Historical paper – Capitalism and labor (Timeline)
– Start industrial revolution, capitalist were allowed to abuse their power
– Child labor
– Working condition were not standardized
– How did Union came along?
– How did capitalism evolved?
– Given the chance it can continue
Embedded contradiction between wage labor and capital: capitalists ALWAYS wanted to reduce the costs of production, e.g. wages, while wage laborers want opposite.
Some events are included here, feel free to use outside sources to discuss more historical events from the start and continue of the industrial revolution. These can be academic (Peer- reviewed academic articles found in academics journals) and/or sources from the media as well.
Compare and contrast
– Readings (Atlas Finally Shrugged, As Calls For Unions Grow)
– https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1798
Why were Walmart workers unionized? What are some of the struggles self-organised workers go through? When workers at Walmart tried to Unionize and fight back what are some of the tricks/strategy that Walmart used to prevent union? How these steps prevented a union? How does anti- union tactics violate workers right?
* Walmart
– https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/may/01/usnews.supermarkets
– https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/how-walmart-convinces-its-employees-not-to-unionize/395051/
– https://www.huffpost.com/entry/walmart-anti-union_n_4603253
– https://pressprogress.ca/7_secrets_found_in_walmart_s_leaked_anti_union_playbook/
– https://www.cbsnews.com/news/union-walmart-shut-5-stores-over-labor-activism/
– https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2020/11/18/taxpayers-subsidize-poverty-wages-walmart-mcdonalds-other-large-corporations-gao
– https://www.cnbc.com/2007/05/01/study-says-walmarts-antiunion-tactics-violate-workers-rights.htm
* Amazon
What does amazon really want?
What are the desires of capitalists and workers? How do they contradict?
Amazon driver were strategically contracted in a way that amazon doesnt have to provide them benefits. – How they structure their organization so that they dont have to pay amazon drive their benefits?
Why does capitalist do not support union?
Give real issues of what is going on in the real world
– https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-workers-at-100-more-facilities-want-to-unionize-amazon-labor-union-president-chris-smalls-181900885.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFRFWoVh07hFljcBPR9ENeD0aREalKWzEhx922gFQOuU3mr1aFn4u5eIiGBrihHzMun8w6LVQBIGa5Vjyv0AuTmvmR6lYfkR4bp_Ef702l0PlIj4L0-QAWSc-9Y8D5qlBKP7uR7c5nSWj5sI5mkeLbvtTDPuTaf89eD667jgCj6L
– https://xenagoguevicene.wordpress.com/2022/05/04/amazon-workers-loss-in-second-labor-union-election-wont-stop-us-by-mark-grueenberg-3-may-2022/
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