The Pullman Strike: The U.S went through a serious depression in the late 1800’s‚ promoting wage cuts and layoffs. Many strikes and uprisings occurred at this time. Unfair treatment by employers was one of the main causes that led to the majority of strikes and uprisings. They usually ended when the government intervened and stopped the workers from boycotting. One of the major strikes occurred in Pullman‚ Chicago. George Pullman founded the town‚ Pullman‚ for the workers who manufactured the
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and the same applies to Canadian history as well. There have been many events that have had an impact on Canadian history and the Winnipeg General Strike is one of such events that have made an impact on Canadian history. The Winnipeg General Strike happened on May 1‚ 1919‚ when members from the Winnipeg building-trade union went on a strike due to their employers refusing to negotiate a wage increase (Colyer & Co.‚ 2010). It has positively impacted Canada socially‚ politically and economically
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One of the main problems with strikes was that the unions and strikers were seen as the cause of the problems between employers and employees rather than the real issues. Because of this basic opinion when strikes turned violent or very disruptive‚ the unions were blamed. The blaming of the unions was part of the reason that two major unions quickly declined after an unsuccessful strike. Different strikes were centered on different causes that the workers and unions were fighting towards. The
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Workers Should Not Have the Right to Strike Firefighters‚ police‚ teachers‚ and even trash collectors all play important roles in our world. Without these public service workers‚ our communities would not be the same as they are now. For the benefit of our communities‚ public service workers should not have the right to strike. When workers go on strike they don’t go to work for as long as it takes for them to get what they want. For certain jobs‚ if they go on strike they can affect people that they
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avert strikes which could disrupt thousands of travellers. Members plan to walk out for four separate five-day strikes as part of a bitter dispute over cost-cutting plans. The first strike will begin on 18 May‚ ending on 22 May‚ with further strikes planned on 24 May‚ 30 May and 5 June. But the union said BA could still prevent the walk-outs if it opened what it called "meaningful negotiations". The dates were announced on Monday. World Cup The newly-announced industrial action has
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kinds of industrial action within the workplace Industrial action usually happens when a dispute in the workplace can’t be resolved through negotiation. There are many forms of industrial action such as: strike Where workers refuse to work for the employer‚ 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
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How far was the government to blame for the general strike of 1926? The general strike took place in 1926; It had lasted 9 days from 4 May 1926 to 13 May 1926. It was called by the general council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British government to act to prevent wage reduction and worsening conditions for coal miners. There are many reasons for the causes of the General strike including; the government‚ the TUC; Coal mines and the return of the gold
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The Homestead Strike of 1892 By: Industrial Relations Homestead is located on the Monogahela River eight miles from Pittsburgh. In 1892 the town had a population of about 12‚000 people. In 1880 it had a population of about 600 people. The town evolved around the Carnegie mills. With out the steel mill the town would have little existence. The mill property covered 600 acres of the 600 acres 37 of that is covered with varies buildings. The mills facilities were lighted by electricity which
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the most important cause of the General Strike of 1926? There were many factors in the lead up to the strike of 1926 which could be blamed for causing it. However it is argued Government mismanagement is the most important cause due to the fact that it had such a significant impact because it was a continual cause and that it could be blamed as a trigger for the start of it. One of these factors that could be classed as a cause for the General Strike of 1926 is the infamous coal owners. In
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Essay question; why has strike activity increased recently compared with the past? Reasons of Latest Strike Actions Strike can be defined as work stoppage that means concerted refusal or employees to do work that their employer has assigned to them so as to force the employer to grant certain demanded concessions such as‚ increased wages or improved employment condition1 but‚ work stoppage is generally undesirable option for both employees and employers. The reasons for that employee are not
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