Union Case Studies Samples That Help You Write Better, Faster & with Gusto

The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) wanted to divert the SGA management’s attention for several long months. The union concentrated on people working in the men’s ready-to-wear industry that deals with garments. The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union was involved in one of the most sophisticated organizing efforts of an organizing union ever seen. There was the use of computerized mailing that was done direct and extensive television and radio advertising to stay connected with the workers (Beik, 2005). Their efforts at SGA attracted a lot of attention across the board.
The SGA had Continue reading...

Introduction

At the organizational level, almost all employees are eligible to join labor unions. Legally, there is no quorum or type of industry requirement to form an employee union. However, employers can utilize various well-thought strategies to minimize the likelihood that a union will appease employees.
Primarily, organizational unions have wide followership because they promise to make workplace conditions better. Dissatisfaction with management treatment of their employees is such a grievance necessitating union membership. Companies perceived to be unresponsive to employees with poor working conditions; influence most employees to join unions. Employers offering satisfactory working conditions and pay and benefits Continue reading...

Background

Ivory Tower is a movie that tries to look into the faults of the American higher education system especially when it comes to student finances and the control of organizational finances. The movie highlights of the conditions that current colleges are in; being unable to sustain their expenditure and the demands of the students. From the movie, the role and purpose of college is first of all highlighted. A large section of the society still harbors the belief that attending college predisposes young people to a better life and the chance to have a good future. The circumstances surrounding Continue reading...

Issue

Coca-Cola in Colombia received a lot of criticism for its ethical misconduct to both its employees and union members. According to code of ethical conduct, a company needs to allow its employees to exercise their rights of being in a union. In addition, a company should handle its employees with a lot of respect and should not take the advantage to bully them in any way. Unfortunately, Coca Cola is criticized for using paramilitaries to force union members out of the company something that resulted to death of one member. In addition, the company also used the paramilitary security Continue reading...

The idea of European Integration has been one of the most serious and significant questions in 20th century. The idea of integration of European countries started prior Second Word War and got stronger after the war ended. European integration has a positive aspect, as it increases Europe economical grow. Germany and France had hard relationship between the countries, due devastating conflict which occurred during Second World War. European integration makes a priority goal to unite these countries making them living in the harmony.
European project or European integration begin to involve many events. New communities and treaties become the Continue reading...

Question 1

The pros of the strategy used by North American Tires in hiring replacement workers are as shown below:
Hiring replacement workers enabled the company to increase its production volume which had gone down due to sabotage by the striking workforce.

The company was able to acquire cheaper labor as opposed to its previous workforce (Cramton & Tracy, 1998).

The company was able to show those employees who returned to work that it has the powers to fire them or retain them.
The whole scenario served as a warning for the current employees to desist from challenging the authority of the company (Go2hr, 2014).

The cons of the strategy used by North American Tires in hiring replacement workers are as shown below:

The company violated the legal rules by firing the former workers when their case Continue reading...

a) Identify the Causes of the Crisis Situation in Cyprus
This crisis resulted from a combination of factors which included globalization of finance that encouraged high risk lending and borrowing practices, financial crisis which was international trade imbalances, real estate bubbles and the great recession which is the policy that was related to the government revenues and expenses and approaches that was being used by the states in bailing out banking industries that was causing troubles.
b) Similarities and Differences from Other Crises That Happened Previously in the Euro Zone
Euro crisis was similar to other crises in terms Continue reading...

In the Podcast ‘Reconstruction and Citizenship’, Eric Foner discusses the efforts of the nation in coming to terms with life in the aftermath of the Civil War (reconstruction) and the questions that arose from it. During the war itself, the two main agendas to accomplish were the preservation of the American Union and the destruction of slavery.
During the War, Lincoln did everything he could to preserve the Union, and in his efforts of doing so over time, his views on blacks changed. I do agree that Lincoln was anti-slavery, but he also never considered himself an abolitionist since Continue reading...

Introduction

Corn production, popularly referred as maize has gained popularity across most continents in the world due to its nutritious content for human and animal consumption. History dates the growth of the corn crop in the early 2500BC during which time it was domesticated by the Mayans and Olmec along the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico. The advantageous capacity of corn tom withstands the diverse climate changes in various continents drew the attention from people to start growing the crop. During the trading activities between the Americans and European citizens, the productivity of maize gained its grounds, and the traders acted Continue reading...

The association has about 15800 inhabitants to the south of Ankara, in Turkey. It is a highly successful association with an ever increasing membership and high social activity records. It does not involve government cost in the provision of services to the residents. It has improved education levels of the disadvantaged inhabitants and has an annual budget of about 30,000 Turkish liras. The revenue comes from membership contributions, income from its activities, donations, and sales of recycling. The association faces operational challenges both economic and social problems.

Economic challenges

In its operations, the organization has experienced several financial problems. It Continue reading...

Question 1(20marks)

Based upon the articles provided, describe which four (4) external forces may have impacted Island Abbey Foods the most in the last several years. Discuss in detail the nature of each force separately, with examples.

Island Abbey foods has been at the forefront in technological innovations in order to improve their honey products for their vast number of customer base. Their extensive innovation was driven by the founders experience during their mountain excavation in western Canada. John Rowes (The Honibe® Story, 2014). Rowes has been researching on the honey making concept since 1990s- a technique that siphons moisture from Continue reading...

Excalibur Hotel 2

The Excalibur Hotel is located in Calgary. It has 375 guest rooms and 25 executive one bedroom suites. The hotel is seventy five years old and maintained in an exceptional manner. 86% of guests rank their stay as excellent. The hotel is owned by foreign investors who contract a Canadian management company.
The hotel’s market share is 134%. Market share is the number of room the Excalibur is in direct competition with in the competitive market set (Xanders n.d.). Average daily rates are consistent and showed some growth, better than other properties in the hotel’s competitive set. Continue reading...

In Liberalism Against Populism (1982), William Riker argued that democratic decision making was chaotic, arbitrary, meaningless and impossible. This was nothing new, various thinkers have been poking theoretical holes in democracy since before Plato’s Republic. Socrates thought democracy was cute, but “full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequaled alike" (Plato 558). Voting – one of the essential foundations of a democracy - is problematic. In the late 1700’s, the Condorcet voting paradox only paved the way for Arrow's impossibility theorem (Arrow 2012). A variety of dangers, including mob rule, cycling, Continue reading...

Introduction

In a truly competitive market, manufacturers and providers of other goods and services are price-takers. That is, there is no incentive rationale why a provider should “price below the marketplace” or even to price above others. Similarly, in a competitive market, the price of the good is “determined by the market supply and the market demand” for it (Baye, 2010). Since competitive markets are considered here, there is also a correlation between what consumers are willing to pay (also known as “price makers”) and how much labor is needed by a producer to meet the needs for this demand Continue reading...