the 3 employees were released violating the sections 7 and 8 of the NLRA. The decision was based on the facts that it was a discussion between company employees about work conditions. Section 7 states that “the right ... to form, join, or assist labor organizations ... and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.” (2013) By firing the three employees they showed that employees at the time were not allow to collaborate about
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overseas in countries such as China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Korea. For decades, Nike has been embroiled in controversy where critics claim its products are manufactured in foreign factories with substandard working conditions and disregard to labor laws (Powell & Zwolinski, 2012). As a result, Nike has initiated numerous policy changes in an effort to silence these criticisms. While Nike has definitely made great strides in turning around its image, it continues to struggle with allegations
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The chapter on alienated labor clarifies the moral case against capitalism, at least as Marx saw it at this time. This has been touched on in a couple of earlier posts here but I wanted to highlight one piece of the argument. Marx's point here is that alienation is prior to private property and to such quantitative expressions of private property as exploitation, wage inequality, etc. “The alienation of the product of labour merely summarizes the alienation in the work activity itself.” In other
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conversation. Chinese currency manipulation and overall lack of oversight are creating a volatile mixture that could erupt at any moment. One topic that needs to be examined further is the sweatshop labor dynamic present in many of these manufacturing nations. Horrendous conditions and low pay make the cost of labor insanely cheap. Low to no tariffs as well as tax loopholes make this “offshoring” a no brainer for corporate executives looking to cut their bottom lines. The ethical and legal ramifications
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Article On May 19, 2011, the NLRB had filed a complaint against Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc. The NLRB ruled that the agency violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it terminated five employees for “venting” after hours on Facebook about their jobs. The post included one employee’s complaint that a coworker didn’t feel she was working hard enough and another employee’s commiseration that she didn’t “have a life”. The NLRB stated that ““Employees have a protected right to discuss
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college Melody. We focus on a labor intensive industry, construction sector and a high tec industry, ICT sector, in terms of the competitive advantages, caz we find they teo have a lot in common, so our argument would be The Swedish institutional framework has uniform impact upon different firms and industries. A key character of Swedish Model is the collective agreement, in other words, Swedish government is less involved in labor relations, collaborated relation between employers and employees
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noticing one of the most growing trends in business, the outsourcing of jobs overseas. Due to its political and economical ramifications we witness numerous debates on the topic. Although it makes economical sense for companies to contract the cheapest labor, the movement of jobs to other countries presents an ethical dilemma. In this paper I will discuss the impact of outsourcing across cultures as well as the consequences faced by companies that decide to employ it. According to Credo reference (2004)
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DIVISIONS OF ECONOMICS AND LABOR ECONOMICS Insert name Insert institution Insert course Insert date Abstract Labor economics comprises the study of the factors affecting workers. Since all divisions of economics involve workers, it is prudent to evaluate their influence on labor economics and labor market for that matter. Consumption directly affects the supply of labor. If the workers experience an increase in their desire for consumption in relation to leisure, the labor supply curve will shift
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MGT/448 Global Business Strategies March 17, 2011 STRATEGIC ISSUES AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Nike is a worldwide global corporation that has its shoes manufactured on a contract basis in places like Asia, China, and Vietnam. Although it does not actually own any of the manufacturing locations, it has long been accused of having its products manufactured in facilities that exploit workers. Although Nike admits some wrongdoing in the manufacturing facilities of its contractors, it claims to have
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production via labor power. Men who constantly work in order to produce these necessities daily are slaves to themselves and to those who employ them. One without the other leaves man without life’s necessities; thus, leading to his demise. In Walden, Thoreau claims: . . . my townsmen, whose misfortune it is to have inherited farms, houses, barns, and cattle . . . Better if they had been born in the open pasture . . . might have seen with clearer eyes what field they were called to labor in (8). Castro
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