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Workers Of The Word Unite!: The Powell's Books Union Organizing Campaign, 1998-2001, Ryan Thomas Wisnor Dec 2017

Workers Of The Word Unite!: The Powell's Books Union Organizing Campaign, 1998-2001, Ryan Thomas Wisnor

Dissertations and Theses

The labor movement's groundswell in the 1990s accompanied a period of intense competition and conglomeration within the retail book sector. Unexpectedly, the intersection of these two trends produced two dozen union drives across the country between 1996 and 2004 at large retail bookstores, including Borders and Barnes & Noble. Historians have yet to fully examine these retail organizing contests or recount their contributions to the labor movement and its history, including booksellers' pioneering use of the internet as an organizing tool. This thesis focuses on the aspirations, tactics, and contributions of booksellers in their struggles to unionize their workplaces, while …


An Evaluation Of The Scale Of Undeclared Work In The European Union And Is Structural Determinants: Estimates Using The Labour Input Method, Colin C. Williams, Josip Franic, Ioana Horodnic Dec 2017

An Evaluation Of The Scale Of Undeclared Work In The European Union And Is Structural Determinants: Estimates Using The Labour Input Method, Colin C. Williams, Josip Franic, Ioana Horodnic

Colin C Williams

On average, 11.6% of total labour input in the private sector in the EU is undeclared, and undeclared work constitutes on average 16.4% of gross value added (GVA) (the difference due to undeclared labour being concentrated in sectors with higher labour productivity).

These, however, are unweighted averages, and do not take into account the relative size of the labour force in each Member State. The weighted averages, therefore, are that 9.3% of total labour input in the private sector in the EU is undeclared, and undeclared work constitutes 14.3% of GVA in the private sector. The …


Two-Way Contracts: The Solution For The Nba, Stefan Anderson Dec 2017

Two-Way Contracts: The Solution For The Nba, Stefan Anderson

Capstones

This project takes a look into the NBA's first season introducing it two-way contracts. These contracts allow players to be in both the NBA and its developmental/minor league, the Gatorade League–widely known as The G-League at the same time. With the two-way being established it opens the door for many other things. This project goes more in depth on it.

https://sportswithstef.wordpress.com/2017/12/14/two-way-contracts-the-solution-for-the-nba/


2017-12-04 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Dec 2017

2017-12-04 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

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Staff Congress newsletter for December 4, 2017.


2017-12-04 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Dec 2017

2017-12-04 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

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Staff Congress minutes for December 4, 2017.


Dependent Self-Employment: Trends, Challenges And Policy Responses In The Eu, Colin C. Williams Dec 2017

Dependent Self-Employment: Trends, Challenges And Policy Responses In The Eu, Colin C. Williams

Colin C Williams

Across the EU28, there is not only a significant ‘jobs gap’ with only 70.1 per cent of
the working age population in jobs but also concerns over the quality of jobs. One
particular concern is that employees are being falsely classified as self-employed by
employers in order to circumvent collective agreements, labour laws (e.g., minimum
wages, working time legislation), employment tax and other employer liabilities implied
in the standard contract of employment, and that the emergent ‘gig’ or ‘platform’ economy
is accelerating this trend.
This report evaluates this emergent employment relationship, here termed ‘dependent’
self-employment, which covers those classified as …


2017-11-06 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Nov 2017

2017-11-06 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

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Staff Congress newsletter for November 6, 2017.


2017-11-06 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Nov 2017

2017-11-06 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

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Staff Congress minutes for November 6, 2017.


The Implementation Of Port State Control Under The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, Jinyoung Yang Nov 2017

The Implementation Of Port State Control Under The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, Jinyoung Yang

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Kadeteng Marino Under The Maritime Labor Convention, 2006: A Study Of Minimum Training And Qualifications Prior To Shipboard Training And The Familiarity With Onboard Complaint Procedures Of Filipino Cadets, Ronnie Dalina Basco Nov 2017

Kadeteng Marino Under The Maritime Labor Convention, 2006: A Study Of Minimum Training And Qualifications Prior To Shipboard Training And The Familiarity With Onboard Complaint Procedures Of Filipino Cadets, Ronnie Dalina Basco

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Tackling The Challenges Of Multicultural Crewing Practices In The Shipping Industry: An Approach To Enhancing Cultural Awareness Among Crew, Fangfang Hu Nov 2017

