Family Employment History Project for Employee and Labor Relations

This project delves into a family's employment history, focusing on the work experiences of the author's mother, father, and paternal grandparents. The author's mother worked in foster care, customer service, and as a bank teller, while the father, an Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate, was a retired boilermaker who traveled globally for power plant work. The paternal side includes an aunt who is an art teacher and an uncle with a business degree from Duquesne University. The grandparents, Oscar and Edith Jackson from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, had distinct careers; Oscar owned a barber shop, a family business since 1923, and Edith was a classically trained singer. A key discovery was the great-grandfather's ownership of Jackson Transfer Company, a large trash pickup firm. Gaps in the information include the establishment of Jackson Transfer Company and detailed work history of the author's father. The author reflects on the contrast in work exposure between the maternal and paternal sides and expresses surprise at the grandfather's shift from the established family business to barbering. This project provides a better understanding of the family's employment history and career choices.

Running head: EMPLOYEE AND LABOR RELATIONS
Family Employment History Project
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Summary of my parent’s employment history................................................................................2
Gaps in the known information.......................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4

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Introduction
Employment history can be described as an individual’s work record and work history.
Work history is a detailed report of all the jobs that are held by an individual. It includes dates of
employment, job title, and company name. Family employment history can be attributed to all
the members of a family that were once working. Family employment history includes all the list
of the different types of jobs held by each of the family member and the job duration. This study
is based on the employment history of my family, known information about one branch of family
tree and reflective paragraph regarding to any information that surprise me.
Summary of my parent’s employment history
My mother throughout her life worked in Foster care agency, customer service and
billing, and as a bank teller. Currently she is working as his social worker aide. Her role is to
monitor and transport the children in Foster care during their visits with the biological parents.
My father is a graduate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a retired boilermaker. I
am not sure about the job description but used to travel throughout the world and worked
different power plants.
My father’s side of the family had two siblings. One is my aunt who is an IUP alumni,
and she is also an art teacher at them big Beaver High School located in Beaver Falls PA. My
uncle is a business graduate from Duquense University. My late grandparents also belong from
Beaver Falls PA. My grandmother was a housewife and she was afraid of driving because once
she tried to drive and others made fun of her. So she never tried driving again. My grandmother
had a very sweet voice and she used to play piano and sing in the church. My grandfather was a
barber and he owned a barber shop. After my grandparents passed away I've learnt a bit about

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their life from their obituary. The name of my grandfather is Oscar Jackson and he was born and
raised in Beaver Falls. My grandfather used to study in Beaver Falls High School till the year
1944. He was a true gem in the class. My grandfather attended Geneva College for a 3 year
course. The barber shop owned by my grandfather has been a family owned business since the
year 1923. My grandfather used to work in this shop as a part time worker while at the same time
attending the college course. However after the year 1947 he started working full time at the
shop. My grandfather also worked in his father's company called Jackson Transfer Company.
The company is one of the largest trash pickup company in Beaver County. My grandfather was
associated with the barber shop till the age of 69 years and only after 2012 he retired due to his
deteriorating health condition.
My grandmother's name is Edith Jackson, she was raised in Beaver Falls and she
graduated from the Beaver Falls High School in the year 1943 and attended Geneva College. She
also studied in Garfield College. My grandmother had a classically trained voice and she used to
sing on the WBVP radio program called the Gospel Wings. She was also passionate in playing
piano and violin.
Gaps in the known information
Although there are sufficient information regarding the father’s side of the employment
information. However, how my great grandfather established the Jackson Transfer Company is
still not clear. My grandfather used to work in this company for a certain period of time and then
later shifted to barber business. Owning a company and that too one of the largest in the Beaver
County is a big achievement of my family and this piece of information is the biggest discovery
according to me. The information related to the work history of my father is not available to me
and this can be considered as an information gap.

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Conclusion
Therefore, from the above discussion it can be concluded that in comparison to my
mother’s family, my father’s side received a rich exposure to the different work exposure. The
information that surprised me is that my great grandfather owned largest trash picking firm in
Beaver County. Then why my grandfather did not show any interest in continuing my great
grandfather’s business. The business can be expanded as it was already an established business.
One thing that I have learnt from this assignment is the employment history of my father’s
family. Linking each one of the family members with the employment history provided a better
way of perceiving the employment history of my family.