Essays on Unions

Q. 1. A. To calculate nominal, real, and GDP deflator, the following equations were used. Nominal (NGDP = Quantity (year) X Price (year), while real GDP) can be expressed as (RGDP = Nominal / Deflator), and GDP deflator can be expressed as (GDPD = Nominal / Real GDP X 100%). Therefore; (See Table 1.) B. For multiple items, calculating CPI requires a weighed average of the commodity price. In this sense, the prices of listed items were calculated as (Average = Bread price +TV Sets + etc. / 5) for each year. After which, the CPI was calculated using the equation (CPI of Multi ...

The fundamental reason people join trade unions is to get the opportunity to fight against the greed of Capitalism. Left to entrepreneurs and members of the elite, everything will be turned into a tool for their personal enrichment to the detriment of the greater good in society – like welfare, workers and other stakeholders. In line with this, trade unions play a significant role in limiting Capitalist greed. In spite of this, trade unionism is declining and fewer young people are willing to join these unions in all major countries around the globe. The purpose of this letter is to ...

Introduction

Bank typology has grown more complex as more formerly niche banking services gain greater customer bases, encouraging different banks to shift focus from the traditional retail banking format to a more complex and specialized arrays of banking services. Moreover, large banks, particularly multinational companies, maintain their retail operations while serving non-retail accounts, such as businesses, investors, and purely online customers (Pritchard, 2016). Further, certain organizations offer banking-like services to its members, such as credit unions and savings and loans associations (S&Ls). Thus, to manage this typological complexity, this explorative paper covers only primary forms described in its most typical ...

The workplace is considered as the best place to promote the health and well-being. The reason is that; there is a large elderly population that can be reached by the health messages. Research shows, 45 percent of the workforce come from groups that are traditionally hard to get the health messages and proper diets (Johansson, & Partanen, 2002). The groups come from low socio-economic areas thus disadvantaged with health messages. Following many statistics showing that these populations are at risk of developing diseases like diabetes, stroke, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, the stakeholders have an interest in health status well-being of ...

Having a job is very important to many individuals, especially because of the difficult economic times that we are living in today. At the same time, though, another reason why getting an efficient job can be difficult, is because of the state of the economy as well. As Donald Trump mentioned during his debate with Hillary Clinton recently, American’s economy is a bubble at the moment, and one slip could end up causing a recession, like what has happened in 2008. However, it is also important to mention that as the years have gone by, the economy continues ...

It is worth mentioning that the primary objective of unions is to represent employees in matters regarding welfare, pay, and benefits. However, it is hard to achieve a collective agreement due to different factors between employers and worker. Economically, unions negotiate higher pay for their members. The pay rise lowers the profit earned by the employers. Consequently, the business owners are forced to increase prices of their products (Oswald, 1985). On the same note, legal factors also affect negotiations as there exist some statutes that affect the negotiation process. For this reason, the unions and employers must make sure ...

Compensation strategy of an organization is essential in ensuring a competitive advantage over rivals. In the contemporary business world, companies face increasing pressure to offer high-quality products and services. Compensation strategy is important to employees and employers. Workers often depend on salaries, wages, as well as benefits for income provision. Compensation practices differ in various companies. Managing compensation is a primary mechanism for decisions in the job market. Proper compensation management is crucial in improving organizational performance. Most companies adopt compensation strategies that enable employees to produce high-quality work. Companies such as Baker Hughes have a strategy aligned with ...

Trade unions, as well as industrial actions, can be dated back to the industrial revolution in the eighteenth century. Notably, labor unions are organizations that have been set up by workers in particular professions to enable them to achieve common goals. Several issues are usually addressed by the groups, including protection of the rights of the workers, improving working conditions for the workers, increasing the remuneration and benefits of the employees, and enhancing welfare among many other issues (Heckscher & Carré, 2006). In other words, trade unions exist for the sake of the workers. Members use the unions to discuss ...

