Workers formed unions so that they could have some say over wages‚ hours‚ working conditions‚ and the many other problems that arise in the relationship between a worker and employer. Unions are important because they help set the standards for education‚ skill levels‚ wages‚ working conditions‚ and quality of life for workers. Union-negotiated wages and benefits are generally superior to what non-union workers receive (http://www.iuoe.org). Unions over the past 100 years have been shrinking and
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A Qualitative Analysis of the WTO ’s Role on Trade and Environment Issues McCormick‚ Rachel. Global Environmental Politics‚ Volume 6‚ Number 1‚ February 2006‚ pp. 102-124 (Article) Published by The MIT Press For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/gep/summary/v006/6.1mccormick.html Access Provided by University of Manchester at 02/27/11 6:00PM GMT Rachel McCormick A Qualitative Analysis of the WTO’s Role on Trade and Environment Issues A Qualitative
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The European Union (EU) Introduction:- The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 states that are located primarily in Europe. The EU operates through a system of supranational independent institutions and intergovernmental negotiated decisions by the member states. Institutions of the EU include the European Commission‚ the Council of the European Union‚ the European Council‚ the Court of Justice of the European Union‚ the European Central Bank‚ the Court of Auditors‚ and the European
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Industrial Relations Industrial relation means the relationship between employers and employees in course of employment in industrial organisations. However‚ the concept of Industrial Relations has a broader meaning. In a broad sense‚ the term Industrial Relations includes the relationship between the various unions‚ between the state and the unions as well as those between the various employers and the government. Relations of all those associated in an industry may be called Industrial Relations
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oring Public Sector Communication Performance: Testing a Model and Drawing Implications Despite its importance to agency effectiveness‚ communica- tion performance is an understudied topic.This is partly attributable to the “ performance predicament‚ ” which arises because costs of communication are easier to measurethan its benefits. In this study‚ we develop and test an exploratory model of public sector communication performance that is synthesized from the literature on public – private differences
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the possibilities of gain or reward. Employee work motivation and performance will be analyzed from the perspective of motivation theory as the central for the analysis. Motivation involves getting the members of the group to pull weight effectively‚ to give their loyalty to the group‚ to carry out properly the purpose of the organization. Employee motivation is one of the major issues faced by every organization. This study also focuses on the employee motivation among the employees of PepsiCo
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CenturyLink and the Union Robin Stotts HRM/531 February 25.2013 Gary Craig Background of CenturyLink In the 1870s the telephone was invented by two men; Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray‚ both won the right to patented the design of the telephone‚ however‚ Alexander Graham Bell arrived at the patented office first thus his telephone was the first to be pattend. The invention of the telephone transformed the way that the world communicated from 1870 to current but one very small company
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Employee welfare Our human resources system and welfare programs As the driving force for putting Astellas’ business philosophy into practice‚ employees are the stakeholders most deeply involved in Company efforts. Therefore‚ Astellas positions “Employees” as one of the most important factors in CSR based-management. Along with showing respect for human rights‚ character and individual personality‚ the Company strives to provide workplaces that are safe and easy to work in. As a response to social
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Industrial Relations: Ideological Perspectives By Femi Aborisade Centre for Labour Studies & The Polytechnic‚ Ibadan aborisadefemi@gmail.com INTRODUCTION This paper identifies the key theories in industrial relations and draws out their implications on the concern for achieving ‘basic needs for all’. The following theories are examined: the political theories of Unitarism and Pluralism; the economistic theory; the democratic and political theory; the moral and ethical theory‚ and the
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Public Relations Publics This tells us that we cannot talk about public relations without reference to publics. A public is any group whose members have a common interest or common values in a particular situation. According to Wragg (1993)‚ public relations publics or audiences can be divided into four categories which include: 1. Functional Publics: They are those publics which enable the organization to perform its chosen tasks. 2. Enabling Publics: These are publics which permit the
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