Introduction The 1983 film Silkwood, was inspired by Karen Silkwood of the monumental Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corp. (81-2159) whistleblowing case. Silkwood, a union activist and whistleblower who worked at the Cimarron, Oklahoma Kerr-McGee Nuclear Fuel Processing facility from August, 1972 through November 1974. While the activist was investigating alleged wrongdoing, specifically plutonium contaminations on her body and throughout her house, she was killed in a suspicious auto accident. The
Introduction The 1983 film Silkwood, was inspired by Karen Silkwood of the monumental Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corp. (81-2159) whistleblowing case. Silkwood, a union activist and whistleblower, worked at the Cimarron Kerr-McGee Nuclear Fuel Processing facility in Oklahoma from August 1972 until November 1974. While the activist was investigating alleged corporate wrongdoing, specifically plutonium contaminations on her body and throughout her house, she was killed in a suspicious auto accident
Summary The Silkwood Movie is about a nuclear facility, and the lives of three people who worked there. This movie is based off a true story, about the conditions and safety concerns for the nuclear plants, back when the research was still lacking. The main problems in the movie, is when it came to the health of the workers from the chemicals let off from the nuclear plant. The three main characters are: Karen Silkwood (the main character), Drew Stevens (the boyfriend), and Dolly Pelliker (the roommate)
The realization of a motion picture is an arduous collaborative process, Which requires that a great among of people come together to in a synchronic manner to Create the final product. In modern times media has made film to be seen as a glamorous profession, and often the layman sees filmmakers and actors as people who make a lot of Money, in a very easy manner. This could not be farther from the true; In fact the realization of a single scene that will last from seconds to a few minutes on
Introduction Workplace safety is a commonly used phrase that many do not consider until an accident occurs within the workplace. Throughout the U.S., workplace injuries occur on a daily basis. This has been an issue in the workforce for many years and is still an ongoing issue. Are there laws that protect employees from an unsafe work environment; what is the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); and how did the labor unions affect the law? In this paper these following questions will be addressed
Whistle Blowing? Whistle blowing is defined as raising a concern about wrong doing within the organization. The concerns are about criminal activity or any crime dangers to health and safety and of the environment. Eg: Wikileaks , Jeffery Wigand , silkwood. In other words, Release of information by a member or former employee of an organization that is evidence of illegal or immoral conduct in the organization or conduct in the organization Types of whistle blowing There
Margaret Thatcher elected Prime Minister of Great Britain. Marxist Sandinista government takes power in Nicaragua. Earl Mountbatten murdered by IRA. Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace Prize. Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols dies at age 22. Karen Silkwood posthumously awarded over 10 million dollars for negligent exposure to
1.0 Introduction The advent of the technological revolution has fundamentally changed the access that citizens within a democracy have to sensitive and private information about governments, organisations, workplaces and fellow citizens. It is incumbent upon individuals to honour the privacy of this information. The protection of sensitive information is considered paramount, yet anyone with information that they feel is in the public interest and is faced with no avenues to make their concerns
Judicial Politics And Behavior YourFirstName YourLastName University title Q.1 Firing or sacking is an informal word for dismissal which is termination of employment by employer against the employees will. Firing is a common term particularly in US and it is also known as as sacked, boned, axed, canned or given walking papers. Being fired as oppesed to qutting the job voluntarily (being laid off), is perceived being the employee’s fault thus considered a sign of failure and disgraceful
Sam Jenkins Carr AP US History January 26, 2015 In 1970, Glenn T. Seaborg, the chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), predicted that by the year 2000, more than 1000 nuclear energy reactors would be operational in the United States. However, as of 2015, only 99 nuclear power plants are currently in use. What could have led to such a dramatic difference between the expectation and reality of nuclear power? The nuclear industry has always been dependent on the public’s graces