Gebelhoff (2016) points out that around 10% of U.S. workers were union members in 2013. Thus, only a small fraction of employees discuss their wages with employers. Gebelhoff (2016) notes that there were 35% of labor unions in America in 1945, however nowadays the number is a tiny one, and the Europe significantly differs in this aspect. Unionized labor is not prevalent, since the manufacturing sector is not popular anymore. The lack of labor unions in the United Stated of America is related to the growth of economic and political inequality as well as lack of progress in terms ...

Negotiating and the Collective Bargaining Process

Part 1 Leadership Management Partnership (LMP) The purpose of Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions (LMP)’s was to develop a joint strategy to develop organizational change and environment of continuous learning and improvement. In addition, it is linked to the involvement of employees in decision making. It is considered the largest and longest-operating partnership in the U.S. (Labor Management Partnership, 2017).

Union Name and Type of Union

One of the 28 unions in the partnership was United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 7, Professional and Health Care Division. As described earlier, the union was a local union just like other 27 ...

Introduction

Under the social contract theories of Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, it was stated that initially a human being lived in the society without any government and there was no law to control his actions. As a result, various unions were formed to secure and defend individual’s rights, since lack of government and laws resulted in injustice and problems within the society. These unions aimed to protect individual’s life and property, and to make sure that his rights are not being violated. The authority or the government was formed under the unity called Pactum unionist and subjections ...

Difference between an Employee and Independent Contractor

Courts use various tests to differentiate between an employee and independent contractor and such tests include a contract of service, control tests, multiple factor test and integration test. A contract of service means that the person has a contract of employment with an organization while a control test refers to the control exercised by the employer on employees. Independent contractors do not enter into a contract of agreement nor does the employer have control over them. Integration test means that the employee is an essential part of the organization, which is not the case in independent contractors (Klandermans, Hesselink, & ...

Introduction

An organization is regarded as an entity that is made up of people with a collective objective and is connected to the external environment. Hence, a business organization is a group of people collaborating to achieve a commercial objective (Handy, 2005). Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japan based auto manufacturing company with its headquarters in Toyota, Aichi. The company was ranked as the 13th largest in the world in terms of their revenue. It was the largest automotive manufacturer in 2010 ahead of the Volkswagen group and the general motors in terms of their production. The Toyota motor company ...

Operations Plan for Wedding Management

Wedding Planning and Management business is part of an Event Management Business. Event Management business is gaining popularity because of the growing culture of getting better experiential service during celebration of any event as well as the willingness to spend on novel experiences. This paper discusses the operational plan of a Wedding Management start up business which pursues the mission of extending a memorable experience to its customers.

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

The Operation strategy outlines the plan for starting and developing the business in such a way that it aligns with the mission, vision and core values of the organization. An operations ...

Introduction

Although stress has been found to be normal in some workplaces, excessive stress has been identified as one of the factors that interfere with employee performance and productivity (Interactive, 2011). Additionally, workplace stress affects the emotional and physical health of individuals. Predominantly, the personal ability to manage stress contributes significantly to success in work. Thus, although it is difficult to manage everything in the workplace environment, it does not necessarily mean that one cannot control his or her stress in various workplace situations. Stress in the workplace is not always bad. When an individual is in a comfort zone, ...

Introduction

The unionization of the work force can be observed as early as the 1800s, during the time when the industrial revolution was spreading quickly across Europe and the United States. These labor unions, however, are not permanently established organizations. Rather, these are employees who temporarily group themselves when employment issues arise in order to gain leverage in bargaining with their employers (Murray, n.d., p. 2). Among the major issues that bring employees together according to scholars are improvement of working conditions, wages and job security; issues that are still relevant in the contemporary labor setting across all industries (Cengage ...

Thesis Statement: Although progressives responded to the ills of inner cities and working-class immigrants with significant reforms, they mostly failed to address the horrors of Jim Crow rule in the South. The first set of reforms, which sought to curb the social problems that plagued the United States during the Progressive Era, revolved around an understanding of the communities as a key component in providing the necessary solutions. According to Eric Foner, part of the changes encompassed improving the democratic government by not only “weakening the power of city bosses” but also giving the ordinary citizens more influence on ...

