Do unions belong in all areas of the workforce? Are there areas that should be excluded‚ and how do we decide where to place the dividing line? These issues are important as they affect the work place every day. Health Care workers are vital components for the wellbeing of our nation‚ and encountering situations where they are not available would devastate a system that is crucial. With the Healthcare system reflecting vulnerabilities today‚ it is a ripe target for labor unions‚ as the National
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Increasing worker’s rights is a principle that unions embrace. Workers who feel there is equal treatment and fair compensation‚ are generally more productive. With all the generous benefits unions provide for their employees‚ who is incurring the hefty costs? When the Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) went on strike in September 2012‚ teachers asserted a larger pay increase. Among other grievances‚ the CTU was negotiating for a 17 percent increase over four years. When negotiations failed with Chicago
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many forms of organizations based upon the sense of common status and a common need for mutual help. The trade union movement on the other hand‚ started after 1918‚ when the workers formed their associations to improve their conditions. It is‚ thus‚ a part of the ‘labour movement’‚ which is a much wide term. Why the Trade Union Movement? The main elements in the development of trade unions of workers in every country have been more or less the same. The setting up of large-scale industrial units‚
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ which was established in 1922‚ was the first communist state in the world. Run by the general secretary‚ the equivalent of the position of the president in the United States‚ the communist party controlled the government‚ and the government controlled all of the industry and agriculture. Yet‚ under such strict government control‚ the Soviet Union ended in collapse in the year 1991. The main contributing factor towards the downfall of the USSR was the
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Soviet Union‚ a Eurasian state that had begun running in 1922. By the year of 1985‚ the Soviet Union was a struggling country that was still suffering from the actions of former rulers. A new ruler‚ president Mikhail Gorbachev‚ had been set by this time. Mikhail was a man who knew the issues the Soviet Union faced‚ had set out to change its own government in order to make the country a better place‚ and tried everything in his power to improve it. Yet‚ despite his efforts‚ the Soviet Union had fallen
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A More Perfect Union As inevitable as the U.S. Constitution feels today as the foundation on which the United States of America and its political system are built‚ it was not the first document ratified by the former British colonies to establish a union. During the years of the American Revolutionary War and the years directly following it‚ the newly formed United States of America were essentially a collection of thirteen more or less sovereign states loosely held together in an alliance by
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Trade Unions: Their issues and concerns in the Indian Automobile Sector Company LOGO INTRODUCTION Indian Automotive Sector Employment to Projected Growing at Contributing to 33.9% per year 5% of GDP annual car sales of more than 9 million by 2020 Turnover of more than USD 35 billion 13 million employees consisting of both local and migrant workers Majority workers from poverty affected zones and only earning member of the family Hyundai
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Evolution of the Legal Status of American Unions The evolution of American unions from the beginning to now has been a slow and frustrating process for both labor and management. During the first half of the 19th century unions were not recognized by employers as legitimate organizations. Many activities such as the rights to organize‚ bargain‚ strike‚ boycott‚ and picket‚ even if done peacefully‚ were restricted by the courts. These activities were viewed as interfering with the mail‚ interfering
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Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse? HIS 127: World in the 20th Century December 2012 While political dynamics played a large role in the collapse of the Soviet Union‚ economic breakdown was the main cause of its deterioration. Built on the Socialist ideology of state owned and run business‚ the declining Soviet economy was plagued by economic inefficiencies and corruption. The country suffered from decades of being tossed on the rough seas of inconsistent and capricious political leadership
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