Smlr_net October 2012

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NPR: In Washington, Picker Shortage Threatens Apple Boom
by SMLR Library 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: In Washington, Picker Shortage Threatens Apple Boom Date: Oct 3, 2012 *Source:* National Public Radio (NPR) Author: Anna King** *Summary: (this is a 4 minute 10 second audio) *In western Michigan, there aren't enough apples to pick because bad weather decimated 85 to 90 percent of the crop. But Washington state has the opposite problem — there's an abundance of apples, but not enough pickers. Link: http://n.pr/PvZC4q -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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Opinion: Our Crisis of Bad Jobs
by SMLR Library 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Our Crisis of Bad Jobs Date: Jeff Madrick *Source:* New York Review of Books Author: Jeff Madrick *Summary: *With domestic policy as the theme of Wednesday’s presidential debate, the Obama campaign is facing a weakening economy. The Commerce Department just reported that GDP grew at an annual rate of only 1.3 percent in the second quarter. Job growth has been tepid, with continued high unemployment and underemployment. When one counts all those looking for full-time jobs and unable to get them, the true unemployment rate is close to 17 percent. Meanwhile, the US faces looming threats of a new European recession and a slowdown in China and other parts of the developing world. Link: http://bit.ly/QXM9Ut -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT: On the Waterfront, Rise of the Machines
by SMLR Library 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: On the Waterfront, Rise of the Machines *Date: *Sept 28, 2012 *Source:* New York Times Author: Alan Feuer ** *Summary: *In the rising light of a mid-September morning, the CSAV Pyrenees<http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=211265290>, a blue-water freighter sailing out of Suape Port in Brazil, was lashed to its lines at Berth 59 of the Port Newark Container Terminal<http://www.pnct.net/>. At rest beneath a looming row of gantry cranes, the ship had come to port on a half-day call to discharge a load of South American cargo: 421 containers’ worth, each one weighing as much as a family of elephants — or slightly more than 40,000 pounds. Link: http://nyti.ms/O58ZMB -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NY Times: Jobs Where Gender Segregation Still Exists
by SMLR Library 03 Oct '12

03 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Jobs Where Gender Segregation Still Exists *Date: *Sept. 30, 2012 *Source:* New York Times ** *Summary: *Segregation analysis from census data by David A. Cotter, Union College; Joan Hermsen, Univ. of Missouri; and Reeve Vanneman, Univ. of Maryland Link: http://nyti.ms/Ucbdxs -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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The 2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates, live on YouTube
by SMLR Library 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Throughout the month of October, President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney will go head-to-head in a series of highly-anticipated general election debates. This year, for the first time, you can watch the debates live and in full on the YouTube Elections Hub<http://www.youtube.com/politics?feature=inp-bp-ype-53>, via our partners at ABC News, who will be live streaming all four debates on the ABC News YouTube channel. <http://youtube.com/abcnews> No matter where you are in the world or how you’ll be accessing the internet, you’ll be able to watch the most important events of the 2012 election on YouTube. First debate on Wednesday, October 3 at 9:00 p.m. ET (Presidential) *Click here: http://bit.ly/QGyeF8* -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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HR today: Today’s state of the of play for human resources managers
by SMLR Library 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: HR today *Date: *Sept. 30, 2012 *Source:* Malta Times (from Renée Walker) Authors: Noel Grima *Summary: *Noel Grima speaks with Foundation for Human Resources Development CEO Joe Gerada about today’s state of the of play for human resources managers: “Over recent years there has been a big shift in the ways managers look and assess their businesses. HR today is central to operations whereas in the past it was not so. It is no longer an add-on to the management of a business. Nor is it a function anyone can do. Today, HR is very much at the core of what a successful businessman has to be. At the same time, people management has become more complex because today people are better educated and also because employees demand that their manager offers leadership rather than just managerial skills. People ask if their manager can show them the way forward and how credible he is when he speaks about future plans.” Link: http://bit.ly/SzIUSJ -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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Bloomberg News: Women Flock to Startups While Trailing in Computer Science
by SMLR Library 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Women Flock to Startups While Trailing in Computer Science *Date: *Oct. 1, 2012 Source: Bloomberg News Authors: Ari Levy and Willow Bay *Summary: *Women in technology say they have plenty of opportunities to start Web-based companies and raise capital, though there are still too few of them studying computer science and taking engineering roles. That’s the message from a group of female executives on “Women to Watch,” which aired yesterday on Bloomberg Television. The special features Facebook Inc. (FB)<http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/FB:US>Vice President Carolyn Everson, SurveyMonkey.com LLC Senior Vice President Selina Tobaccowala, Stella & Dot founder Jessica Herrin and venture capitalist Theresia Gouw Ranzetta from Accel Partners<http://topics.bloomberg.com/accel-partners/> Link: http://bloom.bg/PUiQmR -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT: Feeling the Pressure to Drink for Work
by SMLR Library 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Feeling the Pressure to Drink for Work *Date: *Oct. 1, 2012 Source: New York Times Author: Douglass Quenqua *Summary: *“You’re expected to drink, and drinking is part of what you do, and there’s a little bit of circumspection if you say you don’t do it,” said Link Christin, director of a special treatment program for legal professionals started last year by Hazelden, a network of alcohol- and drug-rehabilitation centers based in Minnesota. “If you say you don’t drink, you have to deal with the suspicion that you can’t play the game.” Link: http://nyti.ms/QKGu7m -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT: California Is Latest Stage for Election Battle Over Unions
by SMLR Library 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: California Is Latest Stage for Election Battle Over Unions *Date: *Oct. 1, 2012 Source: New York Times Author: Adam Nagourney *Summary:** *The battle to curb labor’s political clout has moved from Wisconsin to California, where wealthy conservatives are championing a ballot measure that would bar unions from donating to candidates. Labor leaders describe it as the starkest threat they have faced in a year of nationwide challenges to diminish their once-formidable power. Link: http://nyti.ms/SwfYPe -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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CHE: Union's Bid to Organize Georgetown U. Adjuncts Is Part of an Innovative Regional Strategy
by SMLR Library 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Union's Bid to Organize Georgetown U. Adjuncts Is Part of an Innovative Regional Strategy *Date: *Oct. 2, 2012 Source: Chronicle of Higher Education Author: Peter Schmidt *Summary:** *SEIU Local 500 began a campaign to organize an adjunct union at Georgetown University in August, having previously unionized adjuncts at two other local private institutions, American University<http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/adjuncts-at-american-u-vote-to-unionize/4…>and George Washington University,<http://chronicle.com/article/George-Washington-U-Drops/40211/>and at Montgomery College, <http://chronicle.com/article/Adjunct-Professors-Vote-to/41102/> a public institution with campuses in three of Washington's Maryland suburbs. Link: http://bit.ly/QAGVxq -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 732-932-9513, beg. July 2: 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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