Schools of thought have different views regarding labor unions. The mainstream economics school of thought view on labor unions can be said to be negative. It takes unions as a collective with other interventions in the market such as government intervention. It perceives unions to influencing the supply of labor negatively. This is because its views competitive markets as being perfect thus unions hinder the supply of labor. Additionally, its provisions reveal that the relationship between the employees and the organizations is perfect. This means that unsatisfied employees can leave or the employer can allow the employees to go ...

The advancement into globalization raises a controversial discussion about political and economic systems. By its nature, globalization implies setting a singular standard in various aspects of society, like politics, economics, technology, regulations, employment, etc. (Tregakis and Brewster, 2006). While convergence towards a common political and economic system is encouraged by structures such as European Union, which weakens trade barriers, the cultural patterns, the timing of industrialization, the nature of the dominant industries, the density of population or the disparity between rich and poor count as factors of divergence (Ashraf and Galor, 2007). As a result, two most common economic ...

The institutional affiliation

Conflicts in the labor-management relations have been always one of the major topics for discussions in the working environment. No matter what the source of the conflict is, there are certain tactics serving to overcome them. Collective bargaining is considered by many as the most desirable tactic for the conflict solution. It is nothing but negotiations between management and the employees in terms of wages, working hours, unfair corporate policy, working conditions, and/or general duties (Metcalf, 2017). The negotiations require one or several representatives who are leading the process on behalf of the management and the working personnel. Bargaining ...

The Haymarket Affair was the consequence of the event that took place on May 4, 1886, in Chicago and was a part of the labor movement for the eight-hour workday. It started peacefully and ended in blood after somebody threw the dynamite at the policemen who tried to prevent the riot. The Haymarket Affair played a crucial part in the failure of the achievements of American working unions. This paper aims to discuss the main roots and results of the Haymarket Affair for American workers between the Civil War and the end of the nineteenth century. How and why ...

IFE Matrix and EFE Matrix of Southwest Airlines

IFE Matrix and EFE Matrix of Southwest Airlines

Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix (IFE Matrix) and External Factor Evaluation Matrix (EFE Matrix) are strategic management tools for evaluating and identifying the internal and external strength and weaknesses of Southwest Airlines.

IFE Matrix

EFE Matrix LA2 Southwest Airlines is a U.S airline organization that is world’s largest lower cost carrier company. It has offered the valuable services to the customer and mostly serving the customers in the domestic country. I have found one major strength that it has experienced fast growth in its operations. The company was begun in 1967 and continuously ...

Introduction

Within the industry of human resource management, the roles of being an effective strategic partner and an employee champion, or an employee advocate are considered to be mutually exclusive. However, this could be a form of identity crisis throughout the organization because the HR operations may need the company to be a strategic business partner, however, it always will cause a form of conflict to be considered an advocate for the employees of the company Collins & Smith, 2006). For instance, the human resource manager primary focus is to maximize the full capacity of human capital that would strategically be ...

The latest global financial crisis of 2007-2008 years was merely forecasted or expected. Furthermore, no one could predict that it will actually start from the collapse of the real estate and later financial markets of the United States. By that time, globalization processes have occupied not only trade and service industry, but also labor, financial and banking segments. In the modern world, globalization is inevitable, due to fast spread of the information, constant movements of the human resources, development of the international companies, emergence of new economic and trade unions, etc. Definitely, globalization opens new horizons and helps to ...

National Labor Relations Act

Line managers need to take into account that interference with unions and collective actions by employees is illegal hence the legal obligation to give employees the right to express their grievances. Line managers need to understand that it is illegal to discriminate against employees who take part in collective activities since such interference interferes with the freedom of employees at their work place and are also common causes of conflicts. Line managers should also give employees the right to file against unfair labor practices since such actions are in line with the need to improve the workers’ well-being. It ...

As Human Resources Manager, Care Concerns Pty Ltd (CC), explain the implications of the level of supply and demand in the labour market in the recruitment and retention of;

Registered Nurses Human resource management (HRM) demands from the manager to keep a keen eye on the demand and supply of its niche market. The equation is very clear regarding GPs and RNs. The demand exceeds the supply for GPs in the 15 facilities of CC, while the opposite is true for RNs. For professional, stable and satisfactory recruitment it is recommended to not just react to the supply and ...

