the 2014 State of the Union Address-Job Security and Future The State of the Union is an annual address the President of the United States delivers to a joint session of the United States Congress‚ and it’s now broadcasted on live television. It fulfills Article II; Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution—requiring the President to periodically give Congress information on the "State of the Union" and recommend any measures that he believes is necessary and expedient. The first State of the Union address
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Effect of Labor Unions Economic Performance Dec. 10‚ 2012 Kidong Kang(Kenny) I. Introduction According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2011‚ 11.8% of workers are members of unions in the labor force as a whole. Especially in the private sector‚ there was obvious tendency to decrease of unionization. Only 6.9% workers in the United States belong to labor unions in 2011. That was more than 2% drops compared to in 2000 era. The basic dilemma faced by unionization is the need to serve the
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WASHINGTON - Here is the complete text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech‚ as prepared for delivery on Tuesday: Mr. Speaker‚ Mr. Vice President‚ Members of Congress‚ fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago‚ John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that "the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress ... It is my task‚" he said‚ "to report the State of the Union - to improve it is the task of us all." Tonight‚ thanks to the grit and determination
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Liberties Union was established to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to the people by the Constitution and laws of the United States. (ACLU) The rights that ACLU focuses on specifically include the fifth and first amendments‚ which give citizens the freedom of speech and the freedom to assembly. Founded in January of 1920‚ the American Civil Liberties Union was born amidst the Red Scare‚ where many people were being arrested without proper warrant. (ProCon) This of course
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attempts to abolish trade barriers between European countries‚ however the main focus at this time was individual national development. After WW1 and throughout the inter-war period‚ nations attempted to rebuild their economies though a significant increase in protectionism‚ which resulted in a huge increase in unemployment‚ and led to the Great Depression. Following the Second World War the European Economies were focused on rebuilding both their social and economic state after becoming desolate and impoverished
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Why does the trade union movement‚ overall‚ in Australia‚ support the Labor Party? INR210 - Assignment 1 by Introduction The Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the trade union movement have ties which date back to the late 1800’s. Historically‚ the union-party relationship in Australia has been close. Indeed‚ through much of the twentieth century‚ the industrial and political organisations were commonly referred to as the “two wings
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and Policies of the European Union November 2‚ 2013 Asymmetric Integration in the EU: Nuclear Energy Policy within European member states The delegation of powers by member states for the process of integration has made the European Union unique in its kind. Although the main European theoretical schools might argue whether the EU is more supranational and intergovernmental‚ no one can argue that European states have made a serious commitment to create an “ever closer union”. Especially with
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Child Labor Laws THE LEGAL ABANDONMENT OF AMERICAN YOUTH IN THE WORKPLACE Nashelle Leaks Introduction In the United States there are up to 1.5 million children from the ages of five to fifteen work in harsh conditions in the United States’ agriculture industry. Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations for workers in the United States1. These children sometimes worked twelve-hour days‚ they would do hard and tough physical labor‚ and these children would risk heat illness‚ exposure
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form an employee union. Of course Amador was not happy about it and fought back by trying to form his own company union. Nonetheless by early 1971‚ the first employee (white-collar) union was formed. As the leftist union grew to 400‚ the company union dwindled and it was a sign that less and less workers were supporting and afraid of Amador. As expected‚ Amador did not respect the union leaders and mostly declined their requests. However‚ on March 1971 after winning a decisive union victory‚ the workers
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Tuesday 28 January 2014 HW: Current Event: State of the Union Live Transcription of Notes Current Event: State of the Union 2014 Notes – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6:00PM/ Being held in the senate chamber. 6:06PM/ Justices of Supreme Court and the Cabinet has entered. 6:09PM/ Michelle Obama enters the chamber. 6:10-6:14 PM/ President Obama enters the chamber and makes appropriate greetings to foreign diplomats. “How are you doing? Keeping busy.” 6:15PM/ Start
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