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"Is labor's day over or is labor the only real answer for our time? In this new book, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan argues that even as organized labor seems to be crumbling, a revived--but different--labormovement is now more relevant than ever in our increasingly unequal society. The inequality reshaping the country goes beyond money and income: the workplace is more authoritarian than ever, and we...
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"The full-time job is disappearing--is landing the right gig the new American Dream? One in three American workers is now a freelancer. This 'gig economy'--one that provides neither the guarantee of steady hours nor benefits--emerged out of the digital era and has revolutionized the way we do business. High-profile tech start-ups such as Uber and Airbnb are constantly making headlines for the disruption they cause to the industries they overturn....
4) Prophet song
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"On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find two officers from Ireland's newly formed secret police on her step. They have arrived to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist. Ireland is falling apart, caught in the grip of a government turning toward tyranny. As the life she knows and the ones she loves disappear before her eyes, Eilish must contend with the dystopian logic of her new,...
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The Grapes of Wrath is a landmark of American literature. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man's fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman's stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath...
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"The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. History's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to transform modern jobs. Drawing from research on the habits and mindsets of a varied...
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Tradicionalmente en nuestro ordenamiento jurídico se había otorgado protección especial para algunas personas que se encontraban en alguna condición o circunstancia especial y la ley señalaba expresamente en qué casos o momentos procedía. Hoy día existen adicionalmente otras manifestaciones de fueros o protecciones de estabilidad laboral reforzada que, a pesar de no ser de creación legal, sino jurisprudencial, se deben atender con todo su...
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Este libro está enmarcado en el proyecto de investigación Determinación de las implicaciones de la subcontratación o tercerización en el trabajo digno o decente, una investigación interinstitucional desarrollada entre la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Seccional Medellín, la Fundación Universitaria CEIPA, la Facultad de Contaduría y Administración de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y la Universidad Vasco de Quiroga de México.
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¿En qué momento un problema se vuelve finalmente visible en la esfera pública, en la agenda de los políticos y los medios? ¿Debe mediar un acontecimiento desgraciado o trágico para que esto suceda? Entre las cuestiones preocupantes que han permanecido largo tiempo fuera de la discusión, la tercerización laboral es sin duda una de las más persistentes. Este libro se propone contribuir al análisis de esta problemática, atendiendo a sus orígenes,...
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A compilation of pertinent and updated "black letter" laws that are part of the official Philippine bar examination coverage and corresponding sections of laws that have been subject of previous bar examination questions. There are also certain important laws which, while not expressly included in the exam coverage, are not specifically excluded either. The Anvil Law Books series is the result of the authors' aim to help bar hopefuls in their journey...
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Employers have long turned to behavioral science for guidance on making their organizations more effective. Labor scholar Paul F. Clark believes union leaders should also take advantage of the valuable discoveries made in this field, and he offers a straightforward account of how they can do so.
Much of the behavioral science research relevant to unions relies on complex statistical analyses and is disseminated through scholarly journals. This...
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An Introduction to Labor Law is a useful primer that explains the basic principles of the federal law regulating the relationship of employers to labor unions. In this updated third edition, which features a new introduction, Michael Evan Gold discusses the law that applies to union organizing and representation elections, the duty to bargain in good faith, economic weapons such as strikes and lockouts, and the enforcement of collective bargaining...
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Holding the Line, Barbara Kingsolver's first non-fiction book, is the story of women's lives transformed by a signal event. Set in the small mining towns of Arizona, it is part oral history and part social criticism, exploring the process of empowerment which occurs when people work together as a community. Like Kingsolver's award-winning novels, Holding the Line is a beautifully written book grounded on the strength of its characters. Hundreds of...
16) The vaster wilds
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"A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds in this terra incognita is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief in everything that her own civilization has taught her. Lauren Groff's new novel is at once a thrilling adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a...
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El mundo de las relaciones laborales es cada vez más complejo, y el derecho laboral, en tanto busca regular los posibles conflictos que se dan entre los trabajadores y sus empleadores, debe mantenerse a la par.
El fenómeno de la convencionalización del derecho en el ámbito del sistema interamericano de derechos humanos ha abordado también el tema de los derechos laborales, cada vez con mayor intensidad.
Así, la presente obra aborda, por un lado,...
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The decline in private sector unions in America is well documented, but some unions have bucked this trend, most notably the 2.1 million member Service Employees International Union. Its former president liked to say: "We use the power of persuasion first. If it doesn't work, we try the persuasion of power." The targets of SEIU's corporate campaigns find themselves on the defensive and, tied to traditional public responses, are often flummoxed by...
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When Wisconsin governor Scott Walker threatened the collective bargaining rights of the state's public sector employees in early 2011, the massive protests that erupted inresponse put the labor movement back on the nation's front pages. It was a fleeting reminder of a not-so-distant past when the "labor question"-and the power of organized labor-was part and parcel of a century-long struggle for justice and equality in America. Now, on the heels of...
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This is a great guidebook for anyone who wants to become a waiter, or for waiters who aspire to move up in the industry. Covers basic aspects of table service, the types of service offered in fine dining venues, best practices for formal dining occasions, and much more. There is an additional section that covers the basics of bartending and mixed drinks. The author has many years of experience as a waiter in the hotel and restaurant industry.
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