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Modern Labor Movement, 2002.
A look at the impact of globalization and immigration on the workforce through a review of "A New Labor Movement for the New Century", by Gregory Mantsios.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper addresses three specific questions involving the modern labor movement. These questions focus on the effects of globalization and immigration on the workforce, both domestic (USA) and foreign. The book, "A New Labor Movement for the New Century", by Gregory Mantsios shall act as a source for this paper.
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Women in the Labor Movement, 2004.
A look at the role of women and minorities in the history of the labor movement.
1,987 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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This paper outlines the historical development of the labor movement, especially focusing on role of women and minorities. It describes how women and minorities have suffered in the past and are presently still in process of being granted equal opportunity in labor.
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"The formation of gender and minority roles is prompted by changes or developments in economic conditions, and this can be seen in the way that different some cultures face problems with gender and minority status even though they are economically advanced countries. The economic status of individuals may not necessarily rid them off their stereotyped roles, as even today, as it was in the past, women and minorities still strive for equality in labor."
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American and Soviet Labor Movements, 1990.
This paper compares American and Soviet labor movements: History, development, ideology, economic issues and impact of perestroika.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, £ 54.95
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"The following is a comparative study of the American and Soviet labor movements. The fundamental goals of labor movements everywhere are the same--to improve the material and social conditions of life for the ordinary working people who make up the bulk of any nation's population. From their inceptions, however, the labor movements in the United States and Russia (originally the Czarist Russian Empire, now the Soviet Union) have differed widely.
Historical Background--Russia
n the beginning, in the nineteenth century, the Russian labor movement was an integral, if relatively undeveloped, part of the broader European labor movement. The European labor tradition, closely tied to socialist ideology and political ... "
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The Canadian Labour Movement, 2008.
An analysis of the challenges facing the Canadian Labour Movement.
2,103 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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The paper discusses how Canadian workers have been victimized for decades by a political economic system which protects business, trade and the financial community interests at the expense of workers. The paper discusses further how globalization has also weakened the Canadian unions. The paper maintains that for Canadian unions to become more effective, the Canadian public must wake up and realize that globalization is just another name for exploitation.
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"This dominance and control has been portrayed as the pursuit of policies which are in the best interests of all Canadians, and has been expressed through government and business support for the free market system and the neo-liberal policy of globalization. Unfortunately for millions of Canadian workers, government policy makers and businessmen interpret the free market system as a system dependent upon the ability of businesses to increase their profits. In their view, anything that diminishes the ability of Canadian businesses and corporations to expand their profit margins is harmful to the economy, and anything that enables Canadian businesses and corporations to maximize their profits is beneficial to the economy."
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Lessons for the Labor Movement, 2007.
An analysis of the history and development of labor and labor organizations in Canada.
1,059 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper discusses the positive and negative lessons that history can provide to today's unions and trade unions in Canada. It describes the influence that the state and the nature of the economy have on labor and labor organizations and their activities. The paper also discusses trade unions and their role, as well as other developments in the history of the labor movement. Finally the paper looks at fthe ree market economy and its implications in increasing job insecurity and wage and benefit rollbacks.
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"Free market economy increased job insecurity and wage and benefit rollbacks and continues to be the basis of today's economy in Canada. The labor movement of today is faced with these challenges as well as the relocation and closing down of many industrial plants and factories all over Canada. Also, today Canada's labor movement needs to have a broader agenda as it faces with all the challenges of the global economy as well as the effects of the decline of state intervention within the context of this new global economy. It also needs to recognize the cultural, social and ethnic diversity that makes up the Canadian workforce today. Additionally it has to become concerned with the status of part-time and temporary employees whose number is increasing steadily, as many employers are cutting out full-time jobs with full benefits."
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Poverty and the Labor Movement in American Industrialization, 2005.
Examines social problems and movements during the time of American industrialization (early 1800s).
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, £ 55.95
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This paper focuses on poverty during the labor movement of American industrialization in the early 1800s. It discusses the research which indicates that poverty was in abundance during this era for those in slavery, as well as for women and immigrants. The paper further discusses how society treated these different groups, and how poverty was both forced into their lives, and was a consistent way of life.
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"Early American industrialization found a growing change in the ability of America to manufacture goods. Yet, with this growth workers sought improved labor conditions, increased pay, and an opportunity to achieve a better life. T. S. Ashton addresses this issue in his book, The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1839, in which he contends that without the inventions that created a world of mass production there would have been no reason for the labor movement to begin (76). Ashton also states that those inventions relied on labor to produce goods, and that the labor is what made manufacturers, such as Robert Peel, wealthy - while at the same time ensuring that the bulk of the workers remained poor. This research establishes the issue of poverty within the labor movement, and further expresses that poverty was not confined to one observed group of people."
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Labor Reparations Movement, 2005.
Analysis of an article on the value of the reparations movement in the U.S.
872 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 21.95
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This paper examines and analyzes K.J. Carillo's article, "Reparations Movement Looks to Gain from Bush's Goree Island Slip" about what can be gained for the reparations movement in the United States after President Bush admitted that the United States was mindful of the past wrongs it had committed in enslaving stolen people from Africa.
