Comparison of the IBEW and CWA in New York
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A 5 page paper discussing IEBW Local 3 and CWA Local 1180. On a national level, the IBEW can be said to include members who work in all levels of electrical work regardless of application. The CWA also has members who work in low-voltage communications applications but expand to other forms of communication as well. The CWA Local 1180 consists primarily of city workers in various mayoral agencies and public services. Includes an outline. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KS-IEBW3.wps

Competition Between Overlapping Unions: Attributed To The Ineffectiveness Of Trade Union World
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7 pages in length. According to industry critics, the competition that exists between and among overlapping unions can readily be attributed nearly one hundred percent to trade union ineffectiveness. The extent to which this might be true – and that union structure is still responsible for many problems within the trade union movement – speaks volumes with regard to the way organized labor has transcended its original objective nearly a century and a half ago. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCtrdun.wps

Construction Wages
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A 6 page research paper that explores the various factors that influence the rise and fall of wages for construction workers. Recently, these wages have risen after a 25 year decline. The writer explores why and whether or not this new trend is sustainable. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khconwag.wps

Democratic Actions in the AFL-CIO
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20 pages in length. This research paper thoroughly discusses the events leading up to the change in the way the unions engage in politics and ultimately led to the first real democratic election of the AFL-CIO. Also discussed are the Wagner Act, early political activity in the unions and why unions teamed up briefly with the Republican party. Also explores and analyzes union democracy and the lack thereof. The decline in union membership is considered and the current changes within the AFL-CIO. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: JGAaflci.wps

Depiction of Capitalism in Thomas Bell’s “Out of This Furnace: A Novel of Immigrant Labor in America”
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A 6 page paper which examines how the book condemns the fundamental underpinnings of capitalism, as articulated by third-generation Slovak Johnny “Dobie” Dobrejcak and its deepest implications, as conveyed through the major male characters and events that either support or refute this view. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGfurnac.rtf

Differing Views on Politics and American Labor
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10 pages. This paper looks at the differing views of American labor by two authors, Taylor E. Dark and Max Green. The differing theses of these men's works focus on the nature of the American political and governmental institutions that influence how organized labor attempts to exert influence on the public making process. Also noted is the way in which fragmentation and the concentration of power dictate how labor in the policy making process impact public policy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: JGAunlab.wps

Dilemmas of the High-Tech Labor Market
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An 11 page paper discussing the problems organizations face in filling their high tech labor needs. Unemployment in the late 1990s has reached its lowest point in 28 years. It is difficult for any employer to find the right people to fill openings, but some observers claim that the shortage most greatly felt in the high tech industries even threaten continued local economic growth. Most organizations have Year 2000 concerns, but hiring for that reason represents only a small portion of current openings. Instead, more than half of all high tech openings have resulted from company growth, and more than half of those are in applications programming. The face of corporate operation is in flux and moving toward greater electronic dependency; corporate America has all it can do to keep up. Two charts. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: HTechLab.wps

Economic and Labor Responsibilities in Children in Rural Farm Families and Urban Working Class Children: Analysis of Articles by Parr, Sutherland and Bullen
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This is a 10 page paper discussing economic and labor responsibilities in children in rural farm families and urban working class children. Joy Parr’s chapter “Apprentice or Adopted” (1994) and Neil Sutherland’s chapter “The Working Lives of Modern Pioneers” (1997) tell of the work ethics, expectations, patriarchal control, family economic status, and gender role development in rural households and communities. Parr addresses the enterprising structure of families on farms which in addition to their gendered-role structure in which all members of families must contribute to the maintenance of the farm, also takes into account the position of immigrant children apprentices. While many farm children are unable to attend schools because of obligations on the farm, this is further diminished in regards to the immigrant children who have fewer educational opportunities than farm children. Sutherland’s work further argues the opportunities which are missed by rural children who are not always able to go to school because of work obligations on the farm. He argues that urban children, who do not have these same obligations, are therefore offered more educational opportunities and subsequent professional opportunities. John Bullen in his article “Hidden Workers: Child Labour and the Family Economy in Late Nineteenth-Century Urban Ontario” (1992) takes this argument one step further. While agreeing that rural children are at a disadvantage because of their labor obligations, so too are urban working class children who also live within family structures where every family member must contribute either in labor or wages in order to sustain the family lifestyle. In all cases, middle and upper class children who do not have the same labor obligations are given more educational, professional and social mobility opportunities in their stead. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJJParr1.rtf

Economic Issues on Illegal Immigration
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4 pages. Illegal immigration is said to have affected the economy in two opposing ways. One group of economists claims the influx has helped the economy. But other economists easily support the argument that illegal immigrants have displaced nationalized or U.S. born citizens and depressed wages, which have contributed to the slump in economic growth of the United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources. jvIllimm.rtf
Filename: jvIllImm2.rtf

EEO Violations (Personal Examples and Analysis)
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This 6 page paper evaluates a number of issues related to EEO complaints. Examples are provided from personal life. Two issues of focus are religion and sexual harassment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA814law.rtf

