Labor Issues In The Late 1990s
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A 3 page overview of the labor market problems, including lack of trained labor. Issues touched on include education, Work Opportunities Act (welfare reduction), and contract labor. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Laboreco.doc

Labor Management Relations & Firefighters
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This 15 page report creates a fictitious situation in which firefighters at an air base are at odds with their management team. The overall goal of the paper is to illustrate the how personnel problems have a significant impact on operations and productivity. Illustrations of the importance of supportive labor/management relations are also presented. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Labor Movements in the U. S. and Other Countries
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5 pages. This paper gives a thorough overview of the labor movement in the United States as well as the labor movement of other countries. There are differences that are sometimes subtle yet some countries have vastly different methods, laws and reasoning than that found in the United States. The purpose of this paper is to focus on some of these differences. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Labor Relations / Time for a Change
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A 9 page research paper that examines the fact that the framework for labor relations laid down by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 addressed the sociological and economical conditions of a different era. The writer argues that the underlying assumptions used to justify the 1930s labor laws are for the most part unrealistic in today's altered economic climate. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Labor Relations: Past and Present
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5 pages in length. In this paper we will introduce two well known labor leaders, one of the past, Philip Murray, and one more recent, John Sweeney. This paper will thoroughly discuss each man and his contributions to labor, as well as comparing and contrasting their styles, taking into account the different time frames being considered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Labor Strikes' Effectiveness
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A 6 page paper discussing the damage that labor strikes can do to the object of the strike. There have been other famous strikes, most as evenly divided in results as these two century-apart strikes discussed here (UPS and Carnegie Steel). Minneapolis' Bloody Friday on July 20, 1934 resulted in a better Teamster contract at company expense, but also resulted in the death of two strikers. The rail strike in Buffalo in 1877 also was violent, but had the distinction of having the support of the middle class. It can be argued that conditions a century ago necessitated drastic measures. Those strikes of today in venues such as UPS and airline companies reflect more greed than anything else, hurting the company and ultimately diminishing the gains by workers that otherwise would be possible. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Labor Unions In America
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6 pages in length. The reason why labor unions failed to greatly improve the lives and working conditions of American workers between 1860 and 1930 can be traced back to the Noble Knights of Labor who, while espousing the overwhelming need for worker representation, failed to maintain a dignified and antiviolent approach to fair labor. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCAmLbr.rtf

Labor Unions in the 90's
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A 6 page research paper looking at some of the changes in and political activities of the labor movement. Included is the AFL-CIO's aggressive recruiting of new members, downsizing in their own management ranks and a move to an informality of organization historically unknown in labor unions. Unions are experiencing election victories of more than 70% when paid organizers are not used, compared to a win rate of less than 30% when they are. Another boost to the unions is the increasing numbers of members from white-collar professions.
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Labor: Protecting Workers' Rights?
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the impact labor continues to have on issues of civil rights, women's rights, as well as workplace safety and the temporary employee. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Los Angeles Metro Transit Authority Strike: Negotiations
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7 pages in length. A stalemate concerning scheduling, overtime, health benefits, reducing workers' compensation losses and other subjects prompted a system-wide strike of the Los Angeles Metro Transit Authority this past summer. Leaving nearly four hundred fifty-five thousand computers stranded – primarily students, seniors and the poor – the MTA strike went into effect because representatives on both sides could not come to acceptable negotiations. James A. Williams, general chairman of the United Transportation Union acknowledged that such significant strikes typically occur when neither side can come to agreement. The writer discusses negotiations as they relate to the MTA strike. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCstrik.rtf