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    Ups Strike

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    The 1997 Teamster strike against UPS was not simply a victory‚ but a smashing victory for the US working class and therefore offers many valuable lessons for today’s labor militants‚ both with respect to the strategic orientation and the day-to-day tactics. UPS is a “Fortune 500” company‚ meaning it is one of the most profitable in the nation‚ boasting of a $1.15 billion profit margin prior to the strike. In 1992‚ the workforce was evenly divided between full-time and part-time workers‚ but by 1996

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    Patco Strike

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    PATCO Strike Andrea Leak Webster University Abstract This research paper will inspect one of the most important events in the late twentieth century within the United States labor history. It has transformed the labor relations development to altitudes. President Ronald Reagan‚ in 1981 dismissed of approximately eleven thousand employees of the Professional Air Traffic Controller Organization (PATCO). It stood out as an event of unmatched worth during the labor decline era. The PATCO strike

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    information about the Underground Railroad in that state‚ and well-known abolitionists from that state or region. The book contained many narratives of slaves escaping north. Some of the most popular narratives were John Brown‚ Eliza Harris‚ Frederick Douglass‚ Harriet Tubman‚ and Solomon Northup. In addition to the narratives of escaped slaves‚ the book also had information about Underground Railroad routes‚

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    Nogo Railroad

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    Personal memoir The Aftermath of the Vietnam War GRD 511 Academic Writing for Evaluation and Research Vang‚ Hutho Abstract The world may have known that there was a war called Vietnam War‚ however they may have not ever known the aftermath of its war. There had been several thousands of the Hmong people died consequently after the Vietnam War. In comparing the war itself‚ the Hmong soldiers who died in Vietnam

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    U.S. History 1877-1933

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    Toynbee‚ A Study of History The above statement is one that seems to be very true when looking back upon the history of the United States. From the years 1877 to 1933‚ this country went through many changes and transitions in the areas of politics‚ economy‚ society‚ and culture‚ which resulted in the birth of a new nation. The period from 1877 to 1901 in American history was known as the Gilded Age‚ it was titled so because during this time things on the surface seemed peaceful and good but underneath

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    Three Strikes

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    Cody Schwarzburg Mr. Sulentic Section 04 20 January 2013 Three Strikes to Do Her Will In the Inferno‚ Virgil talks to Beatrice‚ whom is sent down from Heaven to convince him to believe in her and in God’s Will and to guide and protect Dante. Beatrice utilizes three different methods of trying to convince Virgil to aid in Dante’s salvation. Beatrice’s argument is very convincing because it not only makes Virgil feel sorry for

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    Strike in space

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    This case centers on the original 3 Skylab missions that began in 1973 following a successful series of Apollo missions starting in the 1960’s. NASA viewed the Skylab missions as logical successors of the Apollo missions and each of the Skylab missions picked up where the prior one left off. The primary focus of the missions was to determine if humans could in fact live comfortably for extended periods of time in weightless conditions and prior to Skylab‚ there was very little solid research done

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    US History Before 1877

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    Megan Kight US History before 1877 Mid-Term 1. Henry the Navigator was the prince/king of Portugal. His mother convinces him to take over Portugal. He starts with Morocco. He decided to invest in the University. He studies sailing. People are now attracted to learn about sailing as well. He goes to Portugal‚ and makes his way down to Africa. He learns longitude. Two merchants go to Ethiopia to find Prestor John. They run across Muslim merchants that tell them they can get around Africa

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    Reconstruction (1865-1877) 2 main issues: Reconstruction failed to alter the South’s social structure or its distribution of wealth and power which disadvantaged African-Americans. Reconstruction left significant legacies‚ including the 14th and 15th amendments which would be used 100 years later to protect minority rights. 3 different kinds/plans: Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Reconstruction Lincoln 1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) 10% of

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    1877 To The 1920's Essay

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    In 1877‚ Thomas Edison invented the phonograph (The Phonograph). It took the ribbon as the first invention with the ability to not only record sound‚ but play it back. Not long after‚ phonographs could play cylinder-shaped records and progressed to playing

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