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    denied equality in the classroom‚ stemming their ability to develop as a race. Ruth touches on this subject on various lines such as being “not so educated” and “riding the bus”. Ruth does a magnificent job of using poetry to describe this social injustice. One unique thing about this poem is that it does not pertain to any one specific person. The content is vague‚ and the subject of the poem is “poetry.” It is not Ruth who should be riding the bus‚ but rather the poetry. This symbolizes the importance

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    When it comes to legal termination of an employee the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has no legal requirements for prior notice to an employee regarding the termination of his or her job (Mullin‚ 2002). The legal requirements in layoff situations are detailed in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the WARN Act). Generally‚ the WARN Act requires that a covered employer provide 60 days’ notice of a plant closing or mass layoff (Mullin‚ 2002). This act is designed to provide

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    to research the different kinds of social injustices. Before the project I was only aware of the perspectives that had come to me by my surroundings‚ in other words from people who were of the hispanic ethnic group. Beforehand I believed that in recent times‚ Mexicans had dealt with most of the discrimination and had the worst of it all. After the project‚ I was able to recognize different perspectives due to the fact that I had to research social injustices that impacted everyone and not just one

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    In her poem “Never Have I Ever Land”‚ Amulya Yerrapotu examines the social injustices faced by women in our current society‚ society’s necessity for women to grow mature more quickly‚ and the issues of sexuality. Through her use of imagery‚ diction‚ and structure‚ she is able to compare a fairytale and a fantasy land to the real world in which discrimination and bias is quite evident. Yerrapotu uses interesting diction in order to spread her message of social justice across. For example‚

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    not like the American Federation of Labor who tackled different work environment problems and also educated the public. 1.Creating of The American Federation of Labor The American Federation of Labor which is also known as the AFL was formed in 1886 at a trade union conference held by Samuel Gompers. At this meeting they plotted the different ways to fix Americas work problems. Gompers made note of errors in the Federation of Organized Trade and Labor unions and made sure not to mate the

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    In 1935‚ Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)‚ an act that protects the rights of employees and employers‚ promote collective bargaining‚ as well as ending practices by the labor and management that damaged overall welfare (National Labor Relations Act Violations‚ 2014). Congress has deemed some examples of violations that can occur by either the employer or by unions. An example of a violation is if an employee was intimidated by their employer who threatening them with losing

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    1. Choose one of the early labor unions to analyze. Explain its origins‚ its purposes and its results. Chap 14 Think about: reasons to form a union‚ short and long-term results As business leaders began to consolidate their forces‚ it seemed necessary for workers to do so as well. Even though northern wages were generally higher than southern wages‚ exploitation and unsafe working conditions drew workers together across regions in a national labor movement. Skilled and unskilled laborers‚ male

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    The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 is a foundational statute of United States labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions‚ engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work‚ and take collective action including strike if necessary. The act also created the National Labor Relations Board‚ which conducts elections that can require employers to engage in collective bargaining with labor unions . The Act does not apply

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    contract. Wrongful discharge gives employees legal grounds for a lawsuit against employers who have dismissed them unfairly. Laws and regulations to ensure equal opportunity in employment for all individuals. Child labor is regulated by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state labor laws. Once a contract has been signed‚ neither party can change their mind – both parties are locked in. If either party still wishes to pull out of the contract before it is finished‚ they may end up paying a

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    "Clients" is used inclusively to refer to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ organizations‚ and communities. Social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination‚ oppression‚ poverty‚ and other forms of social injustice. These activities may be in the form of direct practice‚ community organizing‚ supervision‚ consultation‚ administration‚ advocacy‚ social and political action‚ policy development and implementation‚ education‚ and research and evaluation. Social

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