...the 1900s many Mexican-Americans would work, and live in harsh conditions as farm workers. It seemed as nothing would change until a young man had a dream to give rights to all farm workers, this man’s name was Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez is undeniably courageous because he was able to persevere through all the harsh challenges he had to face, he showed integrity while others showed him hatred, and he showed respect to anyone it didn’t matter their race, color, or gender he still showed respect. Perseverance To Illustrate who Cesar Chavez was one of America’s most heroic citizen is perseverance. Perseverance was one of many things that Chavez had showed throughout his entire life. The strike began in 1965, when Cesar Chavez had...
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...increasing number of labour dispute today, especially in labour strike, this research journal will provide 6 different news articles in regards of labor strike in different countries in Asia Pacific region including that of South Korea, China, India , and one from the western country, United States. The relation of the topic and the literature will further be explained in the later part of this research journal, analysis, solution, and recommendation will be stated in each article and combined together in conclusion. Literature Review Labour dispute can be related to theories of comparative industrial relation such as the impact on international labour standards, development and changes in unionism, collective and individual bargaining, and worker empowerment and conflict management. Impact on International Labour Standards (ILO), development and changes in unionism In order for collective bargaining to be successful, there are several conditions that needs to be fulfilled, there must be a freedom for both workers and employee to form their own associations to represent their interests, and stability of union must be maintained in order for collective bargaining to be effective, and for union to be able to honor the agreement. Thirdly, employer must recognize the presence of union, after recognition of union; collective bargaining then can be made (Anita Chan, 2002; David M. Trubek, 1997). Worker Empowerment and Conflict Management There are three union models...
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...Macato, John Martin Submitted to: Dr. Rey Lugtu I. SYNTHESIS One Tuesday, two spot welders of Accel Motors took matters into their own hands when they felt that the grievance process for transferring their supervisor was too slow. William Biggs and Larry Strong decided to shut off the electric power supply to an auto assembly line halting the production. This wildcat strike seemed to receive support from their co-workers when they started shouting encouragement for the two. Alarmed with the escalating situation, the plant manager met with the supervisor in question, Mr. Dan Brown, and a union steward to get a clearer picture of the issue. Dan Brown explained that transferring him would only send a message that the company would give in to any complaints of any worker with a grudge. On the other side, the conversation with the union steward revealed that there are other issues on the plant, like the bad cafeteria food and the unnerving 100-degree heat in the metal shop. The steward commented that this wildcat strike could accomplish the same as a full-blown strike. He implied that the protest could make employees dictate the company’s problem solving agendas as well as undermine its authority over decision-making priorities. Now, the plant manager of Accel Motors found himself in a conundrum to solve the idle assembly line while considering what the supervisor and the union steward said to him. Each minute on the idle assembly...
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...of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………4 Chapter 1 Introduction ………………………………………….5 Chapter 2 Literature Review ……………………………………6 Chapter 3 Analysis ………………………………………………7 Chapter 4 Conclusion …………………………………………...10 References …………………………………………………………..12 Abstract This paper discusses some of the additional effects raising the minimum wage income has on society. The United States low wage workers, namely the fast food industry workers are currently demanding higher wages. We will discuss the effect of those higher wages to businesses, the workers and those who we would not think to be affected. Effects of Minimum Wage Increases Chapter 1 Introduction Anyone who watches the local or national news has heard of the recent debate over raising the nation’s minimum wage requirements. Employees of McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King are protesting in the streets and going on strike demanding a $15 per hour minimum wage (Fast Food Workers). These restaurant chains and others do not believe the minimum wage should be raised to $15 per hour for fast-food workers. There are many arguments to support both the demand to raise the minimum wage and not to raise the minimum wage. This paper will focus on different arguments and the impacts of raising the minimum wage will have on society from different angles, the first being how employers may respond to the wage increase by reducing the amount of employees they employ. The second focuses on who the mandated increase...
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...there were more people than work. After witnessing the injustice farm workers endured on a daily basis, and the exclusion to bargain for wages after the implementation of the National Labor Relations Act, Chavez decided to take action. Therefore, he joined the CSO (Community Service Organization), and that is where he learned how to organize people and met Dolores...
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...For someone to be as determined to serve other people and make their working conditions better, they have to experience it for themselves. That is the exact case with Chavez, when he was little he worked at a ranch and also in the fields. During the Great Depression Chavez’s family faced a tough situation, they had very few paying customers, but they had land where they could produce enough food for the family. In 1933 there was a severe drought that caused the crops to dry out, after four years of drought and failed crops the government confiscated the land due to nonpayment of taxes. The Chavez family then became migrant workers, moving to California working in different fields depending on where the work was. Many of the contractors tried taking advantage of the family and even other families by underpaying them or even not paying them at all. Chavez’s parents never put up with it they always fought for what...