Employees’ Perceptions of the Effect of Technology on Their Jobs (Expanded)
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A 59 page paper discussing the use of technology at Saudi Aramco, the world’s leading producer of oil and gas products, and workers’ reactions to that use of technology. This is an expanded version of the 52-page paper of the same name (KShrTechStu.rtf), and includes a deeper analysis of the statistical analysis section. It also includes a new recommendation that the company make greater efforts to train current (Saudi) employees in any new technology it plans to add in the future, so that it can select support personnel for that technology from current employees. Includes 2 figures and a table. Bibliography lists 46 sources.
Filename: KShrTechStu2.rtf

Employment Laws: State And Federal
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7 pages in length. Employment laws exist as a bridge between companies and staff so each receives equitable consideration when it comes to on-the-job treatment. From age and gender discrimination to employee benefits and workplace safety to sexual harassment, federal and state employment laws work to provide an environment that is legally and ethically amenable to all. Two of the most common laws found at both a federal and state level are those that pertain to discrimination and whistle blowing. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCEmpLaws.rtf

English Employment Law Issues
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An 8 page paper. Two situations are presented by the student – employees suing a company, one for stress endured on the job and one for a poor reference. The writer explains specific English laws, including Unfair Dismissal, Wrongful Dismissal and the law of negligence. Cases are presented to demonstrate how courts have ruled. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGUKlaw.rtf

Essential Traits In An Employee
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3 pages in length. Communication and a team player attitude represent two of the most important characteristics of today's employee. Indeed, jobs are a prized commodity in contemporary society where the trickle down effect of September 11th has cost myriad people their otherwise stable positions. For one individual to stand out above his or her competition, focus must be fine tuned to these aspects of the workplace that have become all-important in securing and maintaining gainful employment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCEmpCol.rtf

Ethnic Composition of LIUNA
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This 6 page paper provides an overview and history of this organization that includes a variety of laborers. Attention is paid to tunnel diggers. Ethnic composition is disused as well as alleged Mafia ties. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA 123tun.rtf

EU Convention 2003: New Treaty
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8 pages in length. Still a work in progress after several revisions of fundamental principles, the European Convention of 2003 continues to strike a balance between the history of a handful of countries that have enjoyed a "century-old constitutional continuity" (Koeck, 2002) and attempting to incorporate a newer, more diverse approach with those nations working toward making the EU a unified entity. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCEUnew.rtf

Evaluating Hazardous Work
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A 12 page that is divided into two separate but related parts. The first part discusses the design of an observation checklist for observing the safety precautions used by workers in a hazardous occupation. The checklist is first used for a worker in glass-blowing. The second part is the evaluation of five specific photographs, each of which is described, using the observation checklist, as it applies to each job. Recommendations for improvement are provided for each depiction of a worker. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGhazjb.wps

Exploitation of the Latino Population in the Food Industry
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A 5 page paper which discusses how the Latino population is treated in the food industry in this country. The information obtainable indicates that there is no solid proof of the exploitation of the Latino population in the food industry today. That, however, perhaps only indicates that in larger areas, or areas where Latinos know their legal rights, and places of employment that are large companies, such as McDonalds and Denny's, the Latino population is not exploited, but that such may well be the case in smaller areas where the Latino population is not large, or where the establishment is small and privately owned. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAexploit.wps

Fairness in Employment: The Merit Principle Verses Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
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A 4 page overview of the various considerations confronting the public sector employer in regard to hiring and promotion of employees. The author discusses such aspects as equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws. The contention is presented that a better approach in insuring fairness would be one where hiring and promotion is based on merit. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPempMrt.rtf

Fashion and the Role it Play's in Modernity:
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This 20 page paper defines fashion and also explores the philosphies of several different fashion experts. Furthermore, this paper analyzes how fashion plays an important role in "modernity", and corrlates this idea with the philosophies of the writers included. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: GSfashun.rtf

Fashion, Gender Distinction, and the Industrial Revolution
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A 14 page discussion of the contention that gender differentiation in both the public and private spheres became increasing exaggerated during the Industrial Revolution. The author describes the clothing of the time by decade and concludes that gender distinctions in terms of fashion were indeed exaggerated. Women's fashions would be more accurately described as flamboyant than practical, a distinction which in itself served to clearly distinguish them from the male gender. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPfashio.rtf

First Central Bank Of River City - Harvard Case Study
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An 8 page paper that discusses the legal and ethical issues of this case. The issue is the union attempting to organize employees of the bank. Actions are used as evidence for the legal and ethical issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGbnkhvd.rtf

Four-Day Work Weeks: Advantages and Disadvantages
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In three pages this paper assesses the pros and cons of changing from a five- to a four-day work week. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGfourweek.rtf

Gender Wage Disparity in the U.S. Workforce
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A 12 page overview of the numerous factors that translate into wage disparity. Contending that many of these factors extend far back into history, the author provides a so-called "radical feminist" analysis of the issues and contrasts that analysis with a structural functionalist analysis. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPwrkPay.rtf

Graduate Students and Labor Union Organization
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This 7 page report discusses the issues associated with the fact that countless numbers of low-paid or even unpaid "professionals" who are employees of the university setting but who rarely receive either the same benefits or compensation as "real" employees. As a result, such students have begun to organize or try to organize unions to represent their unique needs and concerns. AN annotated bibliography lists and describes 6 sources.
Filename: BWgradun.rtf

