Labor Relations / Time for a Change
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A 9 page research paper that examines the fact that the framework for labor relations laid down by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 addressed the sociological and economical conditions of a different era. The writer argues that the underlying assumptions used to justify the 1930s labor laws are for the most part unrealistic in today's altered economic climate. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Labor Relations in Nursing: Collective Bargaining vs. Shared Governance
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A 3 page paper comparing the benefits of collective bargaining and the shared governance approach as they apply to nursing. Labor unions superficially appear to be attractive, but their relationship with management almost always is adversarial. Partnership and greater patient focus are expected within the shared governance model, however, which also is more consistent with the core values of nursing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Labor Relations: Past and Present
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5 pages in length. In this paper we will introduce two well known labor leaders, one of the past, Philip Murray, and one more recent, John Sweeney. This paper will thoroughly discuss each man and his contributions to labor, as well as comparing and contrasting their styles, taking into account the different time frames being considered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Labor Strikes
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An 12 page paper that emphasizes the air traffic controllers strike in 1981. The paper begins with a brief history of strikes in the United States, beginning with the artisans walk-outs in Colonial America and discussing some strikes in the following centuries. The writer explains many strikes have been violent and provides examples. The air traffic controllers strike is discussed. The essay incorporates strategies used by management and labor, their disparate goals, and a brief discussion of collective bargaining. The differences between public, government, and private collective bargaining are identified. The essay concludes with a discussion of who won in the air traffic controllers' strike. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Labor Strikes' Effectiveness
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A 6 page paper discussing the damage that labor strikes can do to the object of the strike. There have been other famous strikes, most as evenly divided in results as these two century-apart strikes discussed here (UPS and Carnegie Steel). Minneapolis' Bloody Friday on July 20, 1934 resulted in a better Teamster contract at company expense, but also resulted in the death of two strikers. The rail strike in Buffalo in 1877 also was violent, but had the distinction of having the support of the middle class. It can be argued that conditions a century ago necessitated drastic measures. Those strikes of today in venues such as UPS and airline companies reflect more greed than anything else, hurting the company and ultimately diminishing the gains by workers that otherwise would be possible. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Labor Unions In America
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6 pages in length. The reason why labor unions failed to greatly improve the lives and working conditions of American workers between 1860 and 1930 can be traced back to the Noble Knights of Labor who, while espousing the overwhelming need for worker representation, failed to maintain a dignified and antiviolent approach to fair labor. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Labor Unions in the 90's
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A 6 page research paper looking at some of the changes in and political activities of the labor movement. Included is the AFL-CIO's aggressive recruiting of new members, downsizing in their own management ranks and a move to an informality of organization historically unknown in labor unions. Unions are experiencing election victories of more than 70% when paid organizers are not used, compared to a win rate of less than 30% when they are. Another boost to the unions is the increasing numbers of members from white-collar professions.
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Labor: Protecting Workers' Rights?
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the impact labor continues to have on issues of civil rights, women's rights, as well as workplace safety and the temporary employee. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Labour relations – unions and government from the postwar period to the present day
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A paper which looks at the development of labour relations from the postwar settlement to the present day, with particular reference to the impact which successive governments have had on trade unions. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLtrunion.rtf

Life, Liberty, and the American Way: Boycotting Wal-Mart Stores
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A 7 page paper which examines why the Wal-Mart chain should be boycotted, such as the way it overtakes local competition (the old “mom and pop” stores), employee exploitation and lack of benefits, claiming to be pro-America and yet importing and manufacturing most of their goods from China. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Los Angeles Metro Transit Authority Strike: Negotiations
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7 pages in length. A stalemate concerning scheduling, overtime, health benefits, reducing workers' compensation losses and other subjects prompted a system-wide strike of the Los Angeles Metro Transit Authority this past summer. Leaving nearly four hundred fifty-five thousand computers stranded – primarily students, seniors and the poor – the MTA strike went into effect because representatives on both sides could not come to acceptable negotiations. James A. Williams, general chairman of the United Transportation Union acknowledged that such significant strikes typically occur when neither side can come to agreement. The writer discusses negotiations as they relate to the MTA strike. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCstrik.rtf

Management: Ethnic Minorities in the UK
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A 14 page paper which examines management in the workplace in the UK as it relates to ethnic minorities. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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MANAGING A WORKFORCE IN CHINA: A U.S. PERSPECTIVE
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This paper discusses the challenges that U.S. managers have when managing a workforce in the People's Republic of China. Topics under discussion include Chinese human resources, motivation, bonuses, worker skills and other areas that managers must be cognizant of when managing a Chinese workforce. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTchinawo.rtf

Marginalized Migrants: California
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A 4 page paper which examines James Gregory’s book “American Exodus” as it involves the migrants from Oklahoma and Arkansas during the Great Depression, and other marginalized migrants in California. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Marxism and Business Unionism (Question and Answer Format)
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This 5 page paper examines Marxism and business unionism in a question and answer sheet set. Labor is related to the capitalist system. The history of the labor movement is examined as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Minority Immigrants Living in Poverty: Education and Employment Factors (Canadian Studies Highlighted)
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This is a 10 page paper discussing minority immigrants living in poverty and the relation to education and employment. Within the last decade, increasing high levels of poverty have been recorded in the minority and recent immigrant populations in Canada and the United States. In Canada, recent immigrants make up over 52% of those under the poverty line in urban areas. Traditionally, immigrants coming into Canada whether skilled or unskilled laborers reached the average Canadian income in less than 10 years after their arrival. Educated immigrants previously had attained average or above income. Within the last 10 years however, this has not been the case and educated and professional immigrants are among the poorest population group in Canada along with the uneducated minority immigrants. Part of this is because it had been felt that due to the decline in the labor market, employers do not recognize the foreign credentials of immigrants but many critics also believe that discrimination plays a large part as well. Educational programs within Canada and the United States tend to focus on overcoming the language barrier firstly in addition to upgrading any educational or occupational labor skills. Regardless of the awareness of increased need in this area, many researchers still agree that the greatest barrier for most minority immigrants is racism which unless overcome will continue to reflect in an unequal representation of immigrant groups in poverty. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Natural Gas Industry In The Netherlands During The 1970s
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A 10 page paper. The hypothesis is made that during the oil crises of the 1970s, natural gas acted as a substitute for oil products, which resulted in increased employment in the natural gas industry in the Netherlands. The writer provides an introduction that explains the hypotheses, then discusses the discovery of natural gas in Holland, the effects of that discovery, including Dutch disease, the unemployment rates in the 1960s to the early 1980s, the crude oil prices during that period of time, and the reasons for the shortage of oil. The theory of the elasticity of demand and the theory the elasticity of supply are briefly explained for a point of reference. The writer draws conclusions based on the literature reported. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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New York City's "Tenant Movement"
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On April 1, 1904, NY's "tenant unions" & organizations went on strike-- refusing to pay rent until their demands were met. In this 12 page research paper, the writer details specific "battles" of the Tenant Movement-- relevant situations, and their outcomes. An overview of 20th century history and the continuing struggle for tenant's rights in New York is presented, as are the efforts of various organizations such as the New York State Tenant and Neighborhood Coalition (NYSTNC). The cases provided demonstrate that when workers' real wages are squeezed by inflation or depression, in addition to conflicts at the point of production, responses occur at household level in the form of struggles in the reproductive sphere (demands for rent reductions, etc.). Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Organized Labor
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5 pages in length. Answers questions on organized labor such as white collar unions, the internal organization of workers, as well as current trends in organizing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Payment of Wages Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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A 10 page paper which presents an overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act as it involves payment of wages. In addition, the paper also discusses the history of the act. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Peter J. Rachleff's "Hard-Pressed In The Heartland : The Hormel Strike And The Future Of The Labor Movement": Analysis
