The employers fighting the unions was part of the problem for unions but this loss of power was due largely to the lack of support, and in some cases opposition, of the Federal Government towards labor unions. ... Another reason for the loss of power of the unions caused by the federal government is in the lack of regulations put on industries. ... Without any government regulation these companies can move to these new areas paying drastically lower wages, giving little or no health benefits, and having poor safety conditions. ... Besides the help of the federal government, large companies a...

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Posing this question based solely on one government program may seem simplistic. ... In 2000 Government spending was just under 3 Trillion Dollars. ... In that same year, between the Federal Government, and State Government, we spent 434.8 Billion Dollars on Welfare programs. ...

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To start, the government has created several new policies and regulations that give more rights to both parties. ... These are not constitutional rights but, rather, legislated rights on a federal and/or state level. ...

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The government and business are not doing a good job to help provide opportunities for employment. ... The government must get a more affordable post-secondary education system. ... The government is trying to help with this problem by forming the Public Policy Forum. ... In 1997, the government of Canada gave $90 million to a committee of federal participation in Career Edge, a private sector consortium that provides internships of up to one year for job seekers needing work experience in new careers. This new program will provide internships in the federal public sector for 3000 people aged ...

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An individual supporting a family will not make enough to live above the federal poverty threshold, which is $22,283 (U.S. ... However, for a family of two or more it is not enough to survive on without government assistance. Raising the minimum wage would allow some families to live without government assistance. ... The key purpose of why the federal minimum wage was created is to keep U.S. working citizens out of poverty. ... Raising the minimum wage can cut government spending by decreasing the amount of funding on food stamps and Medicaid. ...

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They may also work for federal, state, and local governments or they may also be self-employed. ... According to the US Department of Labor, average annual salaries for landscape architects with the federal government were $47,000 in 1994. ... State and local government agencies employ landscape architects for forest management; water storage; public housing, city planning, and urban renewal projects; highways, parks, and recreation areas. The federal government employs them in the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Interior. ...

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Some states in the United Stated have their minimum wages set above the federal minimum wage. ... Also, Arizona has its minimum wage set above the federal minimum wage ("In Your State"). ... Therefore, the federal minimum wage first became a law in the United States in 1938. ... Since 1938, the federal minimum wage has been increased twenty-two times. ... When students cannot afford to go the college tuition, they take loans from the government in order to get an education. ...

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Civil Right and Racial Discrimination The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is applicable to private and public employers (except federal employers) and protects all members of other ethnic groups (i.e., whites, blacks, Asians, etc ) from racial discrimination. ... The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission states under the Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964, " protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race and color as well as national origin, sex, or religion-(Alexander, 2001). The Federal government also says that, "Discrimination on the basi...

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History of Labor in America The Industrial Revolution was dawning in the United States. At Lowell, Massachusetts, the construction of a big cotton mill began in 1821. It was the first of several that would be built there in the next 10 years. The machinery to spin and weave cotton into cloth would be driven by water power. All that the factory owners needed was a dependable supply of labor to tend the machines. ...

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During the Industrialization several different factors led to the rise of organized labor. The working conditions at the time, especially in warehouses, would be considered unsafe and a very unhealthy places to work. Men and children were employed to work long hours, six days for extremely low wages...

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First, testing programs are not governmental actions in the sense required by this Amendment. ... For example the first amendment states that privacy is protected from governmental intrusion. ... A San Francisco Chronicle report in February claimed that Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield and other professional athletes received steroids from BALCO, a San Francisco-area nutritional supplements lab that is under federal investigation. ...

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So far it has helped implement more than 1,100 programs in some 20 countries Joining hands: The United Nations wants to bring Governments, factory owners and international donors together to work against child labor. ... Some Governments have followed this example. International solidarity: Children, youth, concerned citizens and government leaders in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South America in 1998 took part in a march against child labor. The march traveled through 56 countries, gathered supporters and raised greater awareness, putting new pressure on Governments to ratify convent...

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