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US Census: The 2011 American Community Survey
by SMLR Library 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* *Title:* The 2011 American Community Survey *Author:* US Census Bureau *Summary:* American Community Survey's annual data release provides statistics on population and housing characteristics, such as: - Income and Earnings - Health Insurance - Poverty - and many more *Link: *http://1.usa.gov/Q1TvsM * RELATED:* Headline/Title: Unemployment Rate Rises for Fifth Straight Month Date: Sept 21, 2012 Source:* *NJ Spotlight Link: http://bit.ly/S9n87F *Summary: * With New Jersey’s unemployment rate rising to a new 35-year high of 9.9 percent, the Christie administration yesterday took aim at the methodology used to determine the rate, saying there is clearly something awry with the nationwide household survey used to come up with the numbers. *Author:* Mark Magyar *ALSO SEE:* Headline/Title: N.J.'s middle class shrinking under growing income gap, Census data shows Date: Sept. 21, 2012 Source:* *Star-Ledger Link: http://bit.ly/QrNxi0 *Summary: * New Jersey’s middle class has eroded in the last four years, further polarizing a state where the rich and the poor have long been miles apart on levels of income, if not on the map, new Census data shows. A Star-Ledger analysis of four years of data from the American Community Survey shows the percentage of households with an annual income between $35,000 and $150,000 has dipped by nearly 3 percent since 2008, while the percentage of those richer and poorer has increase *Author:* Stacy Jones and Stephen Stirling -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Opinion: Clergy-Fellas vs. the Steelworkers
by SMLR Library 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Headline/Title: Opinion:* *Clergy-Fellas vs. the Steelworkers Date: Sept. 21, 2012 Source:* *The Chronicle of Higher Education Link: http://bit.ly/Uls8MC *Summary: * The voices of Duquesne University’s cadre of nontenurable faculty were finally heard this week, in a 50-9 vote thumpingly in favor<http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/education/duquesne-u-adjunct-facul…>of union representation by the United Steelworkers <http://www.usw.org/organize/page?type=campaigns&id=0007>. It may be years, however, before faculty and their representatives ever actually begin negotiations. That’s because the administration has joined other Roman Catholic-affiliated institutions<http://counsel.cua.edu/fedlaw/lmra1947.cfm>, right-wing<http://www.nrtwc.org/nlrb-chooses-big-labor-compulsion-over-constitutionall…>and Republican <http://diverseeducation.com/article/48048/> party operatives, and a reactionary federal appellate court judge<http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/beyond-yeshiva-nlrb-tackles-both-chur…>in attempting to gut national labor law guaranteeing broad freedoms of association to its faculty employees. *Author:* Marc Bousquet -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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WNYC: Does Free Trade Outsource Jobs?
by SMLR Library 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Headline/Title: 30 Issues: Does Free Trade Outsource Jobs? Date: Sept. 21, 2012 Source:* *WNYC – 93.9 FM Link: http://wny.cc/SbAOmN *Summary: * (this is a 41 minute audio) Brian Lehrer interviews Will Marshall <http://www.wnyc.org/people/r/?n=Will+Marshall>, president and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute<http://www.progressivepolicy.org/> and Alan Tonelson <http://www.wnyc.org/people/r/?n=Alan+Tonelson>, research fellow at the U.S. Business and Industry Council<http://americaneconomicalert.org/aboutus.asp>and author of *The Race To The Bottom: Why A Worldwide Worker Surplus And Uncontrolled Free Trade Are Sinking American Living Standards*<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0813340241/wnycorg-20/> -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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WNYC: After 75 Years, the New Deal Town of Roosevelt Celebrates its Origins
by SMLR Library 21 Sep '12

