The case for repeal of the Davis-Bacon Act

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The Davis-Bacon Act should be repealed. Passed in 1931 in the Hoover era at a time when many contractors were quite successful with the strategy of using mainly unskilled black workers and local contractors who used highly skilled, better-paid union workers could not compete, the law's intent was to rectify such injustices. The law's racist beginnings were a basis for evolutionary discrimination, and there were many legislative attempts to repeal it. The political and financial power of the law's supporters explain the failed repeals.

Construction industry, Laws, regulations and rules, Wage payment systems

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Collective bargaining in professional sports: baseball, football, basketball, and hockey

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The main collective bargaining issues between sports club owners and players are the salary cap and player restraint systems, such as uniform player contracts, the draft, and trade and free agency programs. Courts only become involved to address antitrust issues after collective bargaining fails. The future of professional sports is likely to involve more labor conflicts. Players may unite across different sports because the bargaining issues remain the same, or a true free market may be adopted.

Sports Teams and Clubs, Sports clubs, managers, & promoters, Professional Sports, Collective Bargaining, Analysis, Labor relations

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Correlates of employee satisfaction with pay and benefits: public/private and union/non-union comparisons

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More than 900 public, private, union and non-union employees in various manufacturing jobs across the country were surveyed to determine their satisfaction with pay and benefits. Results showed satisfaction with pay to be higher in the private sector, where pay is higher. Benefits were better in the public than in the private sector and satisfaction with the benefits was also higher. Union employees had better pay and benefits but were less satisfied with them than non-union employees.

Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Surveys, Wages, Wages and salaries, Employee benefits, Job satisfaction

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