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6 pages in length. Peter J. Rachleff's Hard-Pressed in the Heartland : The Hormel Strike and the Future of the Labor Movement addresses concerns that have been brewing since much of organized labor became a shrinking island in the sea of the U.S. workforce. The 1980s saw a significant change in the manner by which American businesses sought to fill labor positions, with many of them closing down their U.S.-based factories and relocating to Third World countries where the cost of labor is far below the demands of American labor workers. This sudden outflow of jobs caught the labor union off guard and in dire straits; as such, union support began to wane with the serious decline of its power. The internal struggles that existed at Hormel became too much for either side to resolve, ultimately leading to a strike that many believe change the impact of union solidarity forever. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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PROS AND CONS OF UNIONS IN TRANSPORTATION
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This 5-page paper examines the benefits and disadvantages to organized labor within the railway and trucking industries. Some points examined include wages, benefits and working hours. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTtranun.rtf

Reasons Behind Staying With or Leaving Behind a Job
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This 7 page report discusses the issues surrounding job loss and job security. Why are some people willing to leave a job behind, even a good one, while others cling to a job they might despise. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Reasons For Raising Minimum Wages
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A 5 page paper. Raising minimum wages has been a controversial topic for decades. Whenever Congress proposes an increase, there are numerous groups that support the bill and others that argue strongly against it. This paper presents some of the arguments against raising minimum wages, then demonstrates why each argument is invalid. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Recruiting for Perioperative Nurses Through a "Test-Run" Program:
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This five-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion outlining the perioperative surgical elective that nursing students can take to determine if they want to go into perioperative care as their specialty. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Recruitment and Selection in Greece and Great Britain
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A ten page paper which looks at the processes of recruitment and selection by employers of prospective candidates in terms of the similarities and differences between Britain and Greece, including interview procedures and anti-discrimination safeguards. Bibliography lists 10 sources
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Richard Preston’s “American Steel”
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This 5 page report discusses Preston’s 1991 book “American Steel: Hot Metal Men and the Resurrection of the Rust Belt.” Preston wrote about that period in the 1980s when America’s economic analysts announced that the manufacturing sector of Middle America was damaged to a point of no return. Heavy industries were standing still, their facilities were rundown, and they had not implemented the necessary technological changes required to keep pace with the modern world. His profile of Nucor Steel shows how that all changed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Right to Work / Economic Present
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A 10 page analysis of the right to work in the United States and the efficacy of the Wagner Act and the Taft-Hartley Act in regards to the emerging global economy. The writer argues that as the economy has evolved, so has the right to work, and cognizant US citizens will recognize the necessity of reduced government intervention at a national level, balanced by an increasing international presence. This directly affects the right to work in terms of unionized labor vs. entrepreneurship. Bibliography lists 9 references.
Filename: Rgtowork.doc

Right To Work Laws And Labor Laws Prohibiting Union Security Clauses : The Impact on the Changing Shape of Labor Relations
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the labor relations laws, including right to work laws and laws prohibiting union security clauses in labor agreements. This paper evaluates the guidelines set by the National Labor Relations Act, and also considers attempts at initiating union security clauses and the implications of both for the negotiating and arbitration of labor agreements. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Risk assessment and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
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A paper which looks in detail at the Risk assessment and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, with particular reference to the concepts of "sufficient" and "suitable" as used in the Regulations, and the way that these have been interpreted in recent case law. Bibliography lists 25 sources
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Robert B. Reich / Secretary of Labor
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A 10 page paper discussing Reich's contributions to the relationship between organized labor and corporate interest. Robert Reich has his critics on all sides—liberals complain that he is far too conservative; conservatives complain that his views are too liberal—but he is one of the few realistic observers of the state of commerce and of labor in the 1990s. Some, even many, do see him as a classic fence-sitter, unable to decide whether he is liberal or conservative, but Reich himself obviously has no such doubts regarding his own conclusions in the necessity of both sides working together for mutual benefit. He has been able to overcome the 'us vs them' mentality of the traditional adversarial relationship between labor and business, as have many who are daily involved in the realities of business today Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Russian Work Assignment:
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This 6 page paper examines the practice of work assignment in the days of the Soviet Union. This paper discusses both the pro's and con's of this policy and compares the practice to today's employment situation in that country. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Safety Hazards In The Workplace: USPS
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A 24 page paper. "I had no idea that delivering the mail was such a hazardous job." This was the exclamation of one expert on occupational injuries and illnesses after investigating the statistics for injuries and deaths among postal workers. This essay considers the physical and emotional risks of postal clerks and letter carriers, with an emphasis on letter carriers. Statistics are provided. 1 table and 2 bar graphs included. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Sexual Harassment in the Corporate Sector
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A 6 page paper which examines sexual harassment policies and training programs in corporate America. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Should Minimum Wage Be Increased?