21 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Headline/Title: After 75 Years, the New Deal Town of Roosevelt Celebrates its Origins Date: Sept. 21, 2012 Source:* *WNYC – 93.9 FM Link: http://wny.cc/UlplmP *Summary: * (this is a 7 minute audio) During the Great Depression, 99 towns — a series of public works projects — were created across the country as part of then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s National Industrial Recovery Act, or NIRA. One of those towns was called Jersey Homesteads, now known as Roosevelt, N.J., which is located about fifty miles south and slightly west of New York City. ** -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Op-Ed: When Flexibility Hurts
by SMLR Library 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Headline/Title: Op-Ed: When Flexibility Hurts Date: Sept. 19, 2012 Source: * *NY Times Link: http://nyti.ms/PsyUfe *Summary: * Professional women at law firms, in academia and in the media complain about the punishing hours — and unceasing streams of e-mail — that make it difficult to make time for their families. At the other extreme, many women in retail, restaurant and health care jobs are underemployed; they’re looking for more hours of work (and ideally, regular hours) to support their families. *Author:* Susan Lambert For the Full Article/Report, See: http://nyti.ms/PsyUfe -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Inspectors Certified Pakistani Factory as Safe Before Disaster
by SMLR Library 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* * * Date: Sept. 19, 2012 Source:* *NY Times Link: http://nyti.ms/PDoWrp Headline/Title: Inspectors Certified Pakistani Factory as Safe Before Disaster *Summary: * A prominent factory monitoring group heavily financed by industry gave a clean bill of health to a Pakistani apparel plant last month, just weeks before a fire engulfed the premises<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/world/asia/hundreds-die-in-factory-fires-…>and killed nearly 300 workers, many of them trapped behind locked exit doors. *Author:* Declan Walsh and Steven Greenhouse For the Full Article/Report, See: http://nyti.ms/PDoWrp -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Brian Lehrer Show: 30 Issues: Unions vs. Right to Work
by SMLR Library 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* * * Date: Sept. 18, 2012 Source:* *The Brian Lehrer Show – WNYC 93.9FM Link: http://wny.cc/RC5t8N (audio last 44 minutes) Headline/Title: 30 Issues: Unions vs. Right to Work *Summary: * Key Questions - Should Washington take sides between workers and owners? - How much power do unions wield in the electoral process? - Why have collective bargaining rights become a target in many states? *Guests* - Nelson Lichtenstein<http://www.wnyc.org/people/r/?n=Nelson+Lichtenstein>, professor of history at UC Santa Barbara and editor most recently of *The Right and American Labor: Politics, Ideology, and Imagination<http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2012/sep/19/unions-vs-right-work/0812244141> * - Daniel DiSalvo <http://www.wnyc.org/people/r/?n=Daniel+DiSalvo>, political science professor<http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/prospective/socialsci/psc/full-record.cfm?custome…>at City University of New York and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Center for State and Local Leadership *Author:* hosted by Brian Lehrer -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Democracy Now! Detropia: New Doc Takes Intimate Look at Detroit’s Struggle with Manufacturing Collapse, Urban Decay
by SMLR Library 20 Sep '12

20 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* * * Date: Sept. 18, 2012 Source:* *Democracy Now! Link: http://bit.ly/PXe7SR Headline/Title: Detropia: New Doc Takes Intimate Look at Detroit’s Struggle with Manufacturing Collapse, Urban Decay *Summary: * (video last 12 minutes) Once known as the Motor City, where the middle class was born, Detroit’s auto industry and manufacturing sector have collapsed. Today the city is on the verge of bankruptcy, facing a thinning population and massive cuts to basic services. The new film "Detropia" takes an intimate look at at some of the city’s former members of the middle class as they struggle to make ends meet and refuse to abandon hope. We’re joined by the film’s co-director, Rachel Grady, a private investigator turned filmmaker who, along with her co-director Heidi Ewing, has made several films, including the Academy Award-nominated "Jesus Camp." [includes rush transcript] *Author:* Amy Goodman For the Full Article/Report, See: http://bit.ly/PXe7SR -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Verizon Workers Reach 4-Year Tentative Pacts
by SMLR Library 19 Sep '12

19 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management. **Breaking News:* New York Times, Sept. 19, 2012 Verizon Workers Reach 4-Year Tentative Pacts <http://nyti.ms/NCQ77t>by Steven Greenhouse Unions representing 45,000 Verizon<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/verizon_communication…>workers announced tentative new contracts on Wednesday that call for an 8 percent pay raise over four years while requiring workers to pay more for health coverage. The contracts, covering workers from Maine to Virginia in Verizon’s landlines division, come after 16 months of tense negotiations that included a two-week strike a year ago to protest the company’s demands for concessions. A ratification vote is expected in the next month. At a time when many unions are facing demands for pay and pension freezes, Verizon’s main unions — the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers — were able to preserve the current pension plan for existing workers. But the unions did agree that future hires covered by the contracts would no longer receive traditional pensions and would instead have 401(k)<http://topics.nytimes.com/your-money/retirement/401ks-and-similar-plans/ind…>accounts with a substantial company match. The agreements, effective Aug. 1, 2011, to Aug. 1, 2015, include an $800 ratification bonus for those covered: field technicians, call center workers and cable installers. For full article, see: http://nyti.ms/NCQ77t ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Strike May Be Over, but Teachers’ Pension Is Still a Big Issue for Chicago
by SMLR Library 19 Sep '12

19 Sep '12

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* * * Date: Sept. 19, 2012 Source:* *New York Times Link: http://nyti.ms/SBq3GA Headline/Title: Strike May Be Over, but Teachers’ Pension Is Still a Big Issue for Chicago *Summary: * One of the most vexing problems for Chicago and its teachers went virtually unmentioned during the strike: The pension fund is about to hit a wall. The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund <http://www.ctpf.org/> has about $10 billion in assets, but is paying out more than $1 billion in benefits a year — much more than it has been taking in. That has forced it to sell investments, worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year, to pay retired teachers. Experts say the fund could collapse within a few years unless something is done. *Author:* Mary Williams Walsh For the Full Article/Report, See: http://nyti.ms/SBq3GA -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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