Introduction The following article gives a review of the book “Copper Crucible” by Jonathan Rosenblum in terms of characterizing the events of the strike by Untied Steelworkers against Phelps, Dodge and Company and its devastating and everlasting effects. Rosenblum, an attorney and a reporter, writes an onlookers description of the remarkable and eventually a fruitless strike in 1983 generally by Chicago miners in little Arizona mining cities in opposition to the Phelps Dodge Company in his book Copper Crucible, all written against the setting of the uncomfortable associations flanked by the corporation and the mine-workers' unions starting from as early as 1903. Rosenblum argues that Phelps Dodge's undeviating decision in hiring permanent substitutes in place of the entire union body on strike manifested an essential transformation and a defining moment in American workers-administration dealings, giving employers an effectual weapon for infringement of legitimate strikes. The chapters in the book on the strikes are written in an agitated fashion, but the argument over the consequences of the strikes is written in a tranquil and attentive manner. In the title Copper Crucible, the word crucible refers to cauldrons for liquefying ore, to basic analysis of idea or conviction, and to past moments distinct by a convergence of strong academic, financial, and political forces.
Mitsubishi stated that “the EEOC inaccurately portrays the company as legally liable for parties involving employees during off hours not at the plant” (Cray 2). There is no evidence, Mitsubishi shouts, the company knew about these parties, or even that any supervisor above a Unit Group Leader went to any of the parties. The female employees were constantly under the stress and constant fear of harassing and losing job. The first scandal broke out in December 1994, when group of twenty-nine female workers filled the lawsuit charging the sexual harassment. In April 1996, EEOC sued Mitsubishi on behalf of more than 280 workers.
Chilean Miners Trapped Nicole Popis BCOM/275 June 10, 2013 Robert Beaudry Chilean Miners Trapped In August of 2010, a small copper mine in Northern Chile was the world’s focal point, when it was announced that 33 miners were trapped underground and still alive. The mine shaft collapsed and every news station, radio station, and newspaper reported it every day until the miners were rescued in October 2010. When a company is dealing with a tragedy, they must understand their audience to make sure they carefully release the information to the public covering everyone’s needs. The most important people in the audience are the trapped miners’ coworkers and their families. It is very important to consider the words and tone to use when
One example, when the workers at the IBP plant in Dakota City went on strike in 1969, Holman hired scabs to replace them. The striking workers responded by firing a bullet through Holman’s office window, killing a suspected company spy and bombing the home of IBP’s general counsel (Eric Schlosser, 154). Another example, in November of 1979 the workers in Greeley went on strike. Monfort refused to meet their demands, and the dispute became ugly. The company began to hire scabs.
The community responded by the miners doing a 23-day black lung strike. The coal miners also held a series of demonstrations in Charleston, West Virginia at the capitol. This was held in February in 1969. This strike was held because the coal miners wanted legislation in West Virginia to recognize black lung as a compensable occupational disease. Finally congress passed the 1969 federal Mine Safety and Health Act (West Virginia Division of Culture and History, 2011).
This plan was created to cover employees injuries and death who are covered under the Harbor Workers’ Compensation act and sometimes those who are covered under the extensions of the act. This is for those who are employed under the maritime field. (Federal Workers’ Compensation Plans, pg. 423) The third plan is called The Federal Black Lung Program; this is to cover benefits to the individuals working in coal mines under the Black Lung Benefits Act. This plan provides compensation to the miners who are disabled by pneumoconiosis and to the families of those who has had a death caused by the disease.
The Winnipeg general strike was the largest and most influential strikes in Canadian history occurred in June 21, 1919 which makes platform for people to reform wage labour. It happened because large number of immigrants working at their former job which raised asocial tension and also bring Spanish influenza virus which create illness in country. The causes are unemployment, shutting down factories while immigrants take place their jobs, and inflation caused by World
To begin, Marx and Smith both disagreed about the idea of who should run the government: the commoners, or the wealthy. Karl Marx believed that the capitalist class was only paying the commoners very little amounts of money while they took a majority of the profits for themselves. Marx wanted everyone to have an equal amount of money so that all of the labor done in a society will be evenly distributed throughout and no one will be cheated for how much labor they have done. Although this could have some bad consequences, for example if one man works hard every day at work compared to a man who barely shows up for work and when he does, he does little work, they both get paid the same. This is quite unjust.
He wants people to realize how much closer together the country was and how that going back to how it was with massive gaps within class difference was not a good thing. He wanted to show that anyone could marry anyone and not get looked down upon, but only if socialism was more adopted then it was at the time the play was set. Through the entirety of the play Mr. Birling is obsessed with money and power, which proves he is a true capitalist. He first shows this when he is giving his speech to Sheila and Gerald about their engagement and how he is happy about it, where he goes from talking about them to talking about the merger between the two companies, Crofts Ltd and Berling and co. Mr Birling is also obsessed with his public image. He thinks that he may be getting an award and does not want anything to affect his image, such as a scandal before just in case he does not end up receiving the award.
The poor will not always be with us in a country filled with opportunity. “The world does not need poor countries in order to have rich countries, nor must some people be poor in order for others to be rich”(Wheelan 145). WHeelan explains that the poor will never be with us because the poor are the ones that are not taking advantage of human capital. The difference between the wealthy and the poverty stricken also lies in the health of an economy. For example, if a factory is closing, they find a new business and buy the old one out then the individual will work for the new owner.