...Unions Joel Salgado HRM 531 October 22, 2012 Rebecca Marek Unions The Puerto Rico Power Authority known as AEE (Autoridad de Energia Electrica de Puerto Rico) is a public corporation and the only electric power company in the island of Puerto Rico. In 1941, AEE received the tile of public corporation because of the recovery efforts from the great depression that affected Puerto Rico as well as the United States. This title gave the AEE the “self-regulator” authority as a public corporation. The AEE have a very well organized union called (in Spanish) Union Trabajadores Industria Electrica y Riego (Union of Electric and Power Laborers) or “UTIER.” The union is very well structured. They have general assembly, chapter’s assemblies and delegates in each of them that represent their chapters in the state assembly. They usually negotiate multi-year contracts or collective covenants with the AEE. The last published collective contract was for the term between August 24, 2008 and, August 24, 2010. On October 22, 2012 the corporation and the union initiated conversations for the new collective covenant in which they try to agree on salary raises and safety measures among the most important topics. The union representative said, “The agency does not want to negotiate, we have modify our proposal three times and they have not listened to us”...
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...Abstract This paper address the challenges to determine what parts of the Affordable Care Act can apply to Puerto Rico and the impacting the Medicare, Medicare patient services and employees. Most of the people in the island think that the Affordable Care Act is giving more security and help to address the existing disparities in the healthcare system. With the new Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act, the insurance companies can no longer drop the coverage if one becomes sick, bill individual into bankruptcy because of an annual or lifetime limit, and they will not be able to discriminate against anyone with a pre existing condition. Most of the Medicare and Medicaid community suffers do to the imbalance in our healthcare system this situation affects the quality of care and places a financial strain on the government, individuals and families, employers and employees, and public and private providers. Most of the Medicare beneficiaries have to enroll in the MA program to help them to succeed and receive the adequate treatments without MA to help the disadvantaged seniors on the island, Puerto Rico's elderly citizens will be forced to turn to Mi Salud in larger numbers. Although Mi Salud is scheduled to receive an average of $690 million annually during the next five years, the widening deficit in MA funding is likely to create a net negative impact on federal funding for healthcare in Puerto Rico. The Health care Policies and Issues Ethical concerns and issues ...
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...Final Global Business Plan Paper Chris Fischbach, O.H. Hudson Jr, William Del Valle MGT/448 Global Business Strategies February 15, 2012 John O'Brien, MBA Final Global Business Plan Paper * In the previous weeks, Team D set out to gain a better understanding of globalization and determine if opportunities exist for branching out their fictional company DeltaCompCarib (DCC) into a new global market. During this time the team developed a business strategy to promote DCC and bring its product line to Puerto Rico. Early on DCC had to conduct a regional analysis, country analysis, and an organization and product or service analysis. Regional Analysis Regional Alliances and Economic Integration Puerto Rico is just one of many Caribbean countries, which make up the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). This regional integration between Caribbean countries, formed in 1973. According to the United States Trade International Commission (2008), “The purpose of regional integration is to achieve economic gains through free trade flow and investments between neighboring countries often by lowering or eliminating tariffs against imports from fellow member countries. These actions increase duty free trade, tourism, movement of labor, and the flow of capital across national borders, reducing the possibility of conflict. Regional integration promotes global business in that it removes, in stages or altogether...
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...PeopleSoft 9 and 9.1 Payroll Tax Update 15-D October 2015 PeopleSoft 9 and 9.1 Payroll Tax Update 15-D Year End Processing 2015: U.S., Puerto Rico, and U. S. Territories This document provides the information you need for using PeopleSoft Payroll for North America to complete 2015 year-end payroll processing. Please feel free to contact the Oracle Global Customer Support for help with any questions you may have on the year-end programs. The telephone number is 1.800.223.1711. The pages shown in this document are from Release 9.1. Although the corresponding Release 9 pages differ in their style of design and appearance, the navigation path and content of each page in Release 9 is identical to the Release 9.1 page illustrations shown in this document. Electronic Self Service Forms W-2 and W-2c in PeopleSoft 9 and 9.1 PeopleSoft Payroll for North America (Releases 9 and 9.1) delivers functionality to enable Payroll for North America and ePay employers to use XML Publisher (XMLP) to produce Forms W-2 and W-2c in PDF format for U.S. and U.S. Territory employees. (Note: XML Publisher is also referred to as BI Publisher.) This functionality creates online as well as paper forms in PDF format, and provides employees with access to an electronic version of their W-2 and W-2c forms through Self Service. The system creates and stores data in XML format and builds the PDF file for display on demand using XMLP templates. Employees are then able to view or print the W-2...