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...Assignment : 1. Welga –Strike group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; a. boykoteo- boycott Ang boykot o boykoteo (Ingles: boycott, Kastila: boicot) ay ang pagtanggi ng pangkat na pangnegosyo o panlipunan na makipagkasundo sa isang indibiduwal, samahan o organisasyon, o bansa upang magpakita ng hindi pagsang-ayon o upang pilitin ang pagtanggap ng kagustuhan o pangangailangan. Ginagamit ito ng samahang manggagawa laban sa mga nagpapatrabaho na itinuturing ng samahan bilang hindi makatarungan at kung minsan ng mga bansa para sa mga layuning pampulitika. Nagsimula ang salitang ito saIrlanda noong maltratuhin o pakitunguhan nang hindi mabuti ni Kapitan Charles Cunningham Boycott (1832-1897) ang mga nangungupahan sa kanyang estado o lupain, na nagresulta sa pagtanggi sa pakikipagkasundo ng mga nangungupahang ito sa kanya. Sa madaling sabi, ang boykot ay ang "pagtangging tumangkilik o tumulong bilang tanda ng pagtutol. b. Sitdown Strike- A sit-down strike is a form of civil disobedience in which an organized group of workers, usually employed at a factory or other centralized location, take possession of the workplace by "sitting down" at their stations, effectively preventing their employers from replacing them with strikebreakers or, in some cases, moving production to other locations. hunger strike . A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest, as by a prisoner. A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or...
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...Fast is not free Fast speed in fashion is a defining characteristic of today’s textile and clothing industry. It’s about fast in production – tracking sales with electronic tills and just-in-time manufacturing which has now made it possible to turn a sample or design sketch into a finished product in as little as 12 days; and fast in consumption – a recent report revealed that people are buying one third more garments than four years ago fuelled by the rise and rise of ‘value’ retailers and supermarkets like Primark and Matalan. Yet super cheap, ‘value’ or fast fashion garments are no quicker to make or consume than any other garment. The fibre takes the same amount of time to grow regardless of a product’s speed to market (in the case of cotton, around a year). Likewise the fibre takes the same amount of time to be spun, knitted or woven, cleaned, bleached, dyed, printed, cut and sewn; and the activity of going shopping and laundering the garment takes the same amount of time regardless of how speedily a design makes it from catwalk to high street retailer. Fast fashion is not really about speed; it is about selling more goods and making more money. Time is just one of the factors of production along with labour, capital and natural resources that get juggled and squeezed in the pursuit of maximum profits. But fast is not free. Short lead times and cheap garments are only made possible by the exploitation of labour and natural resources. Yet it doesn’t have to be this way...
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...the people who make minimum wage to buy the necessities of life. This is we I propose we raise the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour. Many people who oppose an increase to the minimum say that it is only for teenagers and, by extension not meant to life off of. However, even if minimum wage is meant for teenagers it doesn’t change the reality. The reality is that only 24% of minimum wage earners are between the ages of 16-19 years old. Most of the workers who make minimum wage are over 25 years old, who comprise 49% of minimum wage earners (the rest is made up of 20-24 year olds at 27%), according to a study performed by the Department of Labor in 2012. These people need to make enough to afford life's essentials, such as housing, food and transportation. For instance, Roberto Tejada, who is 20 and earns $8 an hour, only lives on $120 dollars a month after helping his father with bills. “These jobs aren’t just for teenagers anymore,” Roberto says....
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...Wood vs. Haywood On January 12, 1912, an army of Industrial Workers of the World went on strike from the Wood Mill. They took to the streets to protest their unfair treatment in the workplace and refused to go back in until they got what they wanted: higher wages, better hours, and proper treatment. Two of the heads of the conflict were William M. “Billy” Wood and William D. “Big Bill” Haywood. Billy Wood was the owner of the Wood Mill and Big Bill, who was considered ‘the Lincoln of labor’, was leading the IWW. Both men and their parties stood their ground until the strike was finally resolved two months later. I intend to ask both men about why they stood by their respected parties and never wavered. What would Wood have done if he was in some of the situations the strikers were in? Why does Haywood stand up for the workers? All these questions will be answered on “American Dream.” Jewett: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to this week’s episode of “American Dream.” As you all know, each week we bring in a historical figure or figures from America’s past and discuss the issues they lived through. This week, our guests will be William M. “Billy” Wood and William D. “Big Bill” Haywood who both played major roles in the Bread and Roses Strike in 1912 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Billy Wood, as he was called, owned the Wood Mill, which was apart of the American Woolen Company. When he died in 1926, he was one of the richest men in America1. Mr. Haywood, who is...
