I am standing in line for unemployment benefits. There must be between four hundred to six hundred others here with me. Everyone here is a locked out Steelworkers from the Kaiser Mead plant. I see many faces I know in the crowd. We are all here because the Washington State Unemployment office downtown cannot handle such a crowd. All the members were told by the Union that this was the day that we had to signup for a new benefit year.
Everyone was told to meet at the Carpenter's hall just off Division on Mission. The building is getting old and could use some maintenance. It is a cold dreary damp morning, and I am glad that I brought my coat along. The weather reflects the overall mood of the people in line. There is a lot of talking going on about what it is going to take to requlify for benefits. I think many fear that they will not receive any more checks from Unemployment.
This morning I got up early to make sure I could make it on time. The last time they locked the doors on the hour. This is the only day we have to do this, so I did not want to miss out. Without unemployment benefits, I would go under fast. This is true for most of the people in line. I don't think they thought this many of us would have made the mandatory $2,646. If they had used the same method for sign up that they used last October, this whole process would have been easier on everyone. Previously people with last names starting with A-H went at 9:00am, I-P at 11:00am and so on. This kept it from becoming overcrowded like it is today.
After about ten minutes someone comes out of the building yelling, "Go home if you have not made at least $2,800 since the benefit year started". The reason for this is because the state requires us to make six times our weekly benefit amount to be eligible for another benefit year. Of course no one let us know this until the benefits ran out in August. This left most steelworkers only a month and a half to make the money.
to a person’s health, such as poverty and/or unemployment. However, education is the most important influence on health because without a good, thorough education, people are less likely to have access to health care, be able to afford health care and they are more likely to live shorter lives. A lack of education makes poverty and unemployment more likely, which obviously have a negative effect on a person’s health. In the documentary The Waiting Room, directed by Peter Nicks, a story is told
percent to an all-time high of 19,000 dong ($1.19) per liter (or roughly $4.50 a gallon). Diesel and kerosene prices rose still higher.” - “people are cutting back on food, limiting travel, looking for second jobs, delaying major purchases and waiting for the cost of a wedding to go down before marrying.” - “rumors of price increases have caused panic buying of fuel and rice.” - “vietnam is suffering from the worldwide economic downturn and from high inflation that has spread through southeast
the unemployment rate, and they will have a negative impact on humans mentally. One reason why self-driving should not replace human drivers is because instead of solving day to day issues that are presented on the road they instead create more problems. For example, unlike a human driver who relies on their survival skills and intelligence these self-driving cars rely on their “perfect”
by the government on issues other than current unemployment and poverty, causing what seems to be a decline in jobs. As a result, the number of full time jobs created is at an all time low. In their place are part-time jobs being instituted. There are many different social, political, and economic factors
witnessed the growth of the Ford Motor Company from its humble beginnings to the giant corporation it is today. Abner Shutt was never one to question Ford’s ways and always thought of him with the outmost respect even after facing pay cuts and unemployment. Many of his employees felt the same way because they didn’t want to risk losing their jobs, especially during/after the Great Depression. Also during this time the Ford Motor Company was facing a lot of pressure from labor unions for workers’
Most of these people are disabled veterans waiting in line for free medical care that they can’t provide for themselves, but many immigrants/refugees coming into the United States are receiving this free aid immediately (anything from schooling, to food stamps, to healthcare). Now if people are in need
the industry is affected by these variables, the challenges and opportunities will be identified for IKEA, which operates in the retail industry. The key macroeconomic variable which affect the retail industry are: Economic output, productivity, unemployment/employment, inflation, and budget balances and finance. Economic output is used in terms of short run business fluctuations and long term growth. The Oxford English dictionary defines economic output as “relating to the science of economics;
their workers. In the early days of the depression many employers including the government tried to give jobs to whoever was the head of the households. (Doc 5) Unemployment helped lead to another problem which was hunger. In document 2 families who were hungry had to live off of dandelions and blackberries. Also they had to stand on lines for cheap food. The American people desperation to have a decent meal that would satisfy their needs eventually led to them fishing food out o... ... middle of
The Effects of Rapid Urbanisation on Urban Areas Urbanisation is the growth in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas and has rapidly taken place over the last 200 years, particularly between 1800 and 1850, where there was a population explosion. Also, more recently, between 1950 and 1990, the proportion of people in the world living in urban areas increased by 20%. Currently the rate of urbanisation is much less rapid in MEDC’s than LEDC’s as a large majority
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“American Dream” was an elusive lifestyle that was a complete contradiction to the realties that existed within the country. Life in America was harsh. There was little opportunity for advancement for most people, especially the lower class workers. Unemployment was steadily rising and working conditions were best described as atrocious. Pay In the late 1800’s the socio-economic system within America began to change. There was a boom of commercial enterprise, which was a result of mass Industrialization
a factor reinforced in public housing allocation policies which had the result of concentrating the poorest families within the local community. By 1988, local population had decreased to 5,600, 39% of households composed of single parents and unemployment exceeded 30%. (Scotland.gov.uk 1998) Previous attempts at regeneration in Ferguslie Park had tried but never succeeded. In 1988, Ferguslie Park was included in the launch of the New Life for Urban Scotland programme. A 10 year strategy was established
concern since the negotiations began is that the whole process seems to be very secretive and undemocratic, with little information coming from the freedom of information act and some leaked documents. Public services especially the NHS are in the firing line. The European Commission has claimed that public services will be unaffected but according to the Huffington Post, the UK trade minister Lord Livingston talks about the NHS were still on the table. Clinical trials are also on the cards as well as loosening
lost their jobs and homes. Many people had to build their own houses. They were called shanties. They were built and lived in by poor people. People had to wait in line to get bread. Over 12 million people lost their jobs during the Great Depression. Since so many people lost their jobs, they had to wait in unemployment lines waiting, trying to get jobs. During this time there was a famous photographer, her name was Dorothea Lange. She took photos of people suffering during the Great Depression
Instructor’s Name There exists a clear relationship between unemployment and inflation. These two important terms of the economy are inversely related to each other. This relation posts an intuitive sense among the economists. A.W. Philips first reported the tradeoff between unemployment and inflation, it has been called after him as Philips curve. The simple logic between this is that workers will be needed to push for higher wages as unemployment increases. Philips curve suggest that it is not possible