Graduate Students and Labor Union Organization
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This 7 page report discusses the issues associated with the fact that countless numbers of low-paid or even unpaid "professionals" who are employees of the university setting but who rarely receive either the same benefits or compensation as "real" employees. As a result, such students have begun to organize or try to organize unions to represent their unique needs and concerns. AN annotated bibliography lists and describes 6 sources.
Filename: BWgradun.rtf

Height as a Factor in Higher Salaries
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A 7 page paper assessing the value of conducting a study of the relationship between men's height and men's salaries. Numerous studies throughout the decade of the 1990s have establised a direct link between increased height and increased salary, a factor that may well be operational in the continued wage gap between men and women. The paper reviews the literature and provides suggestions for methodology and anticipated results. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KStallMen.wps

Hiring Jimmy Hoffa As A Negotiator
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A 10 page research paper which looks at Jimmy Hoffa's career as an expert negotiator. Hoffa, as president of the Teamsters' Union, wielded immense power throughout the 50s and 60s and up until his disappearance in 1975. The writer examines --hypothetically-- whether or not Jimmy Hoffa would make a good negotiator in today's political and economic atmosphere. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Hoffa.wps