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A 5 page paper which discusses many aspects of raising the minimum wage. The information provided illustrates that we should not increase minimum wage, but perhaps look elsewhere for answers to helping the poor. Minimum wage has proven to be more harmful than helpful. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Should Prisoners Receive Free Education & Healthcare?
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A 5 page research paper/argumentative essay that addresses this question. The writer first outlines the cost of these programs, as well as the need for health and education programs, and then discusses how using prison labor is a growing trend in the US, arguing that if prisoners were paid what their services are worth, they could pay for the services that they receive. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Should Public Sector Employees Be Allowed To Strike?
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An 8 page paper. Depending on the laws of the specific state, many unionized public sector employees are allowed to strike; others are prevented from striking by state law. Any unionized organization eventually discusses the possibility of striking in order to prove points important to them at the time. The question is whether public sector employees should have the same right to strike as those employed in the private sector. The position presented here is that they should not. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Significant Events In 1966
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This 6 page paper discusses three significant events in 1966, one political, one social, and one economic. The events explained are: the attempt of the Japanese CP to engage other nations in establishing a united front against the U.S. escalation of the war in Vietnam, the founding of the National Organization for Women and the airline strike. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Slavery: From Ancient Times to the Modern Day
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This 6 page paper addresses questions about modern slavery but also looks at the history of slavery globally. Should the United States, a country that once held slaves but denounces slavery, tolerate slavery in other nations? This concept is explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Social Security and Labor Issues: A Comparison Between France and the U.S.
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A 6 page overview of the Social Security programs of France and the United States. Reports that each system is in desperate need of revision but that labor issues are of utmost concern as well. Discusses the 1995 labor strikes in France which resulted for proposed Social Security reform and suggests that the same could occur in the United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Sweatshops: Variation in Views
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A 3 page consideration of the different views that are in play regarding third world sweat shops. There is considerable contrast between the view that the establishment of these types of businesses benefit those that are ultimately employed in them and the view that sweat shops amount to no more than American businesses taking advantage of cheap labor. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Teamsters Union
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A 6 page paper on the Teamsters union. The writer gives a brief history of the union, its recent declines, projected gains, and an outlook for the future. Bibliography cites 6 sources.
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The 1997 UPS Strike
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This 10 page paper discusses the UPS strike in August 1997. The writer discusses the issues, the strategy used by the union, the outcome, the lessons gained from this strike and why the American public supported this strike. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The American Labor Movement
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(5 pp) The history of the American Labor Movement seems to be one of action and then reaction The second attempt at unionizing workers was called The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, it began inauspiciously in 1869 as a secret society, with a private ritual, passwords, and a grip. Secrecy, which continued until 1881, would forestall possible reprisals by employers. The Knights excluded only liquor dealers, p rofessional gamblers, lawyers,bankers, and stockbrokers, and sang the song: Hurrah, hurrah, for labor, it is mustering all its powers, And shall march along to victory with the banner of eight hours. Times have moved from stressing the rights of the American worker to stressing the rights of the American working family. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BBlaborM.doc

The American Labor Union: Radical Changes for the Future?
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A 6 page overview of the problems confronting labor unions. The author reviews the reasons for these problems and considers the suggestions of Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), who is calling for a move away from the antiquated labor unions of yesterday and toward more effective mega unions of the day. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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