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...challenges of Organizational behavior during the past history of Manesar plant. Every time whether its government or Unions or workers or the organization, they keep on blaming each other for all the things that have been happening at the manesar plant Government : There was lack of rules which should curb the menace of labor union and which should take care of the injustice happening with the labor. Whether it is related to underpaid labor or their physical or mental exploitation. Labor laws are very inflexible which have lead to serious exploitation of workers by their organization. White collar people usually exploit blue collar people because of these flaws in laws made by the government. Government of India made a Law in 1970 (The contract labor Regulation and Abolition Act) which is completely inadequate to meet the present day economic system. The Major factor that leads to the recent violence and the Incident at manesar plant can be seen from the viewpoint of Adams’ Equity Theory. As we will see the Manesar plant is an example that explains Adams’ Equity Theory. Workers sometime also lead to deteriorating condition in an organization. Their demands are usually high and whenever a new union promises something they change sides. MANESAR PLANT was inaugurated in February 2007. Workforce composition of manesar was Regular: 900 Trainees: 400 Contract workers: 700 The demand of the various trade unions at manesar plant: * A 5 fold increase in salary. * A gift with...
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...During the 1980’s, Eastern Europe experienced a wave of Democracy, dubbed as the “Third Democratic Wave” (Huntington,1). The fast speed and large expansive spread of a Democratic regime influenced one-party governments to transition to a multi-party participant regime. An example of a transition from a single party regime to a democracy was in Poland beginning in 1988, with the start of the demise of the Soviet Union. The Third Wave of Democracy, compromised of similar motives of transition among the countries that were affected. For example, the weakening authoritarian regimes as democratic ideas were strengthening and spreading, an economic growth that were global during the ‘60s, a cultural shift which derived from the transformation in the Catholic...
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...base. The older, already established customers are now more excited about the “better burger” stores like in the example given, In and Out. The newer customers entering the market by in whole, have behind them a movement of healthier more simplistic menus. This leads into another problem faced by the firm which is the industrialization of the agricultural sector of its supply chain. The company needs a large amount of food to supply the large corporation. The growth of the working underclass has also been brought to the forefront for McDonald’s Corp by national media covering worker strikes all over the country. McDonald’s not being able to adapt to the changing customer base is rooted in the very reason that they do have higher revenue than the “better burger” stores. McDonald’s has simply grown too large to implement fast change to its business model. As the author states, while it did try to compete with these smaller chains, in the long run it just left its menu bloated. The excitement of the “better burger” stores as interpreted from the article is that the food is more wholesome and the overall experience of dining in these types of restaurants is more simplistic. In and Out a store that is comparable to McDonald’s, was visited and the author found that he had only a few menu items to choose from. This keeps these types of restaurants from dealing with another problem McDonalds faces: the industrialization of the agricultural side of its supply chain. With thirty-six thousand...
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...proceed with the investment and operation in Thailand, in spite of the political unrest outbreak, considering the foreseeable profit in this advantageous market. As we have discussed in the previous meeting, our company has been suffering a challenging moment that natural disaster and political unrest experienced in 2010 and 2011 had significantly deteriorated our profits. Road closures, arson attacks and a government-declared state of emergency and curfew in Bangkok and other major provinces resulted in a major decline in the number of customers. A new government is in place, but long-term stability is not guaranteed, as some conflicts still continue in key business areas (Market Indicator Report 2012). Micro-political risks including worker-strikes also upset the daily business operation. Nonetheless, the foreseeable benefits in Thailand outweigh the minor factors in terms of political risk, and there are a number of alternatives to cope with. Firstly, Thailand government has been adopting a welcoming attitude towards foreign investment (ASEAN 1967); Thailand is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In 1992, leaders of ASEAN governments approved a Thai proposal to establish the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), which aimed to reduce tariffs on most processed agricultural and industrial products traded among ASEAN countries. Thereby, leveraging international trade and investment agreements would be an effective approach which can enhance our bargaining power...
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...Cesar Estrada Chavez Cesar Estrada Chavez By Deena Morris ITT Tech Comp 1 Cesar Estrada Chavez With constant growth and evolution, many people struggle with advancement with profit and the balance of keeping respect of humanity. This issue sometimes builds frustration and injustice among workers and major companies. The dignity of the people who make up the backbone and labor of the success are overlooked, and sometimes need a voice for how they are treated. Cesar Estrada Chavez became that voice for farm workers everywhere. He provided an instruction on how to establish a voice with non-violent peace tactics creating hope for the poor and communities across the nation. Cesar Chavez, named after his grandfather Cesario, was born on March 31, 1927, in Yuma, Arizona. His family owned eighty acres of land with a farm, grocery store, garage, and a pool hall near Arizona’s North Gila Valley. In 1938, his father made a horrible business deal with a local landowner that whom agreed to exchange his eighty acres of land for forty acres that adjoined their home. The deal ended with the land stolen from under their feet, and his father taking out a loan to buy it back. When he could no longer make the payments, they were forced to move and find work elsewhere. The family relocated to California, leaving a farm that had been their family for over fifty years behind. They lived in San Jose and attended segregated schools that punished Spanish speaking Cesar and his brother for not...
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