The Homestead strike brought up an important question for America: should the economic system favor the corporation or the worker? The Homestead strike was most likely the main reason workers unionized. The strike was the first situation in which the workers banded together to showcase unfair working conditions. The Homestead Mill was a factory that produced steel. The manager of the factory was Henry Fink who worked under one of the richest men in America at that time‚ Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie
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The cost of “Three Strikes” By J. Carter In the late 80’s the state of California was in it worst economic slump since the great depression of the 1920’s. People who wanted to work couldn’t find jobs. Some people turned to crime to feed themselves and survive. Meanwhile‚ crack cocaine was having a devastating effect on low-income communities. Public safety was a major issue for California. History shows us that in bad economic times crime will be more prevalent. Crime waves follow the economy
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However‚ UAV’s gives the US government the capability of avoiding democracy all together‚ because there are no actual foot soldiers on the ground. If the United States undermines democracy through drone strikes‚ then what does the US constitution stand for? Of the Realpolitik persuasion “ethical considerations in war are downright dangerous‚ as they can prevent a state from taking action conducive to its national interest” (Dalziel‚ 2014‚ pg.2). While there are individuals in favor for no moral considerations
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Drone Strikes: Death From Above The war in Afghanistan has proved to be very costly. With budget cuts being enforced with the financial meltdown‚ the Department of Defense is looking for a cheaper alternative to fight the war on terror. This is where drones and other sophisticated autonomous military hardware come into play. One such military platform that has proved its efficiency to combat terrorism is the drone. A drone being a unmanned air vehicle such as the Predator currently used in Afghanistan
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Strikes and lockouts constitutional or official strikes unofficial strikes general strikes lockouts rotating or revolving strikes sit-ins tool-down or pen-down strike The data supplied to the ILO do not include statistics on sympathetic or political strikes or on gheraos (harassment of employers‚ etc. by workers preventing them from leaving the premises until their claims are granted) which result in work stoppages. The statistics for these types of action are collected and published separately
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Julio Aleman HIUS 222 Aug. 26‚ 2014 The Great Strike of 1877 The railroad companies made decisions to cut their employees pay so that they can make more money and grow. They made the claim that they were not obligated to pay their employees a certain rate of money for their labor. The corporation has every right to govern how much they pay their employees. When they dropped their employees pay‚ the employees fought for rights that they did not have. The corporation for which they have worked‚ though
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employees in an effort to obtain for the employer more desirable terms. Lockouts can have three purposes: 1. Designed to frustrate bargaining efforts 2. An economic countermove to union’s right to strike 3. To minimize economic or operational losses threatened by an imminent strike The third type of lockout is legally justified and provides the employer a right to protect the economic integrity of his enterprise. The Supreme Court too accepts “special circumstances” which may force
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| | |The Right to Strike | |Mini Case 3 | Seven of the employer’s 11 concrete truck drivers
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"Three Strikes" Sentences: Expand It‚ Preserve It as is‚ or Abolish It Billy Eugene Yeldell DeVry University: CRMJ-300 May 16‚ 2014 "Three Strikes" Sentences: Expand It‚ Preserve It as is‚ or Abolish It Within picking the topic of "Three Strikes" sentencing and weather to expand it‚ preserve it as is‚ or abolish it. This paper will discuss each of these option and which of these options seem to be the best for our county and its people within the criminal justice system. As well as discuss
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UPS Strike In early August of 1997 the United Parcel Service (UPS) had a predicament on its hands‚ a teamsters strike. UPS‚ the world ’s largest package distribution company was coming off a year [1996] in which they reported sales of $22.4 billion. UPS Employed 75‚000 management and non-union employees compared with 185‚000 teamsters who are part of the AFL-CIO that were going on strike. The teamsters rejected a contract extension offer from the company leaving the fate of millions of packages
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