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2) For the win
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of teens from around the world find themselves drawn into an online revolution arranged by a mysterious young woman known as Big Sister Nor, who hopes to challenge the status quo and change the world using her virtual connections.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Key topics: Contracts of employment, Employment law, Rights at work, Maternity leave, Bullying, Victimisation, Discrimination, Equality Act, Redundancy, Human resource management, Personnel. How do contracts of employment, and employment laws more generally, help people at work? This film includes some basic facts about employment as well as examples of people with problems at work.
Publisher
Nolo Press
Pub. Date
[1991-]
Language
English
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LGBTIA in Careers - Career Collection Spotlight
Author
Publisher
American Bar Association
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Help for Ex-Offenders - Career Collection Spotlight
Problems at Work and Termination - Career Collection Spotlight
Problems at Work and Termination - Career Collection Spotlight
10) Radium girls
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Based on true events, it follows teen sisters, Bessie and Jo Cavallo, who dream of Hollywood and Egyptian pyramids as they paint luminous watch dials at the American Radium factory in New Jersey. When Jo loses a tooth, Bessie's world is turned upside down as a mystery slowly unravels. She discovers a corporate cover-up and, in a radical coming of age story, Bessie and the Radium Girls decide to take on American Radium. Based on historical events,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Historical Fiction [Grades 3-5]
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Historical Fiction [Grades 3-5]
Description
Lula, a farm-working girl with big dreams, meets Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, and other labor rights activists and joins the 1965 protest for workers' rights.
Lula Viramontes dreams of one day becoming someone whom no one can ignore: a daring ringleader in a Mexican traveling carpa, despite her father's traditional views of what girls should be. When her family arrives for the grape harvest in Delano, California, Lula meets activist Dolores Huerta...
Author
Publisher
Nolo
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Manage employees effectively while avoiding legal trouble. If you supervise employees or independent contractors, The Manager's Legal Handbook is the perfect resource. Need information about overtime? Want useful ideas on workplace policies? Have a question about trade secrets and need the answer now? This book provides everything you need to stay within the bounds of the law, including information: hiring, discrimination and harassment, wages and...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
With captivating narrative and insightful commentary, labor organizer Jonathan Rosenblum reveals the inside story of the first successful fight for a $15 minimum wage, which renewed a national labor movement through bold strategy and broad inclusiveness. Just outside Seattle, an unlikely alliance of Sea-Tac Airport workers, union and community activists, and clergy staged face-to-face confrontations with corporate leaders to unite a diverse, largely...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The coronavirus pandemic threw life into a tumult for American workers, igniting new class struggles and further stoking those already under way. Across the country, essential workers lashed out against low wages, long hours, and safety risks, both with labor union backing and without it. Nurses, teachers, grocery clerks, farmers, food processing workers, and many more fought for higher wages, paid sick leave, better healthcare, and, above all else,...
Author
Publisher
Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
Lula Viramonte anhela ser una persona a la que nadie pueda ignorar. Por eso quiere ser directora de en un circo ambulante mexicano. Pero perseguir los sueños es difícil cuando hay que trabajar en la cosecha de uva en Delano, California; cuidar a la madre enferma y a los hermanos, evitar que se desate el temperamento volátil de papá. Entonces Lula conoce a Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong y a otros activistas por los derechos de los agricultores y...
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