Strike Action Memo

Introduction: “I have no further patience for talk as I am one of those who feels and suffers from the things pictured. I move that we go on a general strike...now!”. This is a quote from Clara Lemlich. Clara had become inpatient after listening to others talk for almost two hours. She walked up to the stage and asked to say a few words. Those were her words that ultimately led to a major strike.

In the meantime at San Francisco State College, students in the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF), a coalition of African-American, Latino, and Asian-American student groups, began demanding reforms that addressed the concerns of students of color and the surrounding community. After more than a year of negotiating with the school and organizing students, they called a strike on November 6, 1968, that became the longest student strikein United States history. When it was finally settled in March 1969, many of the students' demands were met, including the establishment of a School of Ethnic Studies.

Throughout the Twentieth Century, the evolution of workers’ rights in the workplace has drastically evolved. Through the utilization of constitutional freedoms, workers across the nation came together to support the goal of receiving fair treatment from employers when it came to wages, work conditions, and benefits. However, this wasn’t achieved without great sacrifice from the average man as standing up for their rights was a brave act that usually resulted in consequences.

The first legislation to try and weaken TU’s was the 1980 Employment Act which was targeting secondary boycotting and picketing. The Government wanted to limit the scale and scope of these activities, to individuals who were

Workers rights is not a usual topic in this day and age. Many people say that we have crossed that hump and it is not worry because of all of the progress that we have made. This is not true, many are denied these rights. A factory in Juarez fired 90 workers who were trying to form a union to get better rights(Document F). It is not a privilege to be able to form a union, it is a right of any worker to be able to form one. The are on the forefront of achieving change in the lives of people who don’t have a voice. It is crucial for them to have one to combat factories, a factory worker described her factory as, “the factory culture oppressive and demoralizing” (Document D). This is not far for the workers who work day in and day out on a wage

In my opinion protesting is irrelevant and a waste of time depending on the topic. liberal yuppies are a waste of space everyone protesting Donald Trump is a yuppy and they all need to get a job. Teachers deserve better pay. Cows are great. If you do not like anything I just said here is a straw so you can suck it up. If you do not like my straw then here is some wood so you can build a bridge and get over it... or burn the bridge down which ever you

One form organized labor took to protest were strikes. Unfortunately, the violent nature of these strikes did more harm than good to the cause of the labor unions. Strikes were often a waste of life, ended in a lot of destruction of property, and federal troops and militia were usually sent in to stop the strikers. The Haymarket Riot was one strike that arguably, hurt the cause the most. People within the riot were labelled anarchists and communists, many were killed in the riot itself, still others were sent to death after being determined guilty in a not so fair trial, and the rioters didn’t accomplish their goal. Furthermore, the riot only led to a

In the mid-1960s thousands of Chicanos, people of Mexican descent, walked off the California grape fields in which they worked in protest of exploitation and poor working conditions. They wanted fair wages, better working conditions, and education for their children. They wanted all the opportunities that were extended to other Americans. Among the disgruntled employees was the soft-spoken César Chávez, who believed that his people’s plight could be resolved through the mechanism of non-violent protests. Chief among these mechanisms were his firm belief in fasting and non-violent strikes. These beliefs were the combined result of his childhood experiences, significant

If the parties reach an impasse during negotiations, discuss the process that they must follow prior to a legal strike or lockout scenario. (10 marks)

“It is the refusal of employers to grant such reasonable conditions and to deal with their employees through collective bargaining that leads to widespread labor unrest. The strikes which have broken out… especially in the automobile industry, are due to such “employee trouble.” (Document G)

     In early August of 1997 the United Parcel Service (UPS) had a predicament on its hands, a teamsters strike. UPS, the world’s largest package distribution company was coming off a year [1996] in which they reported sales of $22.4 billion. UPS Employed 75,000 management and non-union employees compared with 185,000 teamsters who are part of the AFL-CIO that were going on strike. The teamsters rejected a contract extension offer from the company leaving the fate of millions of packages carrying everything from lobsters to laser printers up in the air (Johnson).

King, not only do you gain negative attention, but you also incite violence from Sheriff Clark. This act will reflect negatively against you on newspapers and television nationally. Despite the injunction, you would have crossed the bridge willingly, putting your peoples in harm way and giving Clark an excuse to use violence on you. He has been violent to your protesters in the past as well. When your protesters were protesting the injunction, he was quick to use violence at the county courthouse. This will also further the racial tensions at Selma. It will make my job of trying to pass this bill much harder and in turn that will affect getting your voting rights. Although you are trying to pass through the bridge with peaceful intentions, the benefits do not outweigh the risks of breaking federal law and being attacked by Sheriff Clark and his men. If you can wait and not cross the bridge it gives me time to focus on getting this bill passed, rather than me having to worry about the consequences of your

In 21st century United States, the American society has continue to push the idea of social acceptance. From the mid-1900s to now, anti-racist and and anti-sexist agendas (among other things) have advocated for equal rights and representation through protesting. But now, with their ability to make an equal impact on American society, I am led to conclude that civil disobedience in the form of protesting is unacceptable due to the basic principles of the social contract and legislative representation.

strike in two days unless their .wage demands are met. Alex Kunzler, President of Leckenby;

Yet again participation in social events constructs a new identity, a voice. Voices are not just the right to vote or express belonging through the act of protest, as not all voices are intended to get acknowledged (Kahu, 2015). Being a union member I portray my identity in a different way. Participating in strikes is my way of conveying my rights. This participation concludes my idea of raising awareness of what is important to my identity, my sense of belonging in a community. Although an act of protest may not make a difference in an overall outcome, it can still leave the idea behind for future consideration. Not always we act on behalf of conveying the self-belonging but the belonging of a community as a whole. In the end my rights is my