The World of Labor is changing rapidly! Global Labor Trends The World of Labor is changing rapidly!
Flexible Labor Markets Costs Benefits
Buy American? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYyrqSmhals Please watch this video if you were absent Wed. (AP Calc. Exam)
New Labor Trends Over the past 15 years Labor has significantly changed United States: Unions are declining Less “Job Security” Declining Manufacturing Jobs Rising Demand for Educated Workers ↑ Gap between Rich & Poor Globally: Globalization: “free trade” with other countries Collapse of Soviet Union & Communist Economies China & India emerge as economic powers European Union forms common currency
Jobs that last? Article Analysis
Income Distribution Free markets focus on EFFICIENCY not EQUALITY United States has enormous wealth but tremendous inequality record gap between the very rich and the very poor
Income Distribution Bottom 20% Top 5% 1968 $7,900 $83,000 1968 $7,900 $83,000 1999 $7,995 $130,000 Change: + 1.0% +56.0% D2 The pay gap widens!
CEO Pay vs. Average Worker 1982 42 to 1 2001 531 to 1 2007 365 to 1
Who is Rich in America: Video Analysis Survival of The fittest! Mr. Rodgers on trial:
2009 College Graduate Job Market
Flexible & Changing U.S. Job Market Who is Rich in America: Video Part II Survival of The fittest! Flexible & Changing U.S. Job Market Outsourcing via Free Trade Declining power of Unions Little “Job Security” Last 17 min. of video…
Van Heusen Shirt Company 3 of 8 Factories close => move to Latin America What are workers owed by a company?