Labor Unions - Champions of Social Justice | Labor Unions have contributed much to the social progress of America. Without them, we would not enjoy the quality of life that we enjoy today

Gregory Guthrie

ISBN 10: 3838356306 / ISBN 13: 9783838356303

Published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010

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Labor Unions - Champions of Social Justice | Labor Unions have contributed much to the social progress of America. Without them, we would not enjoy the quality of life that we enjoy today | Gregory Guthrie | Taschenbuch | Englisch | LAP Lambert Academic Publishing | EAN 9783838356303 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Labor Unions - Champions of Social Justice | Labor Unions have contributed much to the social progress of America. Without them, we would not enjoy the quality of life that we enjoy today
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838356306
• ISBN 13: 9783838356303
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 8D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 213 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Labor Unions have given much to America. The great middle class that is the economic and social backbone of the United States has prospered due, in large part, to the rights that were fought for and won by the labor movement. Today, Union membership is not growing to the extent that it did in the past. Some claim that Unions are not needed in the modern world. Why would this be the case? The modern worker may carry a portable computer rather than a hammer, but businesses still work the way they did in yesteryear. If anything they seem to be less compassionate. This indicates that Unions are needed now more than ever. The Catholic Church has traditionally endorsed Labor Unions as a vehicle for advancing the plight of the worker. In this thesis, the papal iii encyclicals that provide the Church?s foundation of the labor movement are shown. Several examples of corporate exploitation are given in an effort to demonstrate why unions are necessary today. International solidarity is shown by way of example also. The 2001 Right to Work (RTW) election in Oklahoma is analyzed in detail.