Introduction

Lumenpulse first ventured into business in the year 2006 with its headquarters in Canada. Their main business agenda was to design and manufacture lighting fixtures and related accessories, electronics and technologies for household and industrial interiors and exteriors decors (Lumenpulse, n.d). Over the years, the company has achieved significant growth and quite impressive recognition. To sustain its market share and maximize on its competitive edge, Lumenpulse has resorted into developing and implementing the latest and modest technologies and innovations to enable offer clients long-lasting and above standard lighting fixtures. All this is achievable formulating and executing a sound training ...

Question/Problem Definition

In a global and competitive world of corporation, each organization aims to acquire a significant share of market and earn lucrative profits from loyal customers. On the contrary, the customers want products and services from organizations that ensure their quality at least possible price. In order to produce and deliver a quality product and/or service to the customers, it is important to have an in-depth customer orientation and standardization in production processes. The two aspects need a strong synchronization with the organizational culture and strategic decision-making. Organizations need to sustain a strong compliance with quality guidelines and factors that ...

Problem Statement

There are a number of reasons, defined by the ethical as well as the economic and the political scenes, for the non-diminishing interest in addressing the gap between the rich and the poor. "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer" is an aphorism, which outlines the major views on economic inequality and the criticism, seen in academic and business literature, towards the philosophy of free market and capitalism in general. One of the principal works, laying the foundation for the discussion, is the work by Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014), who places the idea ...

It is necessary to consider welfare of employees, their salaries or wages, pensions, benefits, and administration of contracts of employees in accordance with their grievances in order to allow employees to work in most effectual manner. However, this is also essential for ensuring satisfaction of employees. Union movement started in Canada as there was fight for wage cut, workers were discriminated, and labor conflict was increasing because of arrival of immigrants from Ireland, Britain, and Scotland, who became involved in the crowd behavior for protesting alleged injustices of employers. Further, in 1990s, variations in trade agreements, economic system, and ...

The chapter under consideration is the Chapter 5, Financial Services: Savings Plans and Payment Accounts. The chapter gives to the reader five important aspects that contribute to the understanding of the personal finances. 1. The first aspect is the selection and use of the available financial services in the market and the factors that influence the decision to select a specific financial service. The selection of the financial service depends on of the needs of the client and the convenience of fees and conditions. One of the financial services is the availability of cash. The cash is the most ...

Introduction/Problem Statement

Despite much hullabaloo on women's equality and empowerment, it is not yet ascertained that the fairer sex is considered as equal when it comes to employment. Four decades after the enactment of Equal Pay Act, research finds that the salary of female bosses runs 35 percent short of their male colleagues. Statistics galore revealing the wage differential across occupations and industries. By contrast, critics on the 'right' opine that the pay gap is just a 'myth' as women deserve to get paid less because they work in less demanding jobs than male counterparts. Obviously, the issue carries much heft ...

The Canadian workforce has experienced significant positive changes since the introduction of workers unions under the industrial relations (IR) movement. Unions are defined as employees' associations formed with the objective of enhancing their powers to deal with employers. Unions have a primary function of handling grievances and collective bargaining, but they also perform other important functions for the benefit of both the employee and the employer. Unions work under the rules and regulations of industrial relations, which define various rates of union membership. The study of employees’ unions in the Canadian workforce has played a significant role in understanding ...

The term liberal refers to the process of supporting proposals for reforms, opening up to new ideas in pursuit of progress, and being accommodative of people’s ideas and behaviours, which can simply be regarded as being broad-minded. Classical liberalism, on the other hand, has been described as the notion that government engagement in matters of the economy within the marketplace does not serve to promote growth. In that, the market alone can be depended upon to regulate the economy by seeing to it that effective business people prosper while ineffective business people sublime. Therefore, the law of demand ...

Introduction

Business organization has a central goal of profit maximization and increase in their productivity at the least possible cost. As a result, employers oftentimes tend to do everything it takes to get what they want. This includes subjecting employees to undue work pressure and probably denying them of certain benefits. Too often than not, this creates an unrest and conflict in the workplace which in turn affects the productivity of the employees. This is where labor unions, also known as trade unions come in the workplace environment. The sole purpose of labor unions is to act as a middleman ...

