HBR Case Study BY JON HEALEY COMMENTARY BY RICHARD L. TRUMKA‚ RICHARD B. FREEMAN‚ AND JEFFREY ANDERSON The Knowledge Workers’ Strike How much leverage do unions have in a bad economic climate? THE CHROME AND GLASS FACADE of Detonation Media’s headquarters in Mountain View‚ California‚ gleamed in the warm April sun. On the broad front terrace‚ a crowd of camera-ready demonstrators from the Software Engineers Guild milled about and chanted: “No deal‚ no code‚ no games!” The protesters toted
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Daisy Hensley 227096 Jill Hopkins‚ University Skills‚ July 12‚ 2011 Week 8 Self Assessment: Assess Yourself: Self-Assessment Questionnaire From ON COURSE‚ by Skip Downing. Thank you for taking the time to complete your assessment. Scores have been calculated based on your answers and are displayed in the table below. Score ranges are displayed below that to help you interpret your scores. There are additional activities below the tables for you to complete. We hope these
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Question: What are Blue-collar Workers? Blue-collar workers refer to employees performing manual labor generally‚ their jobs entails physical labor‚ such as in a factory or workshop. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ construction‚ mechanical‚ maintenance‚ technical installation and many other types of physical work. A higher level academic education is often not required for many blue-collar jobs. However‚ certain fields may require specialized
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studies‚ data was collected to see the percentage of fast food workers in each age group. The study concluded that “70 percent of fast food workers are 20 or older these days.”(Cohn) This is important when trying to generalize the average fast food worker. You begin to realize that most fast food workers are at that point in life that they have to support themselves. Not only that‚ the same study shows that “1 in 4 fast-food workers have a child.” Now we see that not only are they supporting themselves
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In the article “Coming to an Awareness of Language” by Malcolm X he brings the question of what it truly means to be free. He answers that by saying “Between Mr. Muhammad’s teachings‚ my correspondence‚ my visitors . . . and my reading of books‚ months passed without my even thinking about being imprisoned. In fact‚ up to then‚ I never had been so truly free in my life” (Malcolm X). In the early life‚ Malcom X was involved in the underworld of Harlem where he was known as Big Red. In 1946‚ he was
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In society today‚ the need for Healthcare workers are in high demand. Most of the time when people think of healthcare workers‚ the first thing that comes to mind are doctors and nurses but in the healthcare industry doctors and nurses are not the only group of people that make up healthcare industry. You also have public healthcare workers who are often times working behind the scenes to protect the health and safety of the public and that help manage and maintain the places that the doctors and
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Working and living in Appalachia has its difficulties. Being creative and innovative are needed as a social worker living in Appalachia‚ especially the rural areas. As said before‚ Davis Child Shelter is unique service because it was created to fill up the avoid of children who are unable to get into treatment because of waiting lists or the treatment is not available‚ and waiting to get placed out of West Virginia. All the children that have walked through the doors have suffered from a disadvantage
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|Name: Kelsey Hooten |Date: | Graded Assignment – LACII The Miracle Worker‚ Lesson 1 Journal The questions in this assignment cover all the reading of William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker. You will be prompted to answer these questions as you work on the lessons. You will need to turn in this assignment after you complete the lessons covering the entire play. Your answers should
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Knowing Your Audience ans Communication Release The news of a devastating accident is not easy to prepare or communicate to any one involved. Being the bearer of bad news is never easy. The way in which the news is delivered‚ and what must be done before and after the news is relayed is also important. The needs of the employees is different than the needs of the family members of those men who were trapped in the mine. It is vital to make sure to address each of these groups in a
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Cultural awareness‚ knowledge acquisition‚ and skill development are three important abilities that a social worker should have at their disposal at all times. Cultural awareness delves into accepting and embracing other cultures and ethnic groups despite the worker’s history and experiences. Knowledge acquisition says it all‚ where a social worker should always have an ongoing education about the rapidly changing society we live in today. Finally‚ there is skill development which takes knowledge
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