Wage slavery

American author, Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. wrote nearly 100 books in several genres. His work was popular in the first half of the twentieth century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943. His novel, “The Jungle,” depicted the grim conditions and oppressed lives in the meatpacking industries in the United States. The industry was a tough, dangerous, and filthy place, but it was a job. The Jungle was about a couple who immigrated to Chicago in search of work and a better life. As soon…

The Plant Closure of Electro-Motive Canada The General Motors Diesel Division/Electro-Motive Canada Plant in London, Ontario was born in 1950 after the Second World War. This was a huge success for the City of London. The Plant manufactured and built diesel and electric Locomotives, buses, light armoured vehicles, and had a sister plant in La Grange, Illinois, U.S.A., which we’re all destined for the North American railway freight marketplace. General Motors Corp also ran its automotive plants…

in Winnipeg for several years. Unions (employees) complained that Government supported employers over workers. In the spring of 1919, the Winnipeg metal and building trades began negotiations with their employers. As they usually demand for higher wages and an eight- hour workday, the unions demanded the right to collective bargaining - to negotiate on behalf of their members rather than each worker negotiating for him or herself. The employers refused to considered their demands, then…

The National Labor Relations Act has given workers a “voice” that would have otherwise been stifled by their employers. Before the NLRA, the employers ruled the workplace with an iron fist. They were allowed coerce their workers to adjust to lower wages and longer hours without having a say. If workers were to strike, the employer could implore harsh methods like shooting guns at employees on strike in order to attempt to break the strike. The employer would not receive any type of…

Speech Therapy is the process of helping people with disorders that occur when someone is not capable to produce sounds from their mouth correctly. Language disorders occur when someone is having trouble understanding others, or sharing thoughts and ideas. As Megan Hodge said “ A career in speech-language pathology challenges you to use your intellect (the talents of your mind) in combination with your humanity (the gifts in your heart) to do meaningful work that feeds your soul….I am proud to…

navigation system associated with our company's operations is classified in several ways such as function, behavior, capabilities, materials or elements, time, and nature. The DroneTech Inc. also incurs other types of cost that include salaries and wages of hiring new, highly skilled and competent professionals. Cost classification based on nature mainly focuses on the nature of work demands for the DroneTech Inc. to hire system engineers, software engineers, software architect, and other…

up, but also it has made them believe that there is no way out. The America’s social system and class are viewed as barriers that enable us to lose hope of reaching the “American Dream” due to barriers such as capitalism, fear of taking risks, low wages, and becoming the illusion that the American dream is possible. The biggest fear for any person in the United States and throughout the world… that has abstain them from becoming the next Henry Ford… it has been and always will be the fear of…

Whether employees wish to join a union or not they have the rights to organize, create, support a labor union to bargain collectively with their employers. The NLRA encourages collective bargaining because it a tool that ensures healthy company- labor relations. The labor union sees itself as the primary representative that sits and exclusively bargain with the employer over employees’ rights to provide specific services. The Act protects the rights of workers on any discriminatory conduct that…

While most homeowners spend a lot of time on the design and look of their home, the roof is what protects the rest of that investment. It not only needs to look nice, but also be durable and provide protection from the elements. While many residential homes still install asphalt shingles, more and more people are choosing standing seam metal roofing. It is not only more durable, but better for the environment as well. One of the biggest reasons to choose metal roofing is that it is low…

Eighteenth Century There were two very different lifestyles in eighteenth century England. There was that of the rich and that of the poor. Around this time period it was the Industrial Revolution, which started in the middle of the century. This came with new machinery that saved time and made some people very wealthy. The rich were getting richer and the poor, poorer. My father and mother had four other children aside from myself. I was the oldest amongst them all. So when mother…