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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Essay Title: Minority Immigrants Living in Poverty: Education and Employment Factors (Canadian Studies Highlighted)

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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Essay Title: Natural Gas Industry In The Netherlands During The 1970s

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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Essay Title: New York City's "Tenant Movement"

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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Essay Title: Organized Labor

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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Essay Title: Payment of Wages Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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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Essay Title: Peter J. Rachleff's "Hard-Pressed In The Heartland : The Hormel Strike And The Future Of The Labor Movement": Analysis

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.
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Essay Title: PROS AND CONS OF UNIONS IN TRANSPORTATION