Height as a Factor in Higher Salaries
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A 7 page paper assessing the value of conducting a study of the relationship between men's height and men's salaries. Numerous studies throughout the decade of the 1990s have establised a direct link between increased height and increased salary, a factor that may well be operational in the continued wage gap between men and women. The paper reviews the literature and provides suggestions for methodology and anticipated results. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KStallMen.wps

Hiring Jimmy Hoffa As A Negotiator
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A 10 page research paper which looks at Jimmy Hoffa's career as an expert negotiator. Hoffa, as president of the Teamsters' Union, wielded immense power throughout the 50s and 60s and up until his disappearance in 1975. The writer examines --hypothetically-- whether or not Jimmy Hoffa would make a good negotiator in today's political and economic atmosphere. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Hoffa.wps

How Stereotyping Leads to Discrimination in the Workplace
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A 5 page paper which discusses how stereotyping people by gender, sexual orientation, and age leads to at least some form of discrimination in the workplace. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAhowstre.wps

How unions can flourish under the capitalist model
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This 8 page paper explores various theories as they respect unions. Capitalism and communism are discussed. The paper supports both unionism and capitalism and makes recommendations as to how unions can flourish under the capitalist paradigm. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA506cap.rtf

Human Resource Analysis – Malaysia
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the country, including population, literacy rate, GDP, type of government, types of industries and general economic facts. The writer also discusses the issue of foreign workers, illegal immigration, wages, poverty factors, who may and may not participate in a trade union and other aspects of work in Malaysia. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGmlyhr.rtf

Human Resource Management And Industrial Relations
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This 14 page paper discusses human resource management, industrial relations and labor unions and begins with an introductory historical background of each and the impact of globalization. The relationship of human resource management and industrial relations is the next section, which begins with data about declining union membership and the possible reasons for this situation. Changes in the relationship between human resource management and industrial relations are explained and discussed. The shifting paradigms in each are also explained. The next section discusses the scientific management model, its use postwar and the incompatibility of this model with today's goals in industrial relations and human resource management. Saturn Corporation is used to exemplify a unique and successful partnership between management and labor where union members are an integral component in the management of the company. Finally, the writer discusses possible trends in both HRM and industrial relations and also comments on the need for balance. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PGhrmir.rtf

Immigration and Justice:
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This 10 page paper examines justice in relation to U.S. immigration policy. This paper highlights many specific examples that illustrate both justice and injustice in U.S. immigration policy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: GSImmjus.rtf

Impacts of the Social Security System
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A 3 page review of the history of the Social Security System. The author emphasizes that while the system has proven invaluable to some of the less fortunate of our society, it has proven to be a chain and ball for those that continue to struggle to make the ends meet.
Filename: PPSocSe2.rtf

Implications of Britain's 1999 Employment Relations Act
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A 10 page paper discussing this new law that rigidly restricts an employer's ability to discipline employees, and how it affects employers, trade unions and employees before examining the same in the US. The paper concludes that highly liberal labor policies superficially appear to be for the good of the employee, but ultimately the employer must be able to control his own business or lose it. Today's hyper-competitive business environment requires that everyone pull in the same direction; it appears that well-meaning legislators have managed to pass a law that will be detrimental to the larger economy and ultimately to those workers they only sought to protect. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KSlaborLaw99.wps

Industrial relations and corporate governance
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A comparison between models of industrial relations in the US and the UK, with particular reference to the role of trades unions and government, and an analysis of the way in which different models of corporate governance in various countries affect labour relations. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLcorpgov.rtf

Industrial Workers Of The World
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6 pages in length. The very reason the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) came into existence was in order to call forth "that spirit of revolt and resistance that is so necessary a part of the equipment of any organization of the workers in their struggle for economic independence" (St. John, 1917, p. PG). While labor unions may have already been in existence during this time, there was an integral component conspicuously absent from the manner by which they operated, pointing to a severe separation between the working class and the employing class. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCIndWk.rtf

Influence of Circadian Rhythms on Worker Performance
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This is a 16 page paper which explores the effects of disruptied circadian rhythms on worker performance. The paper also discusses possible solutions to the problems. The bibliography has 10 sources.
Filename: JHInfl.rtf

International Labour Organization
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This 8 page paper provides a history of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which was first established as part of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. The ILO then became the first specialized agency of the United Nations. This essay discusses the motivations for creating this organization, the purpose and goals of the ILO, its tripartite structure, and how human rights and workers' rights standards are adopted. Justification for the continuance of the ILO is provided by data regarding the millions of workers killed every year on the job. The writer then discusses the weaknesses of the ILO and what might be done to increase its effectiveness in today's world. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGilo.rtf

International Solidarity
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A 7 page paper which examines international solidarity as it involves the history and significance of Mayday and the labor movement today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAmayday.rtf

Issues In Labor Law
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This 5 page paper looks at several articles pertinent to labor law as contained in a 1993 issue of Conservative Digest. The articles are discussed in terms of labor trends in the nineties. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Lablaws.wps