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Political figures, histories, and current events in the whole scope of modern and past politics. Work place politics.
#Speakingout & the case for a pro wrestling union.
PART 1 : THE CASE FOR A UNION - WHY NEED ONE? The conversation surrounding a pro wrestling union first gained prominence in the 80s, specifically in 1984 when Jesse Ventura tried attempting to organize the wrestlers working for the then WWF. As the story goes his attempts were squashed by a politicking Hulk Hogan who informed Vince McMahon of Ventura’s plans before any solid progress could have been made. This was in 1984 and in the 3.5 decades since then any conversation surrounding a union still lives and dies by the assumption that it would not work due to backstage politics. However, for more reasons than one could list in an article introduction, wrestling is drastically different in 2020 both structurally and culturally than it was during the era of Hulkamania. Wrestlers appear more willing to work with each other, you can see this by examining the change in pro wrestling style, the faster pace the multiple kick outs, wrestlers are more willing to let all participants look good and get everyone over rather than just one person. Pro Wrestling commentators such as Brian Last often deride this as a negative, claiming that it hurts the quality of the in ring product, and opinions vary on if he’s right or wrong when he says that. Regardless I see this as an indictment of a wrestling culture with less overall political backstabbing. There are other examples of course such as how wrestlers expose and talk about each other in a non-kayfabe manner online & the increased awareness of what happens behind the scenes that fans have gained due to the rise of the internet wrestling community.
Brian GlynnPublished 4 years ago in JournalBeing young, successful, and oppressed by the notion of blackness
If you are a person offended by the notion of blackness, one way to please a person oppressed by the notion of whiteness is to make them money. Leaving home at seventeen, I realised the values of hard work which my parents instilled in me and began to showcase this in my attitude towards life. If you think about it, it makes sense. In an age where cultural appropriation is rife in the media, it has become easier to spot the two things companies hold closest in their hearts. Money is one of them – but, of course, this goes without saying. The other is how the public views them. So, picture this: you have an employee who not only works hard (the result of which is ultimately you bringing home more bacon), but is also black? Killing two birds with one stone has never been easier. However, upon closer inspection, many companies have realised that improving the latter increases the former, and companies who are aware of this aren't shy to use this layer of advertising unashamedly.
Jeremiah JohnsonPublished 4 years ago in JournalConstitution in the Workplace
We all have different jobs of all trades. Everything from the bit fat cat CEO's on Wall Street to the guys who twirl signs for a local mattress store. They are all equally important, and why do you ask? Because they provide us with a paycheck. We break our backs, don't spend time with our families, dedicate a third of our lives just for our jobs. So shouldn't we get the respect we deserve? Sadly it usually doesn't turn out that way. We want that paycheck so bad that we would follow their rules, put our values aside, and loose our rights.
Shawna WilliamsonPublished 4 years ago in JournalAn Environment in Crisis, What is to Blame?
Energy corporations! The devil in the form of an industry, as the current green revolution would have you believe. An industry that has single handedly corrupted our natural landscape, polluted our air, and is out to kill us all!
Ellen DoddPublished 4 years ago in JournalHealthcare Workers Asked to Work Without Pay:
The first time Dylan and I spoke in person, we were face to face but separated by thousands of miles. We had met two days prior to this when I received my first communication from her. Three weeks ago, after an essay I wrote was published detailing the truth of America’s broken healthcare system, I began receiving hundreds of emails from other healthcare workers all across the country recounting horror stories of maltreatment at the hands of the healthcare system. Dylan’s email was among them.
Dr. Megan BabbPublished 4 years ago in Journal5 Steps Health Insurance CEOs Must Take to Help with COVID-19
Imagine a country where you can not see a doctor. Who will refill your blood pressure prescription, see your sick child, mend your broken arm, deliver your baby, or run the ventilator if you fall victim to Coronavirus? The COVID-19 pandemic created a cash-flow crisis causing mass physician layoffs and closure of medical practices. A world without doctors puts us all at risk. The pandemic is the invisible enemy, and the CEOs of large insurance companies have the tools to help doctors stay in the fight.
Jeff LivingstonPublished 4 years ago in JournalMedium is Controlling its Coronavirus Narrative
Just like we have Twitter, Facebook, Quora, Stack Exchange, and so on, I'm hoping that the writing community will have a number of platforms on which to write, including Vocal, publish0x, and Medium. I had a lot of hope for Medium in particular, and found it before Vocal. However, more and more I am finding their practices revolting, and perhaps nowhere are their nepotistic and destructive practices more obvious than with their treatment of the coronavirus scare.
Daniel GoldmanPublished 4 years ago in JournalThe Ending is Always Subjective
I’ve had a lot of jobs in my time, 14 and 9 months is probably not the most ideal time to start a job. On one hand it creates independence, and gives you the financial freedom to waste your money on whatever you want. Whether it be drugs, general consumerism or the massive phone bills from all the data you were using. On the other hand, it gets you used to the idea that your money is all your own to spend as you please. This makes it quite difficult later on when you have genuine expenses related to keeping yourself fed, clothed and sheltered. It creates genuine resentment over having to pay for things like toilet paper when you have spent 10 blissful years spending your money on drugs and concert tickets while someone else took financial responsibility for the boring stuff.
Why Australia needs better Government
Australia is burning and who’s fault is it, our government! The greens refused to back burn Scott morison our Prime Minister is in Hawaii and gives money to NASA for Mars but when our country is burning and dying and our koalas and becoming extincted and men and women are leaving there loved ones to fight our fighters in the holiday season he says they want to be out there so they won’t be paid news flash Scott no they don’t it’s the new year the holidays they want to be with there families not cleaning up after your mistake pay them for helping and not running away to Australia
Krystal HildaPublished 4 years ago in JournalIn the Court of Public Opinion
Ibanga Isine, and I first crossed each other's paths while I volunteered for a United Nations Association. The task of email travelling before I secured a meeting with the multi-award-winning journalist and human rights activist became insignificant detail during our first conversation. We talked about the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping that dominated the international media at the time and the state of politics in Nigeria, amongst other things. Through our talks, I quickly understood the responsibility to tell a true and right story and the irresponsibility of reckless words.
Bridgett LesliePublished 5 years ago in Journal10 Employment Laws Every Person Needs to Know
Back when I was 26, I worked for a person who was a total pig. He made a point of telling me that I would not be able to get a raise unless I lost weight... for an office job. He would regularly berate women for being not "hot enough" and make seriously derogatory remarks towards anyone who was female. To him, women and non-binary individuals like myself weren't people; they were accessories that propped up his fragile ego.
Cato ConroyPublished 6 years ago in JournalImpact of Global Issues on Employment Law
Globalization is a recent phenomenon where business is no longer restricted to the borders of one nation, but now the entire world. As the world financial markets and businesses become more integrated, there is more of a need for uniformity in the international system. With growing business integration, there are many issues of employment law that arises form continued globalization.