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[IWS] NYT: THE SAFET NET (Series of Articles about the U.S. System)]
by Eugene McElroy 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

New York Times (NYT) THE SAFETY NET [SERIES of ARTICLES] http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/us/series/the_safety_net/index.html With millions of jobs lost and major industries on the ropes, America's array of government aid - including unemployment insurance, food stamps and cash welfare - is being tested as never before. This series examines how the safety net is holding up under the worst economic crisis in decades. Articles in the Series thus far: Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades By JASON DEPARLE and ROBERT GEBELOFF http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/us/29foodstamps.html A program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children. November 29, 2009 Jobless Checks for Millions Delayed as States Struggle By JASON DEPARLE http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/us/24unemploy.html Sixteen states are paying unemployment benefits with borrowed money, and hundreds of thousands of needy people have waited months for checks. July 24, 2009 Slumping Economy Tests Aid System Tied to Jobs By JASON DEPARLE http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/us/politics/01poverty.html The modern safety net was designed to shrink welfare, but now joblessness, not dependency, is the scourge. June 1, 2009 For Victims of Recession, Patchwork State Aid By JASON DEPARLE http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/us/10safetynet.html As millions of Americans seek aid, many are finding it dispensed through a jumble of disconnected programs that reach some and reject others. May 10, 2009 **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu<mailto:smb6@cornell.edu> **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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[IWS] Updated! EMPLOYMENT LAW GUIDE: LAWS, REGULATIONS, & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES]
by Eugene McElroy 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy / Office of Compliance Assistance Policy Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance Services http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/index.htm News Release OASP News Release: [11/30/2009] Contact Name: Lina Garcia Phone Number: (202) 693-4661 Release Number: 09-1467-NAT US Labor Department releases updated Employment Law Guide New version incorporates recent changes to federal employment laws http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/asp/oasp20091467.htm WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of an updated version of its popular Employment Law Guide, an online publication that describes the major employment laws administered by the department. The Guide helps the public - workers and employers - understand many of the laws affecting the workplace. For instance, it helps small businesses develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies. It also benefits employees and employee representatives who need information about worker rights and responsibilities under federal employment laws. "Fair and safe practices in the workplace are a top priority for the Department of Labor, and we want to make it simple for both employers and workers to understand the federal policies that protect them," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "Our new Employment Law Guide provides updated and user-friendly information and guidance. We encourage everyone to use it." Following a topical format and written in plain language, the Employment Law Guide is especially helpful for employers without a dedicated legal or human resources staff. The updated version addresses recent and important changes in employment laws, including the increase in the federal minimum wage and an expansion of the Family and Medical Leave Act that grants qualified relatives of veterans leave to care for ill or injured uniformed service members or to fulfill obligations that arise when a relative is called to active duty in the military. The Guide also now includes a chapter on child labor regulations in the agriculture industry and one on the Defense Base Act, which provides workers' compensation benefits to civilian employees working outside the United States on U.S. military bases or under certain contracts with the U.S. The Employment Law Guide is a companion to the department's FirstStep overview advisor, an online system that allows employers to quickly and easily determine which federal employment laws apply to them by answering a few simple questions about relevant variables. Each chapter in the Employment Law Guide corresponds to the laws addressed in the FirstStep advisor, outlining coverage under the law; its basic requirements; employee rights; recordkeeping, reporting, notice and poster requirements; penalties and sanctions for non-compliance; relation to state, local and other federal laws; and contact information for further assistance. Together, the updated Employment Law Guide and FirstStep overview advisor offer employers the information they need to ensure safe and fair workplace policies and practices. Both are available at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/ or http://www.dol.gov/compliance/ ________ **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu<mailto:smb6@cornell.edu> **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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Sit down and fight
by Eugene McElroy 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

will the person who has the video "Sit Down and Fight" kindly return this item to the SMLR Library asap?!? -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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NYTimes.com: Hard Hats Don't Deflect Union Workers' Hardships
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. US | November 29, 2009 Chicago News Cooperative: Hard Hats Don't Deflect Union Workers' Hardships By DIRK JOHNSON The loss of two big trade shows provokes grumbling about organized labor in Chicago, traditionally one of the most loyal of union towns. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/us/29cnccorners.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: The Jobs Imperative
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. OPINION | November 30, 2009 Op-Ed Columnist: The Jobs Imperative By PAUL KRUGMAN Washington's assumption that the economic recovery will trickle down to workers is wrong and unacceptable. It's time for an emergency jobs program. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/opinion/30krugman.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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The Changing Face of Labor, 1983-2008
by Eugene McElroy 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Over the last quarter century, the unionized workforce has changed dramatically, according to this new CEPR report. In 2008, union workers reflected trends in the workforce as a whole toward a greater share of women, Latinos, Asian Pacific Americans, older, more-educated workers, and a shift out of manufacturing toward services. "The view that the typical union worker is a white male manufacturing worker may have been correct a quarter of a century ago, but its not an accurate description of those in todays labor movement," said John Schmitt, a CEPR Senior Economist and an author of the report. http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/changing-face-of-labor/ -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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The Recession and Native America
by Eugene McElroy 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

This report highlights some of the factors that have led to the disparities we now widely observe between Native Americans and their non-Native neighbors: the appropriation of Indian lands for the gain of white settlers; the mismanagement by the Bureau of Indian Affairs of resources found on Native lands; and the underinvestment by the federal government in Native American education, health care and small-business development. http://www.ips-dc.org/reports/the_recession_and_native_america -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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Asian Pacific American Workers Among the Fastest Growing Groups in the Union Workforce
by Eugene McElroy 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) documents a large wage and benefit advantage for Asian Pacific American (APA) workers in unions, relative to their non-union counterparts. The report, "Unions and Upward Mobility for APA Workers," analyzes data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS) from the period 2003-2007 to reveal a number of advantages of unionization for APA workers. http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/union-apa/ -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

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NYTimes.com: Prescriptions: Farm Union Aims Health Pitch at Key States
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. HEALTH | November 24, 2009 Prescriptions: Farm Union Aims Health Pitch at Key States By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN National Farmers Union stresses the importance of major health care legislation to agricultural workers in Arkansas, Maine and Nebraska. http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/farm-union-aims-health-pi… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: G.M. to Present Unions With Strategy for Opel
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS / GLOBAL BUSINESS | November 25, 2009 G.M. to Present Unions With Strategy for Opel By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The carmaker will meet with workers on Wednesday to present a restructuring plan that could cut up to 9,500 jobs. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/business/global/25opel.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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