Essays Tagged: "union leadership"

The Killer Angels

vel starts out when Harrison, a Confederate spy, reports to James Longstreet that 80,000 to 100,000 Union soldiers have marched within 200 miles of Lee's position near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Harr ... 00 miles of Lee's position near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Harrison also bears news of a change in Union leadership. Major General George Meade had replaced "Fighting Joe" Hooker as commander of the ...

(5 pages) 50 0 4.3 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Failed Farm and Labor Organizations in the Late 19th Century

In the period of 1870-1900, labor unions and organizations were rarely successful in achieving their goals primarily because of proble ... ate-wide basis. The problems with organization arose because of five major factors - differences in union leadership, divisions between skilled and unskilled workers, ethnic and racial tensions, and e ... e divisions between unskilled and skilled workers which contributed to the difficulty of organizing unions. Skilled workers, more valued because of their craft, had different interest and goals than u ...

(5 pages) 52 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Ethical Analysis of Sweden's Push to Ban Advertising to Children

tchener describes the conflict that occurred in Europe in 2001 between advertisers and the European Union leadership. Ethical standards are part of every facet of life. Throughout life, every individu ... ducts directly to children on television. In addition, the government is encouraging other European Union leaders to accept their standards. Consequently conflict has erupted with promoters of childre ...

(5 pages) 54 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy