Labor Essays

The defeat of the open shop lobby was the catalyst to the union upsurged in Los Angeles during in the mid-to-late 1930’s. It opened the opportunity for a plethora of specific and general forms of labor organizations to directly appeal and apply to various groups. The unique ability for the …

Identify the person(s) who came up with the idea “gains from division of labor.” Adam Smith (1723-1790) who was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Define “division of labor.” Division of labor is the term used when complex production process is broken down into a number simple task, each of which is …

Origins of Slavery in North American             An empty ship cargo, except for 20 or more Africans aboard, of a Dutch ship was headed for Jamestown one late summer (PBS 2007).   The slaves were originally aboard a Spanish ship but they were sold to the Dutch in exchange for food. …

The industrialization and mechanization which took place in United States between 1845 and 1900 gave rise to big businesses and monopolies. This also resulted in the concentration of industrial capital and power into few hands. Although labor played an important role in this process of industrialization and emergence of big …

Slavery, the practice of being possessed by someone as a labor force or for his personal needs, was a ubiquitous workforce in nearly every part of the world. Slaves served as the propelling engine behind the Southern labor force for a long time. These African-Americans first arrived in ships from …

A collective bargaining process generally consists of four types of activities- distributive bargaining, integrative bargaining, attitudinal restructuring and intra-organizational bargaining. Srivastava,(2007) states the following types collective bargaining Distributive bargainingIt involves haggling over the distribution of surplus. Under it, the economic issues like wages, salaries and bonus are discussed. In distributive …

Martinez Company has decided to introduce a new product. The new product can be manufactured by either a capital-intensive method or a labor-intensive method. The manufacturing method will not affect the quality of the product. The estimated manufacturing costs by the two methods are as follows. Capital-Intensive Labor-Intensive Direct materials …

The Employer has the responsibilities of provide public liability insurance, safe workplace, appropriate training, observe employees contract and procedures to protect relationship with employees. Observe employment law and codes of practice and duty of care to employees. Adhere to EU directives. The employers have the responsibility to meet all the …

“CHILD LABOR” INTRODUCTION Today, throughout the world, around 215 million children work, many full-time. They do not go to school and have little or no time to play. Many do not receive proper nutrition or care. They are denied the chance to be children. More than half of them are …