Labor Essays

Between 200 B.C.E. and 200 A.D. slavery had been as much a part of ancient Rome as its philosophers and emperors.  Considered personal property of the owners, slaves were used to perform manual labor and the nastier tasks of life that would have tainted the hands of the rich.  Slaves also increased the social standing […]

A sweatshop is a work place, often a factory, in which employees work long hours at low wages under pitiable conditions.  Despite the fact that sweatshops in effect disappeared after World War II as a result of increased government regulations and the rise of unions, they have resurfaced, and are gradually increasing in number all […]

This essay details the history of working women in American history. From colonial times through today’s business woman. Goes over the challenges and breakthroughs in roughly each era with references. ]| It was not long ago when women were looked upon as slaves to the hard- working man. In today’s society women now are more […]

Global big business is the most powerful force for improving labor standards in developing countries. Discuss. In their insatiable hunt for increased profits, large corporations have developed an increasingly global presence. This presence exists to facilitate both the import and export of goods and reflects the fact that for many companies, potential customers are no […]

Olaudah Equiano was a slave in the middle to late 18th Century, albeit an educated one. His claim to fame was the biography he himself wrote entitled “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” and published by subscription in the year 1789 just eight years before his death. Included in the narrative were […]

Abstract America has been a front runner in the labor market for so many years. Unfortunately that is not the case in most recent years. America’s labor market has been downsizing while on the contrary, other countries labor market has been increasing. One economy that has been thriving is in the country of Japan. Since […]

One of the greatest civil rights activists of our time; one who believed the ways of Gandhi and Martin Luther King that “violence can only hurt us and our cause” (Cesar Chavez); a quiet, devoted, small catholic man who had nothing just like those he help fight for; “one of America’s most influential labor leaders […]

Summary The article “Beauty and the Labor Market” by Daniel S. Hamermesh and Jeff E. Biddle examines the economics of discrimination in the labour market based on looks and the relationship that exists between beauty and labour market earnings. Analyzing, results from several studies, data from various empirical research and surveys; the article identifies the […]

Barbara Ehrenreich is a journalist who posed as an unskilled worker in 1998 to highlight the struggles encountered every day by Americans attempting to live on minimum wage. Ms Ehrenreich had always been interested in poverty. As the result of the new law, people would be expected to leave welfare and get jobs, sounds good. […]

Should Nike be held responsible for working conditions in foreign factories that it does not own, but where subcontractors make products for Nike? (2 points) Yes, Nike should be held responsible for working conditions in foreign factories that is does not own, where subcontractors make products for them. Although, it may have been legal in […]

Introduction Jeffrey Seglin, a business ethics columnist for the New York Times, participated in an event sponsored by Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. He described two Wal-Marts…one as evil and one as good. The evil company is very, very big and does everything to grow bigger. They use illegal immigrants to mop floors and are […]

There has been controversy over the cause of addiction. Historically, it was thought that addiction was caused by lack of willpower, by poverty, moral weakness, mental illness, genetics, family socialization, anti-social personalities, and societal problems. Some scientists believe drug addiction is a disease, although the evidence to support this theory is weak. The Drug: Some […]

Benchmarking has become a prevalent tool used by organizations to determine how they are doing in comparison to other organizations and how to improve operations. It started in the area of manufacturing, but has become more widespread (Doerfel and Ruben, 2002; Greengard, 1995). In fact, benchmarking has been used in small and large, public and […]

Main Issues 1)Purchase of Vulcan Mold-Maker/Large Capital investment: With a total cost of 1. 01 million Euros the Vulcan Mold-Maker will need to be approved by the board of directors. Having already been rejected three times for a similar type of mold maker by the board and most recently as late as 1999 this will […]

The Labor Problem at Jamestown, 1607-1618 By Edmund S. Morgan In 1502, Columbus set sailed on his last voyage to the New World. The year 1606, James I issues a charter to the Virginia Company for tract of land along the mid-Atlantic coast. This led to Jamestown. The first settlement in America was Jamestown. It […]

Florence Kelley Florence Kelley was an American social worker and reformer who fought successfully for child labor laws and improved conditions for working women. In 1876, she entered Cornell University but her poor health kept her from graduating until 6 years later. She then studied at the University of Zurich where women were permitted to […]

Intoduction In October of 2003 workers at Emerald City Pizza (a Pizza Hut franchise in the Tacoma/Seattle area) began an extensive organizing drive to improve their wages and working conditions. The fight was long and bitter. Some workers spent more than eight months going store to store, patiently explaining the benefits of forming a union. […]

Scientific management From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Taylorism) Jump to: navigation, search “Taylorism” redirects here. For other uses, see Taylorism (disambiguation). Scientific management (also called Taylorism, the Taylor system, or the Classical Perspective) is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflow processes, improving labor productivity. The core ideas of the theory […]

Huge Profits and Salaries for the Owners In order to best maximize their profits, the big fast food giant’s created the franchise system. This system allows the companies to maintain overall control of the product, and give them a guaranteed rate of return, while at the same time allowing local owners to create a low-wage […]

John C. Calhoun believed that our country relied too much on compromise. Instead of reinforcing the law or debating upon change everyone wants to compromise and satisfy the wants and needs of all people. Instead of taking the time to make logical, well-informed changes and carrying out those changes efficiently, the people wanted change immediately. […]

Slavery was a harsh and terrible way of life for all slaves. However there were differences in class among slaves. Lower class slaves were “field slaves”. Upper class slaves were “house slaves”. The daily routines of these slaves differed greatly. Field slaves sole purpose was production. Their duties were raising, planting and cultivation of crops, […]

Magna International Inc. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Magna International Inc. (Magna) is a manufacturer of automobile parts since its inception in 1957 (At the time was called Multimatic Investments Limited). Founded by Frank Stronach, Magna has since become Canada’s largest automobile parts manufacturer. Magna is the primary supplier of automobile parts to many car manufacturers, including General […]