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    Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines is a non-union facility. Both facilities strive to give its patients excellent care but the working conditions vary somewhat due to the difference between a union and non-union facility. From Mary Greeley’s I interviewed Mrs. Lorna Hamilton‚ the Emergency/Security Management Coordinator and from the Iowa Lutheran Hospital I interviewed Mr. Jeffrey L. Bebensee‚ the Security Manager. Both managers were familiar with the labor unions effect on their workplaces. Lorna

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    tirelessly to ensure the growth and sustenance of the Nigerian state is the emergence of trade unions. The colonial influence in Nigeria has left much to be desired. The emergence of these trade unions has become a desired form of association in order to restore the dignity of professional workers and more so ensure greater level of overall national output which is part of nation building. These unions operate on different levels depending on their modus operandi. They use different means to press

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    Western Union

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    3‚ 2011 Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Current Situation Summary Western Union was founded in 1851 and started its history as a telegraph and wire services company. In 2006‚ Western Union discontinued its telegraph service and focused exclusively on money transfers (Pearce & Robinson‚ 2011). Jorge Ochoa‚ Vice President of Finance and Raul Duany‚ Director of Corporate Communication joined The Western Union Company (WU) in November

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    Decline of the Union

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    the Union Unions were created with the everyday worker in mind‚ an opposite to the previous mindset where the employer ruled his employee and the employee had no recourse. Unions helped pave the way for many of the current rights we have in place for American workers today; such as the length of the workday and weekly hours‚ child labor laws‚ minimum salary requirements‚ workers compensation and safe working conditions. With so much advancement in the American workforce because of Unions‚ it is

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    Are Unions Positive?

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    I think unions are positive because workers benefit from unions‚ as unions set pay standards and workplace protections. Union members like workers benefit most from the union’s collective bargaining power to negotiate with employers on their behalf. This basic right gives workers as a union member more power than if you tried to negotiate as an individual. Unions help protect employees from unjust dismissal through collective bargaining agreements (all this para from source 1). Unions bring many

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    Benefit of Unions

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    B Unions are designed to protects the rights of the workers. People have been coming together since the 1800s to improve employees working conditions and rights. The first labor unions was put together in 1820s due to grueling working conditions. It was expected by the people to work 12 hour days. People banded together to reduce the hours from 12 to a more manageable 10. It is evident the unions were put together for the people to benefit and will continue to strive for their rights. Workers

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    Union Outline

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    Outline 1. Introduction 2. History of unions a. The differences of working for a company that has unions and that does not. i. Can talk about the overall benefits and the downfalls of working for a company with unions b. What are unions and what do they do ii. Definition of unions and how they assist the people involved. iii. International brotherhood of electrical workers (may be oldest) iv. http://www.aflcio.org/About/Our-History/Labor-History-Timeline

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    Centurylink and the Union

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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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    European Union

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    The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries‚ committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a state intended to replace existing states‚ but it is more than any other international organization. The EU is‚ in fact‚ unique. Its member states have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. This pooling of sovereignty is also

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    The European Union; a curse or a blessing? The European Union started in 1951 with the collaboration of six countries to pool the steel and coal resources of its member-states under the name ‘European Coal and Steel Community’. This formation evolved into what is now the largest free-trade zone in the world with 27 countries using a single market. The European Union has caused growth and power for Europe and convenience for its citizens‚ but it also always had its share of criticism. For this essay

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