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...Labor Laws and Unions During week two of the class, the individual paper will give a brief background on United Auto Workers Union. It will discuss the legal issues and obstacles that it has or may encounter. This paper will discuss which federal, state, or local laws that could be broken due to the legal issues that has happen. The author will discuss the effects of the union by answering these following questions: What are the organization’s benefits of joining a union, what is the unionization process, how does a union bargain, and what effects does union bargaining have on the organization. The United Auto Worker (UAW) represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico, and formerly in Canada. It was founded in 1930’s as part of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). From 1936 to 1950’s UAW grew rapidly; under the leadership of Walter Reuther it had a major role in the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, which include the civil rights and anti-communist movements. According to (UAW, 2010) UAW has more than 390,000 active members and more than 600,000 retired members. A majority of the union’s retirees stay actively involved in the life of their union, which they participate in 703 retiree chapters and play a vital role in the UAW’s community action program (UAW, 2010). The legal issues and obstacles that UAW faced was in the early years the union found itself face to face with the law by promoting wildcat strikes and work stoppages. According to US Supreme...
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...Police Operations Paper CJA/214 Dec 17, 2011 Police Operations Paper The role of law enforcement officer has many duties; officers are sworn to protect and serve by fighting crime, maintaining order and conducting other services that benefit the community. Often times, a police officer is considered a crime-fighter, and this image has been enlarged by media attention. Styles of policing must match the community they serve to ensure that the roles of the officers are relative to the community. The structure of future policing can have a dramatic social, economical and political effect on the community and departments needs to recognize these aspects to ensure proper policing. Law enforcement agencies take part in several functions that place officers in situations that may possibly be life threatening. Dangers Law enforcement endangerments are regrettably real and officers are wounded or murdered in the line of duty every year in the United States. Bodily harm is most likely the greatest threat an officer will face. An officer is confronted with the possibility of assault by an armed offender every time the officer is called to respond to some form of disturbance. Bodily harm and death to an officer are not the only dangers of policing. Stress related illnesses and family issues can also contribute to the danger of police work. Challenging jobs can take a grim toll on an officer’s life and well-being, if staying safe and the pressure are not coped...
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...Crime Causation and Diversion Paper Kendra V. Castro Maldonado CJA/374 Juvenile System and Process July 29, 2014 Prof. Victor Candelario- Vega Crime Causation and Diversion Paper As a prerequisite for the course, we were to analyze two different programs for juvenile offenders, this could be to prevent, to intervene or divert juveniles into committing any crime. On this paper, you will find two-intervention programs practiced in Puerto Rico, in a wish are focused to a certain type of crime or accountability. Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws. The program EUDL is focused on the prohibition of selling alcoholic beverages to minors, and it also focuses on the purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors. OJJDP's EUDL program supports and enhances efforts by States and local jurisdictions to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. The program encourages close partnerships between law enforcement agencies and community groups involved in preventing and intervening in underage drinking. OJJDP also offers comprehensive training and technical assistance to guide States and communities in their efforts. Underage drinking contributes to youth violence, traffic injuries and fatalities, crime, suicide, high-risk sex, and a host of other problems. In 2005, underage drinkers (defined as individuals younger than21 years old) consumed 15 percent of all alcohol sold in the United States (Miller, 2006). To address this serious problem, the Office of Juvenile Justice...
