Going on Strike
People go picketing (also known as going on strike) all around the world, but some of our american history was caused by strikes. Before we go deep into the subject, you need to know what a labor union and a trade union is. Then we will discuss what picketing is and when it is legal. Lastly, we’ll look at famous strikes in Kansas’ history and current day.
What is a labor union and a trade union?
According to encyclopedia.kids.net.au, A labor union is a “commercial entity consisted of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer.” A trade union is a “all the trades workers in a particular industry.”
What is picketing and when is it legal?
Www.nidirect.gov.uk and dictionary.cambridge.org, the over all meaning of picketing (or going on strike) is where workers involved in industrial action attend a workplace to increase support for their cause. For example, when there is an unfair change in the company the employees that this rule applies to they might go on strike to make this rule fair.
According to www.nlrb.gov, states that “A union cannot strike or picket an employer to force it to stop doing business with another employer who is the primary target of a labor dispute. At worksites with more than one employer, such as a construction site, picketing is only permitted if the protest is clearly directed exclusively at the primary employer.” This is the law for picketing.
What are some examples of strikes in 1900 Kansas?
The Library of Congress or www.loc.gov states, in 1915, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and the Congressional Union organized state branches, held a national convention of women voters, collected 500,000 signatures on a suffrage petition, and testified before Congress, among other activities. Then in June 1916, CU’s leaders formed the National Woman’s Party.
According to nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu, in January 1920, the Kansas legislature had established a board of compulsory arbitration, known as the Kansas Industrial Court, which banned strikes against unfair labor practices and working conditions. Miners, however, felt that the right to strike was constitutionally grounded, and in September 1921, nearly all unionized miners in Kansas laid down their tools to defend this belief.
What is a current picketing that has happened?
As reported in the www.emporiagazette.com, in 2009 at Dolly Madison bakery in Emporia, Kansas the employees went on strike because of the taxes that weren’t being paid and that they weren’t being paid fairly. As a witness of this event, I decided to go and ask the\m some questions about going on strike. They said that they weren’t being paid fairly and that they worked really hard for almost nothing. At a personal standpoint i agreed with them and I shook their hands and said thank you for letting me interview.
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