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    the United Food and Commercial Workers’ Union‚ the NLRA would protect me because they don’t just protect us employees trying to unionize‚ but they protect us employees whose conduct is to defend and the reporting of work conditions for the benefit of fellow employees. According to Labor Law the NLRA “Typical protected concerted activities include union organizing‚ the discussion of unionization among employees‚ and the attempt by one employee to solicit union support from another employee.” The NLRA

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    the eroded value of the minimum wage."(Sklar). The low minimum wage is sinking more and more families into poverty.Families who only have one minimum wage worker can’t support their families.Families with more than 2 children struggle to get along. Minimum wage workers are still making less than they did in 1997.The federal minimum wage was enacted in 1938 through the Fair Labor Standards Act. Workers have to adjust to the increased cost of living. The minimum wage today is $7.25. Sitting the minimum

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    minimum wage or not. Raising the minimum wage can be seen as a good thing by some people because it could reduce poverty; but if we focus on the overall outcome of raising the minimum wage‚ there really is no point in raising it. There are so many more options to improve the economy. Minimum wage should not be raised because the costs of goods and taxes would increase‚ it would slow the economy‚ put people out of business‚ and reduce employment. As the years increased so did the minimum wage. From

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    Name Why the Minimum Wage Should Be Raised Institution Affiliation Minimum wage is the minimum amount that an employer can pay their employee. In the United States‚ many people are greatly affected by the federal minimum wage. Poverty continues to increase in the United States. Currently it is at seven dollars and twenty five cents which is too low in the current world today. The minimum wage is under debate if whether it should be increased. The debate has been brought about since many

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    Minimum wage law has a negative effect on the economy For years‚ people have constantly relied on government to defend social justice by interfering in the economy. However‚ these policies can have unintended opposing aftermath. One example of a very popular yet improper regulation is the minimum wage law. Minimum wages have a negative effect on the economy‚ because the increase of minimum wage results in a repeating scenario of the need to increase the minimum wage. Higher minimum wages lead to

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    In Support of the Teachers’ Union For over one hundred years‚ the teachers’ unions have been not only frowned upon‚ but scorned by many. Those who do not understand the true motives of the educators who participate in such organizations see their actions as selfish and even communist. The teachers’ unions have been struggling to survive since they were born. The first teachers’ union‚ the National Education Association (NEA)‚ began in 1857‚ and consisted of over three million members (Certified

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    to understand about minimum wage. Minimum wage should be raised because some people need the money. Minimum wage was originally 25 cents an hour‚ which works out to about $4 per hour in today’s money. That minimum wage was introduced as part of the Fair labor Standards Act. The first federal minimum wage laws were passed in America in 1938. Minimum wage should be raised because of crime‚ medical‚ and financial reasons Many might say that raising the minimum wage would increase crime issues.

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    is spending half or more of their life on having their work and the wages are the factor that can ensure their quality of life. As the consumption level in Hong Kong is increasing year by year‚ employees’ wages started not affordable to their life and the poverty problem comes more serious. By then‚ in year 2010‚ Hong Kong government carried out the minimum wage policy and set the price at $28 per hour. The carry out of minimum wage policy apparently can ease the poverty problem in Hong Kong‚ in fact

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    S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report‚ I found that the number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions is about 14.4 million. ("Bureau of labor‚" 2013) If you ask me‚ why would I join a union? The first reason why I choose to join a union is that the union can protect my rights. As we know‚ union is an important organization for employees. Employees can solve problems at work more effectively as a group. Through forming a union and negotiating a contract‚ employees can secure the things they

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    Minimum Wage should be raised! To begin with‚ Minimum wage is a thing that we use in our business and what we get payed for for when when we work for that that business your working for. But minimum wage is so low in America for some people which is making them crazy and which makes them struggle. Minimum wage should be raised rather than staying the same because it can help people that are struggling‚ that are depressed‚ and would make it easier for people. To start with‚ Proponents of a

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