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......................................295 II. Incidence and Prevalence ................................................................................. 296 III. Causes and Risk Factors .................................................................................. 298 IV. Dealing with the Problem of Elder Abuse ....................................................... 301 V. Mandatory Reporting ........................................................................................ 304 Conclusion and Final Recommendations ............................................................... 307 INTRODUCTION AS THE POPULATION SCHEME changes, the system faces new challenges. In 2000, the elders accounted for 16% of the total population in Puerto Rico and this per1 centage will continue to rise within the next few years. It is expected that by 2025, people sixty years or older will account for more than 20% of the total 2 population. As the elders live longer, their needs grow larger. What constituted an exception in the past is now common: people reaching seventy and eighty years of life. As a result, the distribution of the...
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...Drug Legalization in the United States Kristie Hurley Ashford University Abstract This paper will explore four websites and one online newspaper addressing the subject of drug trafficking in the United States and why legalization is a profitable alternative. The various ways drugs are bought into the country, information on how and why drug trafficking has increased in the United States, statistics on the number of people that are addicts, and the problems related to foreign countries on this issue. The reasons why illicit drugs should be legalized and what the income from the taxation from them could do to better our health care reform and our economy. Keywords: drug trafficking, economy, legalization Drug Legalization in the United States Illegal drugs are exports and deported out if our country everyday by different groups such as high profile criminal gangs or groups such as the cartel. Law enforcement has yet found a suitable way in controlling the war on drugs and have in past years, up until now, have made and passed bills and policies within the government that has made it worse. The legalization of illicit drugs, such as marijuana, would dramatically save, if not make our country more money. The Department of Justice reports the trafficking of drugs has increased in the United States (2012). Criminal groups from other countries, such as Mexican, Cuban, and Asian, including the groups in our country, grow, manufacturer, and distribute marijuana and other...
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...NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Learner: William R. Teal THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor, use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. The assignment header should include the Learner’s last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number (DoeJXXX0000-1) justified to the left and the page number justified to the right. Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy of Your Assignments: You may need to re-submit assignments if your mentor has indicated that you may or must do so. Academic Integrity: All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal. | | CJ7006 | Dr. Andre Williams | | | Intro to Maritime Narcotic Smuggling | TealWCJ7006-4 | | | ------------------------------------------------- Faculty Use Only ------------------------------------------------- <Faculty comments here> ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...20 million people at one time or another in nearly half of the counties in the U.S. peak participation was 4 million at a total cost of $262 million. The first recipient was Mabel McFliggin of Rochester, New York: the first retailer to redeem the stamps was Joseph Mutolo; and the first retailer caught violating the program was Nich Salzano in October 1939. The program ended since the conditions that brought the program into being unmarketable food surpluses and widespread unemployment no longer existed. Pilot Food Stamp Program – May 29, 1961-1964 A new pilot Food Stamp program started in 1961 and was formally adopted as a permanent Federal assistance program in 1964. Historically, people receiving assistance from this program received paper stamps, similar to coupons, with which to purchase food so the program became known as the “Food Stamp Program.” The 18 years between the end of the first FSP and the inception of the next were filled with studies, reports, and legislative proposals. The Eisenhower Administration never used the authority. However, in fulfillment of a campaign promise made in West Virginia, President Kennedy’s first Executive Order called for expanded food distribution and, on Feb. 2, 1961, he announced that food stamp pilot programs would be initiated. The pilot program would retain the requirement that the food stamps be purchased, but eliminated the concept of special stamps for surplus foods. A Department spokesman indicated the emphasis would be on increasing...
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...of Puerto Rico Metropolitan Campus San Juan, Puerto Rico The Basque Country: Strategy for Economic Development Case Study Manuel Joglar M00057903 BADM 5600: Entrepreneurial Strategy Prof. Dr. Milan Historical Background: Autonomous region of Spain with strong distinctive cultural roots, an autonomous government with a vision of important economic and social development, have made this region become a leader among other regions of Spain and some countries in Europe. The Basque region has been characterized by its history of maintaining a progressive vision of economic development, where the government has always played an important role, establishing plans and designing strategies for the development of industries in their economy. In the middle ages the development of the iron, shipbuilding industries and arms subsequently laid the foundation for the growth of the economy. The geographical location of the region gives an additional advantage because it has ports and navigable estuaries which facilitate trade, plus it is on the trade route between Spain and northern Europe. Because this development was one of the most important of the time in Spain, the Basques developed laws , and began to establish schools for research and development that attracted many European scientists. During the Industrial Revolution, large investments in transportation, communications and schools were made. Entrepreneurs began to modernize traditional industries and new industries such as paper, textile...
