Affairs…………………………………..……………62 Department of Defense……………………………...……….………………...71 Federal Prisons………………………………………………………………….90 Social Security Administration ……………………………………….…...…103 National Guard/Reserve Technicians ………………………...……….……108 D.C. Workers’ Issues …………………...……………………………..…..…117 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ……………………..……...120 Another Manufactured Crisis: What’s Next in the Fiscal Showdown? Background At the beginning of January, President Obama signed a tax deal
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Starbucks has had to comply with government-mandated participation in collective-bargaining agreements in Brazil and Argentina. The company has also clashed with workers who tried unsuccessfully to organize in Europe and New Zealand, and it has battled with unionized workers in North America, where 300 employees are members of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union. Chile, which Starbucks entered in 2003, is the only country where Starbucks operates with a sizeable union presence. Roughly a third of the company's
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pertaining to a person’s place on the occupational ladder” (279). By classifying people as blue, pink, or white collar, Rose contends that society makes certain assumptions about each group. White collar workers with college degrees are seen as the most intelligent, while pink and blue collar workers are seen as less intelligent. Although many believe that college helps to level the playing field when it comes to social inequality, Murray, Owen and Sawhill, and Rose are not among those
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In response to the rapid industrialization western farmers retaliated politically with the birth of the Populist Party while urban industrial workers responded to industrialization with the formation of labor unions and
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In the article “Blue-Collar Brilliance” by Mike Rose, the author argues that jobs that do not require a large amount of formal education, still require a certain kind of intelligence. Rose shares his mother’s and uncle’s experiences as blue-collar workers and his study to support his claim. Rose introduces the article sharing stories about his mother, Rosie, experience working as a waitress, “she’d sequence and group task: what could she do first, then second, then third as she circled through her
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“Blue-Collar Brilliance”by Mike Rose, discusses the importance of blue-collar workers, also the skills and intelligence of blue-collar workers. Rose discusses his mother in this article, and how hard she worked, and how she operated as a waitress at a diner. Rose also explains how his Uncle Joe worked his way up to being a manager for General Motors after dropping out of high school in the ninth grade. He even discusses how he didn't think getting an education was important until his last year
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Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) is a single product brewing and local distribution company based in West Virginia. It was founded by Guntar Prangel who reformulated an old family brew recipe, resulting in a flavorful bitter tasting beer that was launched as Mountain Man Lager or West Virginia Beer. This signature product went on to claim a reputable market share for an independent family owned brewery, in the East Central region of United State by 1960s.The company developed a brand image and
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David Graeber likes to say that he had three goals for the year: promote his book, learn to drive, and launch a worldwide revolution. The first is going well, the second has proven challenging, and the third is looking up. Graeber is a 50-year-old anthropologist—among the brightest, some argue, of his generation—who made his name with innovative theories on exchange and value, exploring phenomena such as Iroquois wampum and the Kwakiutl potlatch. An American, he teaches at Goldsmiths, University
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Living in Hampton VA. Differs from Living in Newsoms, VA. By Christopher G. Evans Professor Diana Martin English 93-O1W 09 March 2013 OUTLINE Thesis: Living in Hampton, VA. Differs from living in Newsoms, VA. in environment, people, and cost of living. I. First, they differ in environment. A. Hampton 1. Variety of structure 2. Scenery 3. Atmosphere B. Newsoms 1. Variety
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Case Analysis, Week 2 Scott Tsai Global Issues in Business 3/16/2013 Professor Brandon Hamilton Devry University Abstract The following is based on my responses regarding case analysis on Chapter 2 Case Analysis of the text book. Case Analysis: Chapter 5, Question 6 (a, b, and c), pages 194 and 176. 1. Summary a. In this section, you should summarize the case in one paragraph. The idea of achieving cost-saving among Corporate America is taking shape in the form of job outsourcing
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