American Postal Workers Union‚ Local 886 & Sheryl Bishop The case chosen is between American Postal Workers Union‚ Local 886 and Sheryl Bishop. The alleged violation is Section 8(b) (2)‚ Causing Employer to Discriminate/Retaliate‚ 8 (b) (1) (A) Duty of Fair Representation‚ including Super seniority‚ denial of access‚ 8(b) (1)(A) Coercion‚ including Statements and Violence. Section 8(b) (1) (A)—Restraint and Coercion of Employees. Section 8(b) (1) (A) forbids a labor organization or its
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Epidural Epidemic Drugs in Labor: Are They Really Necessary. . . or Even Safe? The use of epidurals is so common today that many perinatal professionals are calling the 1990s the age of the epidural epidemic. Believed by many in the medical profession to be safe and effective‚ the epidural seems now to be regarded as a veritable panacea for dealing with the pain of childbirth. It is true that most women experience pain during the course of labor. This pain can be intense and very real‚ even for
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FORCED LABOR In the article entitled “Forced Labor”‚ Gregorio F. Zaide and Sonia M. Zaide showed us that Filipinos as vassals (servant/slave) of Spain should render forced labor known as polo aside from paying tribute and complying bandala which is selling of other farm products to the government. The polo was a compulsory labor imposed by Spanish colonial authorities on adult Filipinos males. Males between the ages of 16 to 60 were required to render service for 40 days in a year. This service
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How Child Labor Has Changed During the late 1700s and early 1800s child labor was formed due to the increase of factories being built. While this not only meant an increase of jobs being formed‚ but this was also the start of a revolutionary thing. Today there are strict laws on the age at which children can now work‚ how long‚ and how much they get paid. While child labor still exists in the United States today it is much less common than it was all those years ago. In the past there were
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Casey Duke Econ 305: Marxian Economics Response Paper 2 Due: March 9th‚ 2013 Labor Theory of Value Value is a term in which can be looked at and defined in multiple ways. However‚ the views of Marxian take both the term commodity‚ labor‚ and value and combine it into his Labor Theory of Value. With these terms and actions between laborers created surplus also relates to capitalism‚ and the origin of surplus in general. Sweezy defines a commodity as “something produced for exchange rather
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Child Labor Laws Child labor laws were made in regards to child labor because minors were treated harshly during child labor. Child labor laws in America have changed throughout the years. Now if child labor laws are disregarded a parent or employer will be fined. Many parents disregarded child labor laws to support their families. Child labor laws were a turning point in history because children were working in dangerous environments‚ and new standards were made to prevent child labor. Children
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Unfree Labor Labor in colonial American society meant long‚ hard hours of toil‚ working from dusk to dawn to make an honest living. In the beginning‚ the workers were the original colonists themselves‚ but as more and more people began to cross the Atlantic and more and more land began to be used for agriculture and homesteads‚ this changed. The labor force in the American colonies began to evolve until it consisted mainly of indentured servants and slaves who worked for the settlers in exchange
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Child Labor Child labor was once a major problem here in the United States‚ but we no longer have that problem. Other developing countries that are still struggling still have child labor. This is mainly because the families are hurting for money and need the extra income‚ so they send their children to work. Besides the cheap labor children are preferred in many factories without labor laws because they are easy to direct. It is a major problem though. Today ‚ throughout the world 215 million
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Labor unions became known in the industrial revolution as companies grew larger and protecting workers right in the industry rapidly lost its importance. Unions are designed to protect the rights and interests of the workers‚ but they are also a good way for business leaders to obtain collective buy-ins to the vision and growth of a company. The labor unions strive to ensure that members receive fair wages‚ safe working conditions and reasonable work schedules. The union makes these changes happen
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Child labor impacted American labor because of the harsh way they treated children. They chose children as young as four to work in their factories. They worked in coal mines‚ factories‚ and many other places. They were often employed together with their parents and many parents in mill towns depended on their children to make enough money for necesities. They chose children because factory owners saw them as cheap and less likely to go on strike. They also chose them because in coal mines
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