Introduction

Labor relations involve an ongoing relationship between an employer and a union member or groups of employees. Typically, labor relations involve interactions between the management of a company and unions who represent groups of employees. This is a memo to XYZ Company which is facing a union organizing campaign. The memo will be in two parts. The first part will focus on the fundamental elements of unionized workplaces. The second part will discuss how to deal with union-organizing campaigns and what management must and must not do.

Section A: Difference between Union-Free Environment and Unionized Environment

Many employers view unionization as a threat. This is because the simplistic ...

Racial tension was one of the imminent issues after the First World War. The Red Summer of 1919 entails the various race riots that took place for approximately five months. The term Red Summer was coined by James Weldon, who was an author and civil rights activist. It is worth noting that the riots took place in several cities in the United States, but the most affected states were Washington, Chicago, as well as Elaine. This period marked tremendous changes for Blacks in the United States. Many people in the affected states died, and higher casualties were reported. The ...

The industrial revolution changed the face of American society in a multitude of ways, not least of which was the role of the government in the relationship between businesses and workers. The emancipation of slaves in the aftermath of the Civil War irrevocably altered the way aspects of the economy operated—especially that of the Southern states and of the agricultural sector. From that point clear through to the present, the relationship between employer and employee has been in constant question and flux, with labor unions and government regulations having significant impacts on the overall state of workers’ rights ...

1.) Labour unions and employees opposed the extension of the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act (IDIA) into war production because they believed that it was simply a tactic to give employers time to prepare for a strike, make business continuity plans in the case of a strike, or otherwise seek to the crush the resolve of the unions and their members before I strike could actually take place (Fudge & Tucker, 2004). This opposition was based on the fact that under the IDIA, worked were criminally barred from striking while an investigation of the dispute was being conducted. In other words, ...

Introduction

In the contemporary world, the rate of divorce has assumed an increasing trend. Marriage dissolution is subject to numerous discussions and studies and demonstrates intricacies in regards to several influences, triggers as well as effects. The increasing trend in divorce rates and permanent separation among married couples has attracted a substantial amount of concern across the country as well as all over the world. As a result, so many studies and research have dedicated their work to examining the causes of the increasing rate of marriage dissolution in the society today. The rate of unsuccessful union between two adults ...

The most important element of Kroc’s strategy was a concept of uniformity. Thanks to his experience in sales, Kroc recognized the significance of uniform standards. His strategy guaranteed that customers of McDonald’s all over the country could anticipate receiving the meal of same size and quality in different restaurants and these expectations would be met by McDonald’s franchisees, no matter where they were located. In order to achieve this ideal of uniformity, Kroc developed standards of operation, trained franchisees and monitored all McDonald’s outlets to ensure that they met these standards. In addition, Kroc’s ...

Legal Issues and Disciplinary Action

Develop, analyze, and explain requirements that could be used in the personnel selection process for management positions in the company Employment in the US has evolved over time. The process has seen to it marked changes that have resulted in a shift in the workplace. A company’s culture determines its profitability and also its productivity. Employment law has been tasked with the mandate of developing an organization’s culture. Employer-employee relationships have been strengthened with the advent of the Employment law. The US gives a clear picture of the cultural advancement has in fact, shaped the workforce in ...

(University/College/Institute)

Globalization and cultural

Contracting out has been a consistently debate. Whether the purpose of companies to outsource was to skirt around unions, maximize profits by taking advantage of the lower labor costs in another country, or just to exploit the technical expertise of expatriate contractors, the end result is that jobs are lost and others will gain owing to lower wages in that country. The animosity grows when one considers the distance and the ‘chasm’ of the wages in the country of the outsourcing company and those in the country of the contracting country (Pearlstein, 2012). However, though traditionally outsourcing gives ...

