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…channels and the active promotion of employer friendly unionism could entail the union become a mere rubber stamp or an empty shell, and is itself an argument for internal organisation to build internal strength before these deals are even considered. A further…

…). Even though this law made it easier for people to come to the United States legally, illegal immigration still remained a problem. In 1986, the Immigration Reform and Control Act was passed, which made employers verify that their immigrant employees were…

…people. In fact it victimizes the poor and low income people. Every time minimum wage is increased in which the government assumes will benefit the poor people; it puts them at greater danger. The reaction of employers towards the increase of minimum wage…

…WHY UNIONS? P.1 Unions are groups of working people who join to talk to employers about wages and conditions of work instead of workers talking to employers on an individual basis.1 Because they speak for everybody, unions can get…

…-lived and likely to disappear under hostile pressure from employers and government." (15) The unions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were formed largely to protect basic human dignity in the work place. Unions addressed basic concerns regarding…

…accident insurance upon employment for all of their employees. Continental does provide many benefits upon the initial employment of their employees; however, some benefit plans are not available until seven months after they have been employed. These include…

…as far as creating employment and welfare benefits. The cold war also played a big role in these more prosperous times. With the United States so caught up into trying to show the Soviet Union how much better off we were, many working class families…

…promotion. She was denied the promotion because, her employers said, she had no college degree and was too much under the control of her husband. Kraszewski sued the company and won her case, after a nine year battle, in late January 1988. She was given what…

…are performed by a church official and provide no legal rights. Civil registries are hosted by individual cities and "registering" may be required to apply for domestic partnership benefits by place of employment. Registration alone however, does not usually provide…

…employment to young men with tasks such as flood control, swamp drainage and fire fighting. FERA was another agency like the CCC, but it was aimed only at the unemployed adults of the population. FERA helped pass the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) which made…