Gm Vs American Workers Case Study

From Michael Moore's perspective, which I tend to share, GM owes Flint some respect and help and needs to get them back on their feet. He believes that American corporations should have a responsibility to its employees to take care of them and do what is good for the whole of the country, not just their shareholders and board members. He has a very humanistic approach to the topic, but I often ask myself, isn't Michael Moore himself also exploiting the people of Flint by profiting from their pain and suffering as well?

In this chapter, it is mentioned that the United Auto Workers (UAW) was one of the largest unions in the United States, but it seems like it has been declining in the last couple of years. The traumas experienced by the auto industries in 2008-2009 required the UAW to make major concessions to help Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and GM survive. I think that the UAW hasn’t been successful in its attempts to unionize U.S. workers employed at Toyota, Nissan, and Honda plants because these employees are convinced that the benefits they are receiving are pretty good and that the union wouldn’t do any better. For example, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda plant employees feel like they are earning satisfactory wages, have adequate benefits, have satisfactory

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In the mid-nineteenth century, industrial America witnessed an evolving struggle between labor and big business. Although fiercely opposed by industrialists, rising labor movements in the steel and iron industries, which had become increasingly critical to the U.S.’ modernization and emergence as a world power, experienced initial success for decades up until the early 1890s. The strongest union in the industries, the Amalgamated of Iron and Steel Workers (AAIS) was able to garner support from an increasing membership and national recognition from other labor organizations as well as from the press, and in 1892, rose to meet the challenge of the powerful Carnegie Steel Company.

Unions began forming in the mid of 19th century in response to the Industrial Revolution. The National Labor Union began to form in the post- Civil War Era. One of the major force emerged in the late of 1880’s was the Knights of Labor, which collapsed for the reason of weak organization.

Taking a closer look at the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, American workers were struggling to find jobs following World War 1 due to the number of immigrants. Yet, still today, American workers are struggling to find high paying jobs which are still partly due to the number of immigrants and refugees coming into this country daily. Relatively speaking, the minimum hourly wage over the past 70 years has not increased greatly, MacLury (1998) in 1938 it was of .25 cents and upon reaching the latest of 7.25 dollars in 2009. Over the years, lawmakers continue to change the verbiage of the FLSA, with former President Obama, Lee (2015) mad a challenge to congress, which is to live on 15,000 dollars a year. Additionally, in order

Before the 1930s, labor unions had little to no voice in the contracts of industrialized companies. Labor Unions “are organizations of workers whose primary objectives are to improve the pecuniary and nonpecuniary conditions or employment among their members” (Ehrenberg & Smith, pg. 451). The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) and the United Automobiles Workers (UAW) are different unions in Canada and the Unites States. Even though they have some similarities, the two groups have many differences as well. Some similarities include how they bargain and negotiate. However, they differ in the type of union, what they stand for, how large they are, why and when they started, and what they negotiate for.

The United Automobile Workers (UAW) is a labor union that represents workers in North America. It has the employer’s welfare in mind in the manner of a health insurance plan, improved working conditions, better working hours, and higher wages. The UAW has received a great deal of criticism over the years for being responsible for the “death of the auto industry” in America. With its influential history and the issues members have faced over the course of the years, an analysis can be made of the way the group performs and the media attention that the group has generated. The UAW believes in social justice for its workers and providing quality automobile products to the public while creating success for its members, company investors and clients.

Throughout the 19th and the early 20th century, American businesses have taken advantage of naïve immigrants who leave their country in order to fulfill the “American dream”. During this period of industrialization, millions of poor immigrants that flocked to the United States met with terrible working conditions and barely livable wages. In the book “The Jungle” written by Upton Sinclair, is able to convey these dreadful events through a family who experience firsthand this harsh environment that led them to experience tragic events in a town called Packingtown, Chicago. In” A People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn Chapter 11 and 13, explains how the government/presidency has manipulated the system in favor of a small majority of people and themselves which has brought enormous failure which have contribution throughout the years. This had modified how we think about certain ways and how modern politics is performed and affects us in our daily lives. We can all relate to the injustices we go through as a result of the inequality of the government has put us in. Specially, during the late 19th and early 20th century labor was not an admirable situation that anyone should face. An abundant of individual had to confront abuse, crime, and discrimination all due to their lack of unions and regulations. Not only did immigrant go through a harsh time, but we can all examine that human beings all around the world have gone

The impact that labor unions had on American industrial workers during this period was mixed at best. Most business owners in heavy industry took a hard line against unions in their factories, mills, and mines, and generally speaking, during this period, state governments, as well as the federal government, notably the courts, supported them. Indeed, it was during this period that the Sherman Antitrust Act, passed with the intent of curbing the formation of monopolies, was usually invoked to curb the formation of unions. Labor disputes often became violent, as a host of examples, including Homestead Steel, Ludlow, and the Pullman factory strikes attest. Labor unions were portrayed as un-American and radical, and the position of the federal

The Fair Labor Standard Act is also known as FLSA established in 1938. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed this bill to protect employees during the Great Depression (Perez, 2015). The sole purpose of this bill was to establish minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and Federal, State, and local governments (Bernardin & Russell, 2013). Before this act, there was no formal written law regarding standard minimum wage, overtime compensation, adequate timekeeping for hours worked as well as the proper age limit regarding the workforce personnel.

The reason I selected General Motors to be my focus company is because they are one of my favorite car company 's and they make some of the best cars around. Here is a little background information on General Motors, General Motors also known as GM or General Motors Corporation, is a multinational corporation that produces, designs, and sells vehicles and vehicle parts. The founders of GM were William C. Durant and Charles Stewart Mott, and they founded GM on September 16th, 1908, in Flint Michigan, they have recently moved to their new headquarters to downtown Detroit. I believe the GM is ethical and socially responsible. GM uses a code of ethics, and each employee must read and follow these codes. Employees must have integrity in the work place, which means treating people fairly no matte race, religion, or color. Employees must also have integrity toward the environment, they must be committed to restore and preserve the environment. GM is also social responsible, GM created the Foundation Program, which supports big and small communities, as well as different charity events. This year, GM is planning to provide over 2 million dollars to fund hundreds of organizations that provide resources and programs that families rely on each and every day. GM has just elected new board of directors that all have outstanding back grounds, and they plan to help the company grow, as well as give back to the community.

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) started in July 1935 to protect the rights of employees, rather, they be union or nor-union employees (Pozgar, 2012). The employees are protected under the Act or may employ in bubble-like, rigorous goings-on in situations other than the customary union organizations and cooperative bargaining. The National Labor Relations Board regulates the employers from interfering with the rights of the employees to implement or organize and join with a groups that offers assists with collective bargaining purposes like organization union or joining one (Pozgar, 2012). The employer may not restrain, coerce or stop employees

Employment or labor laws have been developed to facilitate smooth relationship between employers and employees. Employment laws provide rules and regulations that should govern both the employer and the employees in their places of work. Employment laws discuss issues related to child labor, wages and salaries, retirement, working conditions, compensations, incentives and employment benefits among others. The major objective is to ensure the employer does not exploit the employee and on the other hand, the employee honors the terms and conditions of the job as presented by the employer.

One of the world’s largest automakers, GMC has it’s roots traced back to 1908. Also known as GM, this company is a United States-based automaker with its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. After the General Motors Company was founded, it soon became known as one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. In 1909, the Grabowsky Rapid Motor Vehicle Company (GMC) joined with GM. The trade name GMC Trucks was first exhibited in 1912 at the New York Auto Show and registered with the U.S. Patent Office eight months later. The