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83Globalization and the Impact Upon Unions
I wrote this originally as a class paper in early 2008 to explore whether or not and how much globalization has affected the unions and whether or not this has had an impact upon our standard of living. I...
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74Ford and the UAW
Recent auto news stories say Ford Motor Company and UAW leaders have been in negotiations concerning contract renewal for months. Now, as union represented workers’ contracts are set to expire in the near future, another dispute still remains...
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91Supervisor's Checklist for Handling Employee Disciplinary Problems
Maximum effectiveness is achieved with a minimum of bad side effects when formal corrective discipline (reprimands, written warnings, disciplinary layoffs) is applied sparingly to the few employees who fail to respond to proper training, extensive counseling and informal corrective efforts.
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89Transforming Industrial Organizations in an Integrated World Economy
Today many plants around the world are increasingly facing the choice of changing or dying. Sometimes the choice is not apparent until too late. Sometimes the required changes are viewed as too high a price to pay for survival. Sometimes there is insufficient knowledge within the organization of the nature and extent of the required changes. Sometimes the needed changes are blocked by what behavioral scientists call trained incapacity, that is, outmoded beliefs, practices, habits,agreements, pol
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59Michigan Legistalture wants schools to be pro Big Labor
A bill currently in the Michigan legislature encourages school districts to include a pro labor slant in their history curriculum. Senate bill 315 asks schools to; “focus the content of instruction...
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59Big 3 Bailout
The only reason to fear bankruptcy is if you are a member of the union. Bankruptcy allows companies to reorganize despite debt and gives them the opportunity to get out of or repair contracts that make them...
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61A Ford Worker's Point of View - Part 1
Been watching all the auto industry news? Here's a view from the worker's perspective.
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51Actions Do Have Consequences, Mr. Obama
Remember back in 2008, when Obama campaigned in Europe as the new World Citizen and greeted like a Rock Star? Well, that has really changed now, according to Matt Rodin, whose blog was reprinted in The Pravda....
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66GM & USA Perfect Together
General Motors started in 1908. While Ford was stamping out teeth chattering cheap boxes, William Durant had a different vision. He saw the automobile as more than transportation. He envisioned the style and...
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56Freelance Writing Jobs - How to Start Writing for a Living
Freelance writing is becoming a popular career these days. It is actually a pretty good home based job if you ask me. I've been working on freelance writing jobs for over a year now and never regretted getting...
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