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...2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary File 2010 Census of Population and Housing Technical Documentation Issued August 2011 DPSF/10-4 (RV) U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU For additional information concerning the files, contact the Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, Customer Services Center, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, or phone 301-763-INFO (4636). For additional information concerning the technical documentation, contact the Administrative and Customer Services Division, Electronic Products Development Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, or phone 301-763-8004. 2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary File 2010 Census of Population and Housing Issued August 2011 DPSF/10-4 (RV) Technical Documentation U.S. Department of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank, Acting Secretary Vacant, Deputy Secretary Economics and Statistics Administration Rebecca M. Blank, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Robert M. Groves, Director SUGGESTED CITATION FILES: 2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary File— [machine-readable data files]/ prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, 2011. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION: 2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary File— Technical Documentation/ prepared by the U.S. Census Bureau, 2011. ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION Economics and Statistics Administration Rebecca M. Blank, Under...
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...Bilingual Education and the Success of Boston’s Latino Youth The success of Latino students in the Boston Public School system is undoubtedly and inextricably linked to the success of the district, in partnership with state government, combining both proven and innovative strategies in delivering English language instruction to the city’s students. At 43% of total enrollment, Latino students are the largest and fastest-growing demographic in Boston Public Schools (Handy). And while a majority of Latino students speak English proficiently, census records show that in the City of Boston half of all Latinos were born outside of the United States; 30% of Latinos in the Boston Public School system are English Language Learners (Uriarte, Chen, and Kala 9), and, not surprisingly, the majority (57% in 2012) of Boston’s students classified as Limited English Proficient, speak Spanish (Uriarte). Simply put, there is no way to ensure that schools are working to the best capacity for the district’s largest ethnic group without also ensuring that proper systems are in place to educate English Language Learners, who are disproportionately Latino. Unfortunately, this has not always been the easiest of tasks, and a ballot initiative of over a decade ago would come to undermine much of the needed progress in the Boston Public Schools. November 5, 2002 may seem like a distant memory for some, but on that day, the result of that year’s election would come to have a resounding impact on Massachusetts’...
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...WAL-MART STORES, INC Step 1: Identify the Firm’s Existing Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Strategies. Vision and Mission: There is no formal vision and mission of Wal-Mart available in this case study. Objective: Wal-Mart is a retail store that strives to excellently serve, respect and focus on both domestic and international customer by providing every-day low prices’ general merchandise to satisfy customers’ needs and help customers to save money. Strategies: 1. Forward Integration * Wal-Mart acquired four stores and six sites from Makro, the Korean Club store retailer. (pg 614) 2. Horizontal Integration * Wal-Mart had acquired entrenched, dominant player, the Wertkauf hypermarket chain in Germany. (pg 611) * Wal-Mart acquired 229 stores of Asda Group PLC, the UK’s third largest supermarket chain. (pg 615) 3. Product Development * Wal-Mart reported experimenting internationally with new operational elements, including jewelry, one-hour photos, optical labs, and online home-delivery programs. (pg 605) 4. Market penetration * Wal-Mart plans to add another 50 German stores by the year 2003. (pg 614) * Wal-Mart plans to open 120-130 new stores in existing international markets. (pg 616) * Wal-Mart announced plans to open 44-55 new stores, 200 new Supercenters, 20-25 new Neighborhood Markets, and 40-45 new Sam’s Clubs. (pg 616) 5. Cost Leadership * Wal-Mart foresaw opportunities to serve customers in other countries, using its management...
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