Ethnic Composition of LIUNA
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This 6 page paper provides an overview and history of this organization that includes a variety of laborers. Attention is paid to tunnel diggers. Ethnic composition is disused as well as alleged Mafia ties. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA 123tun.rtf

EU Convention 2003: New Treaty
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8 pages in length. Still a work in progress after several revisions of fundamental principles, the European Convention of 2003 continues to strike a balance between the history of a handful of countries that have enjoyed a "century-old constitutional continuity" (Koeck, 2002) and attempting to incorporate a newer, more diverse approach with those nations working toward making the EU a unified entity. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCEUnew.rtf

Evaluating Hazardous Work
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A 12 page that is divided into two separate but related parts. The first part discusses the design of an observation checklist for observing the safety precautions used by workers in a hazardous occupation. The checklist is first used for a worker in glass-blowing. The second part is the evaluation of five specific photographs, each of which is described, using the observation checklist, as it applies to each job. Recommendations for improvement are provided for each depiction of a worker. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGhazjb.wps

Exploitation of the Latino Population in the Food Industry
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A 5 page paper which discusses how the Latino population is treated in the food industry in this country. The information obtainable indicates that there is no solid proof of the exploitation of the Latino population in the food industry today. That, however, perhaps only indicates that in larger areas, or areas where Latinos know their legal rights, and places of employment that are large companies, such as McDonalds and Denny's, the Latino population is not exploited, but that such may well be the case in smaller areas where the Latino population is not large, or where the establishment is small and privately owned. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAexploit.wps

Fairness in Employment: The Merit Principle Verses Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
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A 4 page overview of the various considerations confronting the public sector employer in regard to hiring and promotion of employees. The author discusses such aspects as equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws. The contention is presented that a better approach in insuring fairness would be one where hiring and promotion is based on merit. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPempMrt.rtf

Fashion and the Role it Play's in Modernity:
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This 20 page paper defines fashion and also explores the philosphies of several different fashion experts. Furthermore, this paper analyzes how fashion plays an important role in "modernity", and corrlates this idea with the philosophies of the writers included. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: GSfashun.rtf

Fashion, Gender Distinction, and the Industrial Revolution
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A 14 page discussion of the contention that gender differentiation in both the public and private spheres became increasing exaggerated during the Industrial Revolution. The author describes the clothing of the time by decade and concludes that gender distinctions in terms of fashion were indeed exaggerated. Women's fashions would be more accurately described as flamboyant than practical, a distinction which in itself served to clearly distinguish them from the male gender. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPfashio.rtf

First Central Bank Of River City - Harvard Case Study
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An 8 page paper that discusses the legal and ethical issues of this case. The issue is the union attempting to organize employees of the bank. Actions are used as evidence for the legal and ethical issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGbnkhvd.rtf

Gender Wage Disparity in the U.S. Workforce
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A 12 page overview of the numerous factors that translate into wage disparity. Contending that many of these factors extend far back into history, the author provides a so-called "radical feminist" analysis of the issues and contrasts that analysis with a structural functionalist analysis. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPwrkPay.rtf

Graduate Students and Labor Union Organization
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This 7 page report discusses the issues associated with the fact that countless numbers of low-paid or even unpaid "professionals" who are employees of the university setting but who rarely receive either the same benefits or compensation as "real" employees. As a result, such students have begun to organize or try to organize unions to represent their unique needs and concerns. AN annotated bibliography lists and describes 6 sources.
Filename: BWgradun.rtf

Height as a Factor in Higher Salaries
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A 7 page paper assessing the value of conducting a study of the relationship between men's height and men's salaries. Numerous studies throughout the decade of the 1990s have establised a direct link between increased height and increased salary, a factor that may well be operational in the continued wage gap between men and women. The paper reviews the literature and provides suggestions for methodology and anticipated results. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KStallMen.wps

Hiring Jimmy Hoffa As A Negotiator
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A 10 page research paper which looks at Jimmy Hoffa's career as an expert negotiator. Hoffa, as president of the Teamsters' Union, wielded immense power throughout the 50s and 60s and up until his disappearance in 1975. The writer examines --hypothetically-- whether or not Jimmy Hoffa would make a good negotiator in today's political and economic atmosphere. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Hoffa.wps

How Stereotyping Leads to Discrimination in the Workplace
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A 5 page paper which discusses how stereotyping people by gender, sexual orientation, and age leads to at least some form of discrimination in the workplace. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAhowstre.wps

How unions can flourish under the capitalist model
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This 8 page paper explores various theories as they respect unions. Capitalism and communism are discussed. The paper supports both unionism and capitalism and makes recommendations as to how unions can flourish under the capitalist paradigm. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA506cap.rtf

Human Resource Analysis – Malaysia
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the country, including population, literacy rate, GDP, type of government, types of industries and general economic facts. The writer also discusses the issue of foreign workers, illegal immigration, wages, poverty factors, who may and may not participate in a trade union and other aspects of work in Malaysia. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGmlyhr.rtf

Human Resource Management And Industrial Relations
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This 14 page paper discusses human resource management, industrial relations and labor unions and begins with an introductory historical background of each and the impact of globalization. The relationship of human resource management and industrial relations is the next section, which begins with data about declining union membership and the possible reasons for this situation. Changes in the relationship between human resource management and industrial relations are explained and discussed. The shifting paradigms in each are also explained. The next section discusses the scientific management model, its use postwar and the incompatibility of this model with today's goals in industrial relations and human resource management. Saturn Corporation is used to exemplify a unique and successful partnership between management and labor where union members are an integral component in the management of the company. Finally, the writer discusses possible trends in both HRM and industrial relations and also comments on the need for balance. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PGhrmir.rtf

Immigration and Justice:
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This 10 page paper examines justice in relation to U.S. immigration policy. This paper highlights many specific examples that illustrate both justice and injustice in U.S. immigration policy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: GSImmjus.rtf