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    Strike at Petrograd

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    Strike at Petrograd On January 9th‚ 1917‚ 140‚000 workers went on strike in Petrograd to commemorate Bloody Sunday. Bloody Sunday was on January 22nd‚ 1905‚ more than 3‚000 unarmed‚ peaceful demonstrators‚ led by Father Gapon‚ were marching to present a petition to Czar Nicolas II. The Imperial Guard fired warning shots and then fired directly into the crowd‚ killing 96 and injuring 333. Later on February 14th‚ 1917‚ over 140‚000 people went on strike in Petrograd because of food shortages‚ which

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    Soul Food

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    Its sights‚ sounds‚ tastes‚ smell‚ and touch are thought to evoke reminiscences of childhood‚ stir up emotions from the past‚ and aid southerners in creating new memories around the modern dining table. In the hearts and minds of southerners from the past and the present‚ only one thing possibly embodies such traits and induces such sentiment: southern food. Soul food certainly appears to lie in the heart of southern hospitality‚ traditions‚ and heritage‚ with a touch of soul remedy. John Egerton

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    The General Strike

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    The General Strike The General Strike started May 3rd 1926 and lasted nine days ending on the 12th May 1926. Mine owners wanted to normalise profits even during times of economic instability – which meant that miners’ wages would be reduced and working hours would be extended. The miners were not happy with the changes that were about to happen so they decided to go on strike. This documentary exercise is going to evaluate two primary sources from the General Strike. It will consider form‚

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    The Right to Strike

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    | | |The Right to Strike | |Mini Case 3 | Seven of the employer’s 11 concrete truck drivers

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    strike action

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    Strike action   A strike is a collective withdrawal of labour by employees. Under such action‚ employees refuse to perform all work‚ not just selected duties. Strikes are usually‚ but not always‚ organised by a union. The purpose of a strike is to pressure an employer (or other third party) into complying with particular demands or refraining from doing something.   Under the federal Fair Work Act 2009 strike action may be ’protected action’ if undertaken during a bargaining period for an enterprise

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    Asuu Strike

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    ASUU STRIKE : THE REAL CAUSE OF ASUU JULY STRIKE The Nigerian Educational Logjam The Crisis at RSUST Re-engaged University of Ilorin Lecturers The Seemingly Intractable University of Abuja Crisis IMF/World Bank and Nigeria’s Economic Development 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement You will recall that ASUU declared a total‚ indefinite and comprehensive strike on 4th December 2011 in order to prevail on government to sincerely and judiciously implement the 2009 Agreement it freely entered into with our

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    The Pullman Strike

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    The Pullman Strike: The U.S went through a serious depression in the late 1800’s‚ promoting wage cuts and layoffs. Many strikes and uprisings occurred at this time. Unfair treatment by employers was one of the main causes that led to the majority of strikes and uprisings. They usually ended when the government intervened and stopped the workers from boycotting. One of the major strikes occurred in Pullman‚ Chicago. George Pullman founded the town‚ Pullman‚ for the workers who manufactured the

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    three strikes

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    "Three Strikes" Sentences: Expand It‚ Preserve It as is‚ or Abolish It Billy Eugene Yeldell DeVry University: CRMJ-300 May 16‚ 2014 "Three Strikes" Sentences: Expand It‚ Preserve It as is‚ or Abolish It Within picking the topic of "Three Strikes" sentencing and weather to expand it‚ preserve it as is‚ or abolish it. This paper will discuss each of these option and which of these options seem to be the best for our county and its people within the criminal justice system. As well as discuss

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    strike in space

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    Strike in Space Case Study Executive Summary This case centers on the original 3 Skylab missions that began in 1973 following a successful series of Apollo missions starting in the 1960’s.  NASA viewed the Skylab missions as logical successors of the Apollo missions and each of the Skylab missions picked up where the prior one left off.  The primary focus of the missions was to determine if humans could in fact live comfortably for extended periods of time in weightless conditions and prior to

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    Nurse strike

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    will be discussing the current issue of conflict between nurses’ demand of increase on their pay and government’s comparatively lower related nurse pay policy. Background information will presented first‚ followed by an analysis on the strike and reasons why this strike happens. In the end‚ there will be theoretical evaluation about industrial relations focusing on absenteeism and industry productivity. Background information The contemporary human society is composed with many fundamental facilities

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