Introduction

The paper is intended to develop a report about different management styles in the context of industrial or employment relations to compare it with the sophisticated paternalist/ HRM (Human Resource Management) approach. The management styles in employment relations may be different from how it is taken or considered. The preferences and choices of the organization directly impact on its strategies to develop a relationship with its employees (Miller, 1987). The preferences are usually aligned with the dominants of the organization that is directly involved in decision making process of the organization. These preferences of the dominants directly result in ...

The paper discusses the differences between South Korea and Canada concerning labour or employee relations. Particularly, the discussion concentrates on differences on unionisation coverage, processes, as well as strike percentages. It is significant to note that South Korea and Canada have different employment rates, that is, the unemployment rate in South Korea stands at 3.2 percent while that of Canada is 8.1 percent (Krahn, Hughes, & Lowe, 2011; Black, 2010). In South Korea, workers operate under repressive labour standards (Laura, 1998). Historically, labour unions in South Korea have been suppressed by the administration as well as business. The government of ...

1.0. Introduction to the Project Wal-Mart that is one of the giant industry players in grocery retail has launched a project in 2015. The project was centered on minimum wage hike to make it rise above the federal minimum level of wages. The company raised the salaries of its employee to $9 per hour that is $1.75 above the minimum wage limit defined by the Federal government (Kell, 2016). There are certain factors at the bottom of this wage increase. For example, Wal-Mart is renowned as the largest grocery chain of supermarket in the world, but its compensation plan ...

1) To what extent aspects of labor relations in other countries should be adopted in the United States? Labor relations have always concerned issues of negotiations, formation of different types of organizations of workers and employees and development of rules for their activities. In France, control over the daily management of a company is performed by the management. Its activity is regulated by the Supervisory Board. Labor relations in France also provide for the presence of the observer who is assigned to the categories of employees responsible for the payroll of the company's employees and collective agreements. This category ...

(Comparative Analysis on Canadian Market and US Market)

Introduction 2

Analysis 2 Communism and Capitalism Approaches 2 Corporate Governance 3 The Trade Union and Political Alignment 4 Collective Bargaining Approach 5 The Gini Coefficient Impact 5 Job Exportation Effect 6 Union Contribution Effect 6 Transparency in Union Operations 8 Conclusion 8 Recommendation 9

References 10

Introduction Are unions still relevant today in Canadian labor market? This is one of the fundamental questions at the heart of the Canadian workforce. Apparently, it has been highly speculated that the Canadian workforce, especially among the young workers, does not see the need for strong trade unions. ...

Abstract:

Strikes are one of the ways in which conflicts between employers and employees become known. Although they are rare, the effects of strikes are usually major and can affect the involved parties and public for a long time. Usually, strikes are usually a last resort measure when trying to solve conflicts and are considered the most damaging to employers. Employers will therefore try to avoid strikes as much as possible opting for alternative conflict resolution measures that are less damaging to their interests such as mediation and conciliation (Gennard, Judge, Tony, & Richard, 2016). This paper will discuss conflicts in ...

Abstract

Given the importance of human resource economics to address labor utilization together with its implications for the greater economy, the accumulation of human capital is one of the major related topics. Human capital collection greatly drives the instrumental economic considerations such as unemployment, employment turnover, and the functions of both the labor unions and government policies. Unlike most of the resources that depreciate with time, investment in human capital increases in appreciation and continually exploits the available resources. Although it may consume time, it ensures effective use of qualities and skills while enhancing other resources. The human resource plays ...

Summary of Assumptions

Jessica Scott, Colleen Pyle, and Narissra Maria focus on an area that has not been penetrated by previous researchers. Past work addresses the utilization of nonverbal behaviors as a mechanism of formulating and sustaining stable relationships. In the authors’ study, they develop a new ideology that seeks to examine the correlations between long-lasting relationships and positive nonverbal behaviors. The researchers assess the overall satisfactions of partners in a relationship based on the availability of positive nonverbal cues. Scott et.al (2010) tests two essential variables, that is, overall satisfaction and relationship longevity, with respect to the use of the positive ...

