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Origin and history of Trade Unions

A trade union is exactly what its name suggests - it is a union of people for the sake of their trade. In other words, it is an organization of workers in order to achieve certain common goals like increment of wages, better working conditions, etc.

The history of labor union dates back to the guild system that started in Europe, this system aimed to protect selected professions by controlling of advancement and skill mastery. This is how unions came into existence, and is the first example of how numerous workers join together to create their own rules instead of following those set by their employers.

A great demand for new workers to join the job market was triggered by the eighteenth century's industrial revolution in Europe. In the US in earlier times the trade unions and workers played a very important part in striving for their independence. They introduced physical efforts as well as ideas and although the former were not useful or successful, the latter remained in the American Culture and are still followed to this day.

It was only in the nineteenth century that the union became hugely popular after the founding of the National Labor Union, which is the very first national union. This union was formed in the year 1866 and it was open for all kinds of workers. Unfortunately, this union wasn't successful and was dissolved shortly and all that remains in the history is its foundation. Later on in the year 1869, the Knights of Labor was created and it was this union opposed child labor and promoted the idea of working for eight hours a day. It was so successful that the membership zoomed up to a staggering 700,000 members!

And that is how trade unions came into existence. It all started as a great idea and became what we see it today. Although the agendas of today's union might have changed, but the ideals and aims more or less remains the same.

There is a lot of history behind the formation of a Trade Union. Click here to know more about Trade Union

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Ireland to the UK Made Easy

When people are asked "what's the best thing about Ireland?" The usual response might be the beautiful rolling country side, the never ending coastal mountains or just the uniqueness of being an island, cut off and safeguarding their culture from being spoilt by nearby countries. People from Ireland usually bask in their patriotism, with Shamrocks and St Patricks Day and this is a key reason many people visit the country either on holiday or move there for working purposes or otherwise.

If some of your friends and relatives live in the UK, visiting them can be by air or sea, going by land is out of the question. However sending a piece of home to friends and relatives such as a birthday present without difficulty has never been easier, with Ireland courier services sending a parcel to the UK can now be as cheap and easy as sending it to your next town. Gone are the days where you have to wait almost a week for the standard postal service to deliver a parcel from Ireland to England, with Ireland Courier services largely becoming the preferred choice, your parcel can reach the UK the next day for a great price.

With a variety of different parcel delivery services offered by these courier companies, there is always the perfect service available to match your needs and always at a low-cost price. The best part about using a parcel courier service is that you don't even have to leave your front door, as they collect the parcel straight from your address at home or even at work. This can save that irritating trip to town or down to your local post office where queues can be endless and waiting around can be overwhelming, especially if you're sending a large or heavy item. Therefore you can kick back and relax in the comfort of your own home and order a parcel collection straight from your home computer, or if you are busy at work then your chosen courier service can arrange parcel collection right from your place of work.

For people who have grown weary of using the standard postal service or need a guarantee that their package is getting sent quickly and securely, then courier services offer the ability to track your parcel from door to door, so you've always got peace of mind that your package is in safe hands and is on the way to your recipient.

Shipping from Ireland to UK is easy when you choose the best courier service around. Make use of the ability to track a parcel as well.

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Europe

Europe's Dangerous Game 4

Rates on Greek debt soared to an astounding 21 percent last week. The end game on the Greek debt crisis could be near. If Greece defaults on its debt, it could trigger a domino collapse across Europe. But do the strategizers behind the euro have a secret plan that could totally reform the union?

 

One thing for sure is that the Greek government cannot long afford to borrow money at such high rates. It is virtually locked out of the debt market. That means that sooner or later, somebody isn't going to get paid. In this case it mostly means big banks in France, Germany, Austria and Belgium.

 

The consequences could easily go global. European Central Bank executive member Jürgen Stark warned on April 23 that Europe may be about to suffer a banking crisis worse than that of 2008. It "could overshadow the effects of the Lehman bankruptcy," he warned.

 

Bigger than Lehman?

 

According to Stark, a default by Greece would be the worst option for the eurozone. This would trigger massive and immediate government spending cuts and the inevitable social unrest that would ensue.

 

More critically, it could easily cause lenders to balk at loaning money to other troubled states like Ireland and Portugal—causing interest rates to soar in those countries and causing them to default too. Even Spain and Italy could be pushed over the edge, which would throw the whole eurozone into question.

