that I have chosen to explore is the controversy over paying college athletes. Personally, it was an idea that had not crossed my mind often, but after giving it more thought, there is some sense to the proposition. It’s an issue that has been debated for years, and as times change and the world progresses, more opportunities are presenting themselves to help back up each side of the controversy. I’m interested in exploring this controversy, because it is not a topic that I’m exactly…

of $40,000 a year, “allowing their employees to live above the poverty line”, which is better for employees, managers, and customers (Dubinsky). Many of these stores, like QuikTrip, Trader Joe’s, and Costco, have found that paying employees a higher wage provides a “competitive advantage…decreases employee turnover, increases morale, and improves customer satisfaction ratings”, thus increasing sales and profitability for the retailers (Strachan). Also, many of these employees qualify for health…

leagues and are one of several mechanisms that allow the billionaire team owners to collectively control and suppress the wages of the athletes. The National Basketball Association must continue to have a salary cap for many reasons such as talent distribution and competitive balance, higher attendance and increased revenues, increased competition and media exposure, and wage parity and organizational intelligence. Without a salary cap the NBA will not be maintained and would be a disaster. To…

If I worked for the B&O Railroad as a brakeman in 1877, I would have no other choice but to go on strike. The job is a risky one that puts me in danger every day. There was a pay cut 3 years ago that took its toll on all the workers. Adding another 10% reduction in salary, topped with working fewer days in the week, there is no way that a family can be supported properly. This is a job that keeps me away from my family and is incredibly dangerous. I deserve to be paid well enough to support my…

Wesley Walker, a 59 year old ex-football player, says he feels like an old man according to projects.newsday.com. He was once known to be as fast as the flash by his colleagues. The reason he feels like this is due to the many intense hits he sustained during his 13 year career. His body can sometimes daunt his choice to play football. This helps lead us to the question, are athletes overpaid? Many professional athletes get paid millions of dollars. Some people think that these athletes are…

Having good interpersonal skills have played a crucial role in the workplace. Proven in a study conducted on more than 2100 CFOs across 20 industries, the reason why employees failed to advance in a career is mainly due to a lack of interpersonal skills. (Robbins & Judge, 2017) For example, Mr Lim has supervised the operations department of a printing firm, Easy Printing, for many years, and has been with the company for over 30 years. Workers under his supervision found that Mr Lim was not…

II. Major risks for textile and garment enterprises in Vietnam 1. Competitor risks In Vietnam, the employees are hardworking and labor costs are nottoo high, but the infrastructure and equipment of the textile industry are backward, cannot meettimely development requirements of the garment industry, production of raw materials in Vietnam isstill weak, textile industry still dependson imports (imports of cotton90%, fabric imports about 70%). These factors make the pricetextile products of…

As a result of the rapidly industrializing economy of America, there was a greater want for child workers. However, the working conditions were dangerous. The children would develop problems such as asthma and would end up having bent backs from working which would cause most of them to not live longer than forty years. John Spargo, a muckraker who wrote The Bitter Cry of the Children, visited a mine to document and expose the cruel working conditions. He worked for thirty minutes and was barely…

THESIS Before the Ludlow Massacre on April 20, 1914, miners in Colorado were experiencing working in harsh conditions and low pay. The conflict between the Colorado miners and the Colorado National Guard and Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation was an ongoing dispute about the miners wanting higher pay and better living and working conditions. A non-compromise was reached when the miners stopped striking and the militiamen got what they wanted. As a result of the Ludlow Massacre, the miners…

GO FRUGAL: LESSONS FROM SLUM ARCHITECTURE Ar. Kamal Passi , Dr. Gaurav Raheja Abstract While the authorities struggle to find ways to cater to the problem of slums, thousands of shelters are being built daily without any major outside support or government scheme. If there is any possible access to land, people build homes and improvements are made over time. This quality must be identified as strength, and harnessed if India is to provide decent housing to its growing urban population.…