As a result, it is possible to interpret the industrialization like another form of slavery because it is a nuisance to the worker’s freedom. Indeed, it is a fact; factories owner have a total control on the workers. They take decision without any consent, and they only seek their profits. In fact, Sam tells us about the factories owners’ behavior by denouncing the changes in the lunch hours. (Patch, 67) It is true that the workers are proud of their skills especially the spinners like in Sam Patch, but sometimes fighting back is an obligation.
The ethical and social implications in the decision revolve around the fact that Whirlpool did not consider the best interests of all it's stakeholders. The effect on the local community and vendors in Evansville stretches far beyond the effects of just the plant workers losing their jobs. So while the company may have met its economic responsibilities in it's attempt to maximize profits and meet consumer price expectations, it fell short on its ethical responsibilities. 2. Whirlpool has many legal and ethical responsibilities in the plant-closing example.
DEA overlapped with the Treasury and the role of Chancellor, Callaghan and Wilson didn’t know who to listen to, this resulted in Brown/DEA in competition with Chancellor Callaghan and the treasury. This problem worsened as Brown was impulsive and lacked consistency (drink problem). Brown came up with National Plan, this created in unison with trade unions and industry but did not have support of united government. Potential third problem was that Wilson was trying to keep everyone happy rather than pick best team for the job and this resulted in the DEA being ineffective and not helping the economy at
The Greater Depression In the world of migrant agricultural workers during the 1930’s, the Great Depression seemed to be the cause of much controversial conditions. One such controversial topic was known as the “American Dream.” It was highly doubted by some who lived in that time period of its legitimacy. One problem of the dream was that to the landowners and rich, the treatment of the poor, or the people taking life day-by-day wasn’t a primary concern. This meant that fighting for their freedoms and rights, was not on the top of their to-do lists. However, to people such as John Steinbeck, Woody Guthrie, and Dorothea Lange, the situation regarding the workers was abominable and needed to be addressed.
However, the government blamed the financial problems on the workers and especially the unions as strikes caused workforce to stop and the government went to the IMF, this however does not include Wilsons decision to devalue the pound as this was damaging on the economy because people were getting loess for their money and it disheartened a lot of the population. Source 7 agrees that the Labour Government’s failures outweigh its successes as it’s ‘achievements were not enough to dispel the impression
These policies were an early attempt to end child labor, reform the banking system, and protect business’ interests. However, these positive attempts were overshadowed by continued corruption as seen through the power hungry politicians. This was the time when the development of railroads began. It was a vital requirement for the whole industrialization process to be complete. This is one of the reasons why the railroads were really important.
The government created camps in attempt to provide this basic support. The camps nonetheless did provide some senses of security, and the people were receiving better treatments. However, the despite the government’s effort to protect them, the farmers were still constantly in jeopardy due to the inability of finding rightful jobs to feed the family, and also being threatened by wealthy landowners trying to sabotage their unity, pushing them to their limit. In this battle between the rich and the poor, the government did not help the poor very much, because the government was passive and was incapable of solving the ultimate problem,
When left to their own devices, and given shelter from the corrupt social system that keeps them down, the migrants make the first steps toward establishing an almost utopian mini-society. Moreover, life in Weed patch disproves the landowners’ beliefs that “Okies” lead undignified, uncivilized lives. Indeed, the migrants show themselves to be more civilized than the landowners, as demonstrated by the way in which they respond to the Farmers’ Association’s plot to sabotage the camp. Most of the wealthy landowners believe that poverty-stricken, uneducated farmers deserve to be treated contemptuously. These men maintain that to reward farmers with amenities such as toilets, showers, and comfortable wages will merely give them a sense of entitlement, embolden them to ask for more, and thus create social and economic unrest.
They felt the need to do this as soon as they felt the negative changes in the management. The members of the local union were strongly supportive of the company, but they had to demand for something more because they have children to feed and families to support. I found it interesting how fellow towns people, not only pick between p-9 and p-10,but who they considered family. In the documentary, when some towns members decided to return to work. The fellow protester called them traders.
Labor Unions Labor unions are organized to stand for the rights of employees in certain fields and industries. The standard labor union represents its association by negotiating employees pay, benefits, safety, and security issues. Labor unions came about during the industrial era of America in which they were very helpful to workers. The workers of that era worked for poor wages while also working under dangerous working conditions and as well as minimal legal representation. Unions improved much of those harsh conditions for the workers by helping them avoid exploitation by their employers.