 

If the big banks in Germany, France and elsewhere are unable to absorb their loan losses (which many probably can't), then all bets are off. Credit markets could seize up and the world will be back where it was in 2008. A "European banking crisis is the number one monster in my worry closet," writes Millennium Wave Advisors President John Mauldin. "The disconnect in Europe just gets worse and worse."

 

According to Stark, the only solution to Europe's debt woes is for countries like Greece to "strictly push through reform programs and repay debt in full."

 

But here's the problem, and it is a big one.

 

No country in history has ever avoided defaulting on its debt once it has reached 150 percent of gross domestic product. At that point, debt levels are just too high for an economy to overcome. That's the conclusion reached by Citigroup analysts last month.

 

Greece's debt-to-gdp ratio is projected to hit almost 160 percent next year. If nothing is done, Greece is almost guaranteed to default.

 

Knowing the ugly alternatives, there may be only one viable solution for Europe.

 

"The nations of Europe have been striving to become reunited. They desire a common currency, a single combined military force, a single united government. They have made a start in the Common Market. They are now working toward a common currency. Yet, on a purely political basis, they have been totally unable to unite," wrote Herbert W. Armstrong in the January 1979 edition of the Plain Truth (emphasis mine).

 

What we are witnessing in Europe now may be the event that will necessitate the political union of Europe.

 

Ever since the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe's strongest leaders have striven to resurrect a European-wide superstate stretching from the Baltic to the Aegean. It is a dream that has intoxicated leaders from Charlemagne and Napoleon to Adolf Hitler.

 

The dream has not gone away. Total union is the goal of Europe's most powerful leaders. The current economic crisis in Europe is just the most recent tool to force the pace of union, just as the creation of the euro and eurozone was also a tool.

 

And it is working.

 

The only reason Greece has not already collapsed is because the European Union has been providing revolving short-term loans to it. That in itself is an unprecedented step toward European integration. And it has bought Europe some time to figure out what to do about its crisis countries.

 

However, time is running out—and a bigger crisis may be approaching.

 

Last month, elections in Finland brought to prominence two parties that are balking at further bailouts for Greece. They are tired of paying for the Greek mess and want the Union to pull the plug and let Greece at least partially default on its debt. The German public too is losing its appetite for bailouts, not realizing that if the rest of Europe collapses the German export juggernaut will grind to an abrupt halt too. The German chancellor may be about to lose control of her fragile coalition.

 

For the bailouts to continue, unanimous approval is needed from all EU nations. If they stop, and Citigroup is right, Europe might be thrust into another, possibly bigger, Lehman-style banking collapse.

 

But there is a solution to Europe's debt crisis. It won't be easy to adopt. And it means more national sovereignties will need to be signed away to the Union—especially the power of taxation. But it might preempt the domino collapse facing Europe.

 

The solution? A common debt market to back Europe's common currency and interest rate regime. In other words, Europe needs a Eurobond backed by a centralized government, issued by the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, and guaranteed by taxpayers in all states of the Union.

 

It is the kind of solution that could only be justified by a massive crisis. Is that crisis looming?

 

A common debt market would be a hugely symbolic moment. Europe would issue debt in union, and back it in union (one for all—and all for one). And it would be a huge step to creating a true European superstate.

 

"Is this a good outcome?" asks the Financial Times' Wolfgang Münchau. "It is the most toxic route imaginable towards a fiscal union. But it may be the only one."

 

When the next euro crisis arrives, far from heralding the end of the European Union—it may actually be the exact moment needed for the powers that be to further the pan-European dream.

 

In fact, this is exactly what your Bible indicates will happen. As Mr. Armstrong said time and again, the Bible prophesies of a rising European superpower that will be more powerful than Russia or America.

 

Keep watching Europe. The euro's founding fathers knew when they established the eurozone that it would be prone to economic crisis—but they accepted that, even looked forward to one, as a way to promote further integration. And they are sure to take advantage of it now.

 

But the current crisis may be even bigger than they imagined. National bankruptcies threaten. Some small nations may even be forced from the eurozone. A restructuring of the eurozone may be imminent.

 

It is a dangerous game that Europe is playing. And the financial carnage of a miscalculation could go global all too easily.

 

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