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"However, Carrillo does more than simply focus on the "residual value" gained by the reparations movement from what she terms as a slip on President Bush's part. For, she also takes great pains to place in context the significance of Goree Island's notorious "Door of No Return." Carrillo achieves this through descriptions that bring alive the horrors of a place that had witnessed, "human beings...delivered and sorted and weighed and branded with the marks of commercial enterprises and loaded as cargo on a voyage without return." Indeed, Carrillo is unsparing in her efforts to describe the anguish suffered by slaves in societies that prospered by their unpaid labor, while remaining indifferent to their plight."
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Early Labor Movement, 2004.
Traces the rise of labor unions in the United States.
1,235 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper looks at the deplorable labor conditions that existed during the Industrial Revolution and the labor unions that were organized in response to those conditions. The paper looks at the economic depression, dangerous working conditions, and low wages that created a crisis between workers and management Also examined are some of the tactics used by both sides in an effort to gain the upper hand and the eventual resolution of the conflict.
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"The new industrial labor introduced workers and businesses alike to a new world--literally. Workers who were used to planning their days and jobs around the rising and setting sun, were now adjusting to working by the clock. Workers also had to adjust to being paid by the hour and also had to adjust to the pace of their work being set by machinery. Economic depressions and dangerous working conditions coupled with low wages created a crisis that workers and management alike had to face and deal with. This crisis would not come easily nor would it come painlessly, but the industrial revolution could not be stopped and it was up to man to work with the system and create something that would work on both sides of the assembly line."
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Labor Movement in Mexico, 1994.
An examination of the evolution in the 20th century including the role of the 1910 Revolution, politics, leadership, reform, unions, strikes, government opposition and the impact of NAFTA.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, £ 43.95
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"The Mexican labor movement began 10 year before the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The Constitution of 1917 embodied the aims of the Revolution by revising land ownership, by drafting a labor code, and by curtailing the power of the Roman Catholic Church..
In its effort to modernize the country, the Diaz regime--the government in power before the Revolution--embarked on a radically new agrarian policy. Joining ranks with local hacendados, it launched a campaign of large-scale expropriation of village lands and political subordination.. The regions most affected by this new policy were central and southern Mexico, first, because increased market production and new railroads had caused land values there to increase, and second, because most free villages were concentrated there. Initially, the campaign proved successful to the government, for..."
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Free Trade and The Free Movement of Labor, 1999.
This paper debates the question, do free trade and the free movement of labor exist, and if so, can they bring about prosperity for all.
1,955 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper looks at ways in which the first world protects itself from the advantages the third world, by creating a distortion of market forces. It illustrates how political issues are as important as economics issues within the world trade system. This paper examines the rules of economic theory, specifically the free movement of capital investments and the free movement of labor.
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"Over the past three decades, a remarkable internationalisation of the world economy has taken place. Key aspects of this process are free trade and the mobility levels of labour. In an attempt to integrate developing economies into the globalisation process, agencies such as the World Bank and the IMF promote free market ideological policies to poorer countries, sometimes making the implementation of such policies a condition of receiving financial aid. This, they argue, will increase prosperity and levels of development. But do the concepts of free trade and the free movement of labour really exist, let alone increase prosperity? Here we shall examine what these two concepts mean in practice, what their impact on prosperity is, and why objections have been raised towards this kind of liberalisation."
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The Marketplace, Division of Labor, and Modern Culture, 2002.
Discusses the importance of the marketplace and the division of labor to the creation of modern culture.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 61.95
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Summary: Without the Development of the Marketplace and the Division of Labor, Our Modern Notion of Culture Would Have Been Inconceivable. Culture needs the development of the marketplace and the division of labor, but capitalism can only develop along cultural lines.
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Labour's Labor, 2006.
A review of an article discussing the impact and damage of WWII on the British economy.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper discusses how following World War II, the British economy, its social structures, and its infrastructure, were all considerably damaged by the years of war over the European continent. Unions, as Dorfman points out, entered the post-World War II era as one of the nation's policy focal points in what would otherwise have been a political vacuum (par.1). It further discusses how in the decades following the war, Unions provided the citizenry, in the form of workers, with adequate representation within the structures of government and ensured that many policies and programs were enacted that would ensure not only work related rights and assurance but also social programs. The Unions within Britain for three decades held considerable sway over policy decisions as well as policy formulation.
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History of Labor Unions, 2002.
A history of the labor movement in America from post World War Two to the present day.
2,265 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper explores the history of the labor unions in America, from the end of World War Two. The paper discusses a number of important events and issues relating to the labor movement and labor unions including the "Taft-Hactley Act", "Operation Dixie", the steel industry crisis and the "Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959". After describing these events and their history, the paper takes a look at current trends in the labor movement and offers a general conclusion on the importance of the labor unions in the U.S.
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"As the wartime controls were relaxed after the War, the labor unions resumed their pent-up struggle for higher wages and better living conditions and the country witnessed a massive post-war strike wave. In the first, largest and longest postwar strike (November 1945 to March 1946), the United Automobile Workers Union under the umbrella of the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) demanded that the General Motors Corp. should increase wages without increasing prices. The strike influenced later bargaining trends in which labor unions won contracts containing provisions for automatic wage increases on the basis of rises in the cost of living."
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"The Limits of Labour", 2002.
A summary of David Bright's "The Limits of Labour: Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929".
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 42.95
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David Bright's "The Limits of Labour: Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929" reflects the new generation of Canadian labour studies. It analyzes the diversity of working class culture in Calgary and cleavages within the working class during the earliest phase of industrialization in Calgary. It dismisses the traditional notion that Calgary's labour movement was ethnically homogenous and conservative.
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