After twenty years of working his way up the ladder, police officer Sam Wonder has just been promoted to captain in the Dallas Police Force. Sam earned this position, and as one of the department's most beloved officers, he receives hearty congratulations from his coworkers-all except for Frenchy.

Lieutenant Napolean French is arrogant and difficult to deal with; he was also Sam's competition for the promotion. He has long been at odds with his coworkers and has a thing for the chief of police's niece, even though she wants nothing to do with him. But Sam's promotion sends Frenchy over the edge. Now, all he can think about is revenge.

After harassing the chief's niece-who makes it clear that she's interested in Sam instead-Frenchy is placed on administrative leave, and Sam begins to hear rumors of his former colleague's shady past. It turns out Frenchy likes to sell drugs. When Sam starts to investigate, Frenchy takes things into his own hands. He frames Sam for murder, starting a chain reaction of tragedy that Sam is hard put to stop.

With Frenchy on the loose and Sam forced to prove his innocence, the chase is on-but bringing the former cop to justice might prove too tough for Sam to handle.

This is the story of power and the abuse of power that led to the demise of a major federal union and the firing of over 11,000 federal employees. The Professional Air Traffic Controller's Organization (PATCO) misjudged the political sentiment of the nation, the willingness of the Reagan Administration to implement its social and economic agenda, and the ability of the union to achieve its goals through work stoppages.

The events of 1981, chronicled in this story, severely undermined the union movement and set the stage for labor-management relations in the public sector for the subsequent two decades. Equally important, issues that lead to the PATCO strike were not addressed by the FAA or the Department of Transportation, and many of the same problems still plague the federal system today. While the PATCO debacle and its aftermath are now reasonably clear, what is unclear is whether the union and government leaders learned from the event.

The wages of workers are a primary determinant of a worker's standard of living. There has been a long history of governmental action attempting to construct a fair and equitable method of ensuring a living wage to the worker. This book traces the historical developmental process, examining the theory behind minimum wage programs and the first 50 years of the operation of the American Fair Labor Standards Act. Here are gathered key data and information that explain the effects of the FLSA on the worker and the employer.

After twenty years of working his way up the ladder, police officer Sam Wonder has just been promoted to captain in the Dallas Police Force. Sam earned this position, and as one of the department's most beloved officers, he receives hearty congratulations from his coworkers-all except for Frenchy.

Lieutenant Napolean French is arrogant and difficult to deal with; he was also Sam's competition for the promotion. He has long been at odds with his coworkers and has a thing for the chief of police's niece, even though she wants nothing to do with him. But Sam's promotion sends Frenchy over the edge. Now, all he can think about is revenge.

After harassing the chief's niece-who makes it clear that she's interested in Sam instead-Frenchy is placed on administrative leave, and Sam begins to hear rumors of his former colleague's shady past. It turns out Frenchy likes to sell drugs. When Sam starts to investigate, Frenchy takes things into his own hands. He frames Sam for murder, starting a chain reaction of tragedy that Sam is hard put to stop.

With Frenchy on the loose and Sam forced to prove his innocence, the chase is on-but bringing the former cop to justice might prove too tough for Sam to handle.