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Labor Relations

Marquette University

Theses/Dissertations

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The Natural Right To A Living Wage And The Ethical Means Of Acquiring It, Edward Stanley Bullock Jun 1938

The Natural Right To A Living Wage And The Ethical Means Of Acquiring It, Edward Stanley Bullock

Bachelors’ Theses

Too much attention and research cannot be given to so vital a question as Unionism and Strikes. The newspapers are filled daily with new outbreaks in labor and controversies between employer and employee. Employees are continually striving to better their living conditions by asking for a living wage, while employers are striving to cut down expenses by trying to pay only a minimum wage. This wage is arrived at through bargaining between the employer and employees without any consideration for the vital factors that enter in when calculating an honest and living wage.


The Protection Of The Laborer As A Creditor, Thomas F. Desmond Jan 1938

The Protection Of The Laborer As A Creditor, Thomas F. Desmond

Bachelors’ Theses

The economic well being of any person, family, or social group is a vital factor which influences every apparent activity of their existence. At the same time, this financial status plays an important part in determining the mental .outlooks and ultimate status of both the individual and the organization. This monetary determination is peculiar to Western civilization, with the American people probably leading in the emphasis upon financial position. The goal set up and considered as. success- seems to be the acquisition of a fortune, with happiness in life, family considerations, or philanthropic endeavor regarded as secondary .and worthy of …


Collective Bargaining, Myron J. Duquaine Jun 1925

Collective Bargaining, Myron J. Duquaine

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of this chapter to give a brief I resume history of the employer and the employee and to show how the instinct of self-preservation has led man into organizations, of his own institution, in order that he may be protected.


The Personnel Problems Of A Modern Laundry, Gordon Adelmer Bishop Jun 1925

The Personnel Problems Of A Modern Laundry, Gordon Adelmer Bishop

Bachelors’ Theses

It is the purpose of this thesis to aid owners of power laundries in the solution of the personnel problems which are confronting them daily.