Tackling The Challenges Of Multicultural Crewing Practices In The Shipping Industry: An Approach To Enhancing Cultural Awareness Among Crew, Fangfang Hu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Job Security Awareness In Relation To Job Continuity For Seafarers Sailing On International Ships, Jihyeon Gina Kim Nov 2017

Job Security Awareness In Relation To Job Continuity For Seafarers Sailing On International Ships, Jihyeon Gina Kim

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Criteria To Determine The Levels Of Compensation, Promotion And Other Benefits For The Crew Members And Its Effects On Airlines, Customers, And Crew, Danilo Andrade, Thiago Branco, Diogo De Carvalho, Alexandre Gandini, Priscila Hernandez Nov 2017

An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Criteria To Determine The Levels Of Compensation, Promotion And Other Benefits For The Crew Members And Its Effects On Airlines, Customers, And Crew, Danilo Andrade, Thiago Branco, Diogo De Carvalho, Alexandre Gandini, Priscila Hernandez

Graduate Student Works

This study analyzes the effectiveness of management of flight crewmembers’ careers based entirely on seniority. The research evaluated if it is possible, through the exclusive use of seniority criteria, to recognize and compensate high-performance crewmembers. Although the seniority model indeed creates stability and predictability for managers and crew members, the employee's performance is not considered in career development, failing to recognize and reward good performance. The statistical analysis showed that the seniority does not have direct relationship with the performance of the crew member. Results also showed that crew who were promoted in seniority criteria, would not have been selected …


European Platform Undeclared Work 2017 Platform Survey Report: Organisational Characteristics Of Enforcement Bodies, Measures Adopted To Tackle Undeclared Work, And The Use Of Databases And Digital Tools, Colin C. Williams Oct 2017

European Platform Undeclared Work 2017 Platform Survey Report: Organisational Characteristics Of Enforcement Bodies, Measures Adopted To Tackle Undeclared Work, And The Use Of Databases And Digital Tools, Colin C. Williams

Colin C Williams

This report presents the main findings of the first online survey of members of the European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work. A total of 23 Member States responded.

Organisational characteristics of enforcement bodies

Undeclared work covers paid activities that are lawful as regards their nature but are not declared to public authorities so as to evade either payment of taxes, social security contributions and/or labour laws. In three-quarters of Member States, responsibility for these three forms of evasion lies in separate public authorities, with each having separate targets and key performance indicators (KPIs). The outcome is a departmental ‘silos’ approach, and …


Saying Goodbye To Unions In Higher Education: The Yale Hunger Strike In Perspective, Raymond L. Hogler Oct 2017

Saying Goodbye To Unions In Higher Education: The Yale Hunger Strike In Perspective, Raymond L. Hogler

Academic Labor: Research and Artistry

No abstract provided.


Understanding And Applying Emotional Intelligence: A Qualitative Study Of Tampa Veterans Administration Hospital Employees, Brenda Webb Johnson Oct 2017

Understanding And Applying Emotional Intelligence: A Qualitative Study Of Tampa Veterans Administration Hospital Employees, Brenda Webb Johnson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Emotional intelligence (EI) has not been studied extensively within the Veterans’ Health Administration (VHA). The VHA is the largest healthcare organization in America with over 360,000 employees and the organization invests heavily in competency development. The Tampa VA is a level 1 facility with over 5,000 employees in the Tampa Bay area. The facilities Education office offers competency development through soft skills training, leadership development, and contracted courses that include emotional intelligence for leaders.

The purpose of this study was to better discern ten Tampa VA medical center employees understanding and application of EI competence within their personal and professional …


2017-10-10 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Oct 2017

2017-10-10 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

A message from the President to university employees from October 10, 2017.


2017-10-02 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Oct 2017

2017-10-02 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for October 2, 2017.


2017-10-02 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Oct 2017

2017-10-02 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress minutes for October 2, 2017.


