The 1997 Teamster strike against UPS was not simply a victory‚ but a smashing victory for the US working class and therefore offers many valuable lessons for today’s labor militants‚ both with respect to the strategic orientation and the day-to-day tactics. UPS is a “Fortune 500” company‚ meaning it is one of the most profitable in the nation‚ boasting of a $1.15 billion profit margin prior to the strike. In 1992‚ the workforce was evenly divided between full-time and part-time workers‚ but by 1996
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| | |The Right to Strike | |Mini Case 3 | Seven of the employer’s 11 concrete truck drivers
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Strike action A strike is a collective withdrawal of labour by employees. Under such action‚ employees refuse to perform all work‚ not just selected duties. Strikes are usually‚ but not always‚ organised by a union. The purpose of a strike is to pressure an employer (or other third party) into complying with particular demands or refraining from doing something. Under the federal Fair Work Act 2009 strike action may be ’protected action’ if undertaken during a bargaining period for an enterprise
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The Ethical Implications of the Current Government Drone Strike Polices 8/1/12 Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) first made their appearance in 1919 when Elmer Sperry‚ who also invented the gyroscope and autopilot‚ attacked a captured German ship with the first UAV loaded down to with explosives(("U.s. army unmanned‚" 2010). At the time this was a revolutionary weapon‚ but if we fast forward 80 years from the time of that experiment‚ UAVs became a common and prolific part of the modern battlefield
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In 1997‚ a group of college kids gave birth to something that would become a world renowned phenomenon‚ Counter-Strike. Counter-Strike is an online‚ team based‚ first person shooter. In this game‚ the two teams (terrorists and counter-terrorists) face off against one another using various team-specific weapons and attempt to gain victory by completing team specific objectives. The counter-terrorists must rescue hostages‚ protect V.I.P.’s‚ and protect bomb sites from the terrorists. While the
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PATCO Strike Andrea Leak Webster University Abstract This research paper will inspect one of the most important events in the late twentieth century within the United States labor history. It has transformed the labor relations development to altitudes. President Ronald Reagan‚ in 1981 dismissed of approximately eleven thousand employees of the Professional Air Traffic Controller Organization (PATCO). It stood out as an event of unmatched worth during the labor decline era. The PATCO strike
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Is the New Economical 3D Printer Phenomenon Worth It? Is it not astonishing that 3D printing technology was founded in 1981‚ while solid ink printing was founded 5 years after that. 3D printing which seems to be very futuristic and revolutionary today‚ was founded a long time ago‚ even before the solid ink printing. The only reason why 3D printing is viewed as revolutionary today‚ is because it has been through a lot of innovation throughout the years. Yet again‚ a revolution has occurred through
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In the movie Philadelphia we are introduced to a touchy subject in which the main character Andy has AIDS. When talking about HIV or AIDS we tend to push it all to the side. All people are not accustomed to hearing or mentioning AIDS let alone coming into contact to someone with AIDS. In this movie you can get a sense of fear people have when they see Andy knowing he has this disease. Even his employer showed discrimination towards him because of his illness. Unfortunately our society tends to
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my decision to move towards to postponement of Product Differentiation. The decision regarding the postponement strategy is of very strategic importance to future growth of HP. I recommend full review of inventory management system for desk jet printers & design a strategy to implement processes leading to postponement of product differentiation‚ in order to reduce inventory imbalance & satisfy customer demands. The short term strategy will include recalculation of safety stock‚ reorder points
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An examination of Philadelphia during the World War II years (1939-1945) reveals that the city of brotherly love even though still deeply divided racially‚ socially‚ and politically could come together as a united front to help support war efforts during World War II. Prior to World War II‚ Philadelphia was a thriving city looking to validate its economic importance in America. Industrialization had transformed the city’s ecological environment as well as the city’s economic and social outlook
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