Question 1

The federal government attempted to smooth over problems in the relationship between labor and management during World War 1 by extending the industrial disputes investigation act to war production. Why did labor oppose this action? With the increased strained relation between labor and management during the World War 1, the government saw the extension of IDIA as the inevitable solution, a move that occasioned even much opposition from the labor movement. Much of the contention traces roots to the recent experiences. The experiences among the employees can be traced to the Kaiserian and profiteering principle (Fudge & Tucker, 2015). Both ...

The Role of Labor Unions, HR Management and the Government in the U.S.

Abstract

This paper talks about the roles of the three major players in the American labor landscape. First, the paper discusses the role of labor unions and how it changed the labor settings in the United States. Moreover, it also discusses the role of human resource management in promoting good employer-employee relationship, which has become a major issue that brought about the formation of labor unions in the first place. Lastly, the paper also discusses the role of the American government in maintaining the power balance between ...

Part A: A Brawl in Mickey’s Backyard

The primary stakeholders in the SunCal’s plans are the; Employee unions and Disney. The secondary stakeholders will include; the Backers, Affordable housing advocates, the city council the other individuals and groups drawn by the prospect of reducing long commutes and the Save Our Anaheim Resort District group. The unions of employees are representing the Disney employees to ensure that they get affordable rental houses near their place of work. The Affordable Housing advocates are representing the employees; they are the voice of the employees for affordable housing. The other groups and individuals support the idea because it is ...

Introduction

The world of trade and commerce has changed a lot in relation to labour and employee interaction with firms since the 1700s when the concept of work became more advanced. The purpose of this essay is to analyse the concept of employee relations and how it has evolved over the years. In order to attain this end, the following objectives will be explored: A critical evaluation of the concept and theory of employee relations in various forms of organisations – large, indigenous, multinational, private and public entities; An assessment of the concept of employee relations as it evolved in the ...

A Study on the differences between Maersk and Citigroup in IHRM practices

Globalization of business operations and the emerging issues have necessitated that business organizations reformulate their management policies to resolve the problems arising out of a diverse cultural atmosphere. Business destinations in developing countries offer a multitude of opportunities but organizations have to prepare themselves well to address the differences in business factors influencing success. These factors may be related to political, economic, cultural or legal environment and affect the functions of organizations. One of the organizational functions affected seriously by the diverse factors is that of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and multinationals formulate different policies to confront the ...

Mini Case page 147. "Is body language protected activity?"

1a) & b) The following could be the possible reasons why the three nurses were fired: The nurses had expressed their dissatisfaction with the manner in which the Heartland Hospital was being managed Yes, the right to free speech is protected by section 7 of the Wagner Act and thus, punishing these nurses merely based on expressing their views on conditions of work is against the provisions of this Act. The Hospital’s management under Barbara Young failed to listen to the nurses’ concerns about the shortage of staff aides and the quality of healthcare services rendered to residents Yes, ...

Workers in many occupations want a stronger voice in the workplace and there is increasing recognition that this is a fundamental human right. Do you believe that voice in the workplace is a fundamental human right? Why or why not?  Having a voice in the workplace is not only fundamental, it is part of the dividing line that separates slave labor from free labor. Payment is not the only form of suppression. By eliminating the voice of the employees, you eliminate the company’s ability to grow. A company is not run solely upon the information and opinions provided ...

US Elections 2016

Abstract The U.S. presidential campaign of 2016 is raging on and on. With the November approaching, and the campaign being on the rise, political issues of the U.S. are becoming more interesting to the world society. Till the beginning of May the number of candidates was still pretty sufficient to make any projections. Under Clinton’s presidency the relations between the U.S. and China may turn into a complete mess. According to her position, the U.S. should observe its national interests, and if China is an obstacle to their achievement, the relations between them should be at a minimum ...

How the conflict played out

Foundations of the civil rights movement were defined by the fight and struggle of the African Americans for equal and full rights as full citizens (like the white Americans) of the United States of America in the 1950's. Africans were subjectively discriminated and denied fundamental rights such as education, health, democratic voting, and even recreational facilities such as restaurants. This inequality and discrimination founded on racial differences compelled the victims of the vice to initiate various mechanisms in a bid to quash it out of their land. They involved themselves in demonstrations and negotiations to counter the problems. The ...