The American worker2.doc

The American worker Discuss the following questions with your classmates If workers are not satisfied with their salary or working conditions, what can they do? 如果工人们不满意他们的工资或者工作环境，他们应该怎么办？ To bargain with their employers for their contracts by themselves . Or if they have their own labor union , they can put forward their points to the union to negotiate more effectively with management . Also , they can employ its most powerful weapon : the strike . What is the difference between a blue-collar job and a white-collar job？ 蓝领工作和白领工作有什么区别？ A blue-collar job typically refers to a job that involves manual labor and receives an hourly rate of pay rather than an annual salary. The term blue collar stems from the uniforms worn by many industrial workers that were typically made of heavy duty, blue fabric and consisted of blue shirts and pants or blue coveralls. The automotive manufacturing and repair industries as well as the construction industry have been referred to as blue collar for decades. (长期的蓝领工作，通常是指涉及体力劳动的工作，并获得每小时的工资率，而不是年薪。蓝领一词源于通常由重型，蓝色面料和蓝色衬衫和裤子或蓝色连身许多产业工人穿制服。汽车制造和修理业以及建筑业被称为蓝领了几十年。) A white collar job is typically associated with clerical, sales or managerial occupations. The traditional dress code for such work is often a white button-down dress shirt and tie.(白领工作通常与文书，销售或管理职业相关。进行这些工作的传统着装往往是一个白色的按钮式礼服衬衫和领带。) If you owned your own business, what kinds of benefits would you provide for your employees? 如果你有自己的公司，你将给你的员工怎样的福利？ I will purchase insurance for my employees , such as health life insurance, life insurance and disability insurance . Also I will provide vacations , employee stock ownership plans and Retirement plans for them . (我会为我的员工购买保险，如健康生活保险，人身保险和伤残保险。此外，我将为他们提供假期，员工持股计划和退休计划。) 4. What three population groups have some dissatisfied workers? Why? 哪三种群体中容易出现对自己工作不满意的工人？原因是什么？ Manual workers The health insurance benefits your employer offers有雇主提供的健康保险福利 Your job security你的工作安全性 The physical safety conditions of your workplace您的工作场所的人身安全