CAN DOCTORS GO ON STRIKE? The answer is simply yes since strike is a legitimate action to frown on unfavorable conditions. Strike action is legal and any institution that has legal rights can embark on strike when it deems fit by the abiding conditions. If doctors qualify under this democratic legitimacy‚ then under which conditions should doctors be on strike? * WHY DOCTORS GO ON STRIKE? From our history as Ghanaians‚ we have seen doctors going on strike for salary increment. These
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Great Bombay Textile Strike The Great Bombay Textile Strike was a textile strike called on 18 January 1982 by the mill workers of Bombay (currently Mumbai) under trade union leader Dutta Samant. The purpose of the strike was to obtain bonus and wage increases. Nearly 250‚000 workers and more than 50 textile mills went on strike in Bombay.[1] History of Mills in Bombay | | Built in 1887‚ Swadeshi was Bombay’s first textile mill‚ the first of the factories that spread over Girangaon‚
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Strike refers to an act of abstinence from work for sometime in order to protest against some injustice or exploitation. It is a joint activity of a group of persons having a common goal to achieve. Originally‚ it was a major instrument in the hands of the labour union for establishing their demands to the proprietor of the concern. The labourers used to interrupt the work indefinitely until their demands were paid heed to. The causes of this strike were generally demand for a hike in the wage rate
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This Reflective paper is about Mr. Laurie Strike‚ 84 year old male‚ a terminally ill patient. He was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2010 and since then undergone many treatments. However‚ his condition deteriorated over a period of time and now he wants to end his life. Even though‚ his family and friends were upset with his decision‚ now they are reconciled to his will. Mr. Strike says that his quality of life worsened by living with a colostomy bag and catheter. His mobility and daily functioning
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REAGAN AND THE PATCO STRIKE OF 1981 On August 3‚ 1981‚ nearly 13‚000 of the 17‚500 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) staged a walk out and strike. There were four main reasons the union members of PATCO decided to go on strike. First‚ to address the concerns by members who felt that their work was seriously undervalued and under-rewarded. The second reason was that the Federal Aviation Administration had neglected serious deficiencies in staffing and hardware
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Winnipeg General Strike Shai-li Gawne July 14‚ 2015 During the Winnipeg General Strike the actions of the authorities were not justified. The unjust actions were that they did not have any jobs for the soldiers coming home from the war. The authorities did not care that the working conditions for the citizens were unfair. Also‚ the authorities attacked striking citizens for no reason. For these reasons‚ their actions were
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launched hundreds of strikes in Pakistan‚ Somalia‚ Yemen and Libya. These have resulted in thousands of civilian casualties. People who see their loved ones injured or killed in drone strikes become motivated to join terrorist groups. According to author Jeremy Scahill‚ the vast majority of militants operating in Yemen today are people who are aggrieved by attacks on their homes that forced them to go out and fight (Procon.org n pag).
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AP U.S. 1/28/14 DBQ Between 1875 and 1900‚ there were organized labor forces popping up left and right‚ and the purpose of all of them was to improve the common workers position. However‚ few of these unions managed to bring much of a positive change. At the time‚ the three most influential labor forces were the Knights of Labor‚ who fell from power before they could bring much change‚ the American Federation of Labor‚ who didn’t fare any better‚ and the Populist party‚ who could be seen as the
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Conflict Assessment Report BC 465: Negotiation and Conflict Management Xxxxxx xxxxxxx Jones International University March 30‚ 2010 Abstract This paper is an assessment of a conflict that took place between The Boeing Company and one of its unions‚ The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers in 2008. Conflict Assessment Report Profile The Boeing Company is the world’s top aerospace company and the biggest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military
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Eli Tooloee English 101 Olympic College Poulsbo Fall Quarter 2011 December 6th‚ 2011 3 Strikes Laws: Cruel and Unusual Punishment Washington State was the first in the nation to enact a “3 Strikes Law”‚ which provides for harsher sentencing for repeat offenders. While this sounds logical‚ the system used to determine these harsher sentences is deeply flawed and unconstitutional. 3 Strikes laws demand double the standard prison term for a second felony conviction‚ and mandatory sentences
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