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Transcript: The Ethics of Working Conditions The Kellogg’s Example Hadeer Tarik (25%), Rongshao Liu (25%), Mary Orjuela (25%) and Michael Hemmerde A. (25%). Seneca College ETH400NRG: Contemporary Ethics Issues Prof. Nazanin Abdollahzadeh APR 3, 2022 Introduction The Kellogg Company “Nourishing families so they can flourish and thrive” The company owns a majority of breakfast cereal brands Plant employees were placed within a two-tier wage system. Unionized employees attempted to renegotiate their agreement. Kellogg's refused to engage with the employees and attempted to replace them. While legal, the company faced a worldwide PR disaster for its business ethics. Annotated Bibliography These 5 sources will give us sufficient insight on the effect of poor working conditions on employees and the situation Kellogg's faced in 2021. Annotated Bibliography MacDonald, C., & Marcoux, A. (n.d.). Ethics of Wages and Working Conditions. The Concise Encyclopedia of Business Ethics. Retrieved March 9, 2022, from https://conciseencyclopedia.org/entries/wages-and-working-conditions/ “sweatshop” combination of three of the common issues in the treatment of workers. low wages, long hours, and relatively weak protections for worker health and safety. 1st Source Dembe, A. E. (2008). Ethical Issues Relating to the Health Effects of LongWorking Hours. Journal of Business Ethics, 84(S2), 195–208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-008-9700-9 In this article, The author describes the damage to employee's health and various serious accidents that result from long-time working hours. On the other hand, Reasons of long working hours are described by the author, including employer factor and employee factor, 2nd Source Harwell, D. (2021, December 16). Kellogg’s is pushing to replace striking workers. AReddit ‘antiwork’ mob is fighting back. Washington Post. Retrieved March 8, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/16/reddit-kellogg-strike-antiwork/ This article from The Washington Post focuses on online activism against unethical employers and an individual who wrote software to prevent Kellogg’s from replacing the striking workers with new hires. This source also discusses the nature of online discussion boards used in this strike and the type of individuals who participate in those boards. This article will help us examine the consequences of unethical business practices and society’s outlook on poor working conditions. 3rd Source Scheiber, N. (2021, December 21). Kellogg Workers Ratify Contract After Being on Strike Since October. The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/business/economy/kellogg-union-strike-contract.html Politization of ethical infringements within the private enterprise ecosystem in the United States has become mainstream in recent years. In this article we can see the offset of corporate grid, for a change, spilling over to the political arena and triggering open publicly political support of unionized striking workers. 4th Source The Associated Press. (2021, December 21). Striking Kellogg’s workers approve tentative deal with increased wages, benefits. CBC. Retrieved February 28, 2022, from https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/kelloggs-workers-ratify-contract-1.6293822 We find this news article is center to our research. This piece brings a brief summary of the facts leading to the coordinated strike of all employees of Kellogg’s cereal facilities inside the USA. The article starts with the positive outcome of a agreement between the unionized employees and the corporation, to later described the sequenced actions and statements of the corporation that lead to both public outcry and Presidential involvement in the matter. 5th Source Description of Research: The Story Description of Research 1. Event Start: In October 2021, 1400 union workers launched strike activity. 2. Reasons: long-time working, low wage, fewer working benefits and unfair wages. 3. Kellogg Company Response: Hiring new workers to replace those 1400 strikers. 4. Government Response: The president Biden condemns Kellogg company's action that suppress the workers' rights. 5. Activists Response: Flood Kellogg's with fake job applications to prevent hiring replacements for striking workers. 6. Event End: New contract accepted, the strike ended. Description of Research: Effects of Poor Working Conditions Description of Research Continued • Research indicates that there’s an increased likelihood for illness and injury (by 61%) for employees working in long-hour or irregular-hour shifts. • Fatigue-related errors made by employees when working under these conditions can endanger the public. • A survey conducted by Cornell University’s Institute for Workplace Studies (1999) determined that the probability of a married couple to divorce increases as a function of the number of hours worked per week. • Evidence suggests that children suffer when their parents work long hours. Description of Research: Effects
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