When The Health System Fails You: Maternal Care Under Kenya’S 2017 Nurses' Strike, Tessa Coughtrey-Davenport Oct 2017

When The Health System Fails You: Maternal Care Under Kenya’S 2017 Nurses' Strike, Tessa Coughtrey-Davenport

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This study focuses on the 2017 nurses’ strike and how the crippling of the public health system impacted maternal care in Kisumu, Kenya. Kenya has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world, and there have been many efforts to reduce this, such as delivery with a Skilled Birth Attendant and attending antenatal care visits, all of which are centered around a functioning health system. The research team used a combination of interviews with key populations and analysis of service delivery data at local health centers to evaluate the effects of the strike on maternal care. The study …


Under-Declaring Work, Falsely Declaring Work: Under-Declared Employment In The European Union, Colin C. Williams, Ioana Horodnic Sep 2017

Under-Declaring Work, Falsely Declaring Work: Under-Declared Employment In The European Union, Colin C. Williams, Ioana Horodnic

Colin C Williams

Under-declared employment occurs when a formal employer pays a formal employee an official declared wage but also an additional undeclared (‘envelope’) wage in order to evade the full social insurance and tax liabilities owed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence, characteristics and distribution of this fraudulent wage practice in the EU28, to explain its existence, to provide an evidence-based evaluation of the effectiveness of different policy approaches for tackling it, and propose a set of policy recommendations.

Prevalence, characteristics and distribution of under-declared employment
To evaluate the prevalence, characteristics and distribution of under-declared employment in the …


Complementary Or Conflictual? Formal Participation, Informal Participation, And Organizational Performance, Adam Seth Litwin, Adrienne Eaton Sep 2017

Complementary Or Conflictual? Formal Participation, Informal Participation, And Organizational Performance, Adam Seth Litwin, Adrienne Eaton

Adam Seth Litwin

Most studies of worker participation examine either formal participatory structures or informal participation. Yet, increasingly, works councils and other formal participatory bodies are operating in parallel with collective bargaining or are filling the void left by its decline. Moreover, these bodies are sprouting in workplaces in which workers have long held a modicum of influence, authority, and production- or service-related information. This study leverages a case from the healthcare sector to examine the interaction between formal and informal worker participation. Seeking to determine whether or not these two forces—each independently shown to benefit production or service delivery—complement or undermine one …


Replantar Un Campo: Derecho Internacional Del Trabajo Para El Siglo Xxi, Lance A. Compa Sep 2017

Replantar Un Campo: Derecho Internacional Del Trabajo Para El Siglo Xxi, Lance A. Compa

Lance A Compa

No abstract provided.


Re-Planting A Field: International Labour Law For The Twenty-First Century, Lance A. Compa Sep 2017

Re-Planting A Field: International Labour Law For The Twenty-First Century, Lance A. Compa

Lance A Compa

[Excerpt] In this talk I want to trace the development of the field and how international labour law has taken root in five areas: 1) trade legislation (namely, the US and EU Generalized System of Preferences), 2) trade agreements, 3) international organizations, 4) corporate social responsibility, and 5) lawsuits in national courts. In each, I try to give one or two examples of how international labour law works in practice. But first, some background on the international labour law field and my involvement with it.


2017-09-11 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Sep 2017

2017-09-11 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for September 11, 2017.


2017-09-11 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. Sep 2017

2017-09-11 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress minutes for September 11, 2017.


Panel: Unionization And The Development Of Policies For Non-Tenure Track Faculty - A Comparative Study Of Research Universities, Karen Halverson Cross Sep 2017

Panel: Unionization And The Development Of Policies For Non-Tenure Track Faculty - A Comparative Study Of Research Universities, Karen Halverson Cross

Karen Halverson Cross

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Panel: Unionization And The Development Of Policies For Non-Tenure Track Faculty - A Comparative Study Of Research Universities, Karen Halverson Cross Sep 2017

Panel: Unionization And The Development Of Policies For Non-Tenure Track Faculty - A Comparative Study Of Research Universities, Karen Halverson Cross

Karen Halverson Cross

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Shorter Hours And Corporate-Centered Society: A History Of Work-Time Regulation In The United States And Japan, Keisuke Jinno Sep 2017

The Politics Of Shorter Hours And Corporate-Centered Society: A History Of Work-Time Regulation In The United States And Japan, Keisuke Jinno

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Shorter working hours drew much attention as a means of fighting unemployment and crisis in capitalism during the first half of the twentieth century. Nowadays, shorter work-time is rarely considered a policy option to fix economic or social issues in the United States and Japan. This dissertation presents a history of work-time regulation in the United States and Japan to examine how and why its developments and stalemate took place.

In the big picture, developments of work-time regulation during the first half of the twentieth century were a part of concessional modifications of class relations, a common phenomenon in many …


Panel: Addressing Contemporary Community College Labor-Management Issues - About Rio Hondo College Aug 2017

Panel: Addressing Contemporary Community College Labor-Management Issues - About Rio Hondo College

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.