Smlr_net June 2013

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NYT: Lessons of the Great Recession: How the Safety Net Performed
by SMLR Library 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Lessons of the Great Recession: How the Safety Net Performed *Author: *Jared Bernstein Date: June 25, 2013 Source: New York Times *Abstract: *Let’s start with the safety net since it’s a fixture of advanced economies and serves the critical function of catching (or not) the most economically vulnerable when the market fails. What follows is a brief overview of a many-faceted topic, but there’s solid evidence that key parts of the safety net performed well — probably better than you thought. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/15FS7PT -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT: Dropping Out of College, and Paying the Price
by SMLR Library 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Dropping Out of College, and Paying the Price *Author: *Eduardo Porter Date: June 25, 2013 Source: New York Times *Abstract: *College graduation rates in the United States are continuing to slip behind, according to a report published on Tuesday<http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag.htm>by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, failing to keep pace with other advanced nations. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/1aeM5Nl -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT: By 5-4, a More Hostile Workplace
by SMLR Library 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: By 5-4, a More Hostile Workplace *Author: *Teresa Trich Date: June 24, 2013 Source: New York Times *Abstract: *But according to a 5 to 4 decision by the Supreme Court today, the answer is no. With that ruling, the conservative majority — Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Alito, Kennedy, Scalia and Thomas — has left many victims of workplace harassment without legal recourse. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/10VfpVV -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT Op-Ed: The Future of Fair Labor
by SMLR Library 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: The Future of Fair Labor *Author: *Jefferson Cowie Date: June 25, 2013 Source: New York Times *Abstract: *75 years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act to give a policy backbone to his belief that goods that were not produced under “rudimentary standards of decency” should not be “allowed to pollute the channels of interstate trade." *Link:* http://nyti.ms/133a1Ai -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT: Labor’s Declining Share Is an International Problem
by SMLR Library 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Labor’s Declining Share Is an International Problem *Author: *Bruce Bartlett Date: June 25, 2013 Source: New York Times *Abstract: *For many years, economists said they believed that labor’s share of income was an empirical relationship so stable that it was virtually a constant. In fact, it was called “Bowley’s law,” after the British economic historian Arthur Bowley, who first identified it almost 100 years ago. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/11Y3EYC -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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Washington Post: Do private-sector unions still have a future in the U.S.?
by SMLR Library 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Do private-sector unions still have a future in the U.S.? *Author: *Brad Plumber Date: June 13, 2013 Source: Washington Post *Abstract: I*n the latest issue of *Democracy*, Rich Yeselson has a long and interesting essay<http://www.democracyjournal.org/29/fortress-unionism.php?page=all>considering the decline of private-sector labor unions in the United States and whether they might ever make a comeback. *Link:* http://wapo.st/1aaMJeJ -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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Tonight on "Frontline": Rape in the Fields
by SMLR Library 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

Frontline correspondent Lowell Bergman<http://www.wnyc.org/people/r/?n=Lowell+Bergman>uncovers the hidden price that many migrant women working in America's fields and packing plants, especially those who are undocumented, are paying to keep their jobs and provide for their families. The documentary “Rape in the Fields <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/rape-in-the-fields/>” is about how female farm workers fall prey to their field bosses and co-workers—and dare not speak up against their attackers for fear that they’ll lose their jobs or be deported. It's is a collaboration between Frontline, Univision News, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley. "Rape in the Fields" airs June 25, at 10 p.m. on PBS. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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EPI: The Unfinished March: An Overview
by SMLR Library 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: The Unfinished March: An Overview *Author: *Algernon Austin Date: June18, 2013 Source: Economic Policy Institute *Abstract: *This is the first in a series of reports from the Economic Policy Institute outlining the steps we need to take as a nation to fully achieve each of the goals of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Visit www.unfinishedmarch.com for updates and to join the Unfinished March. *Link:* http://bit.ly/136vmKm -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT: Supreme Court Raises Bar to Prove Job Discrimination
by SMLR Library 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Supreme Court Raises Bar to Prove Job Discrimination *Author: *Steven Greenhouse Date: June 24, 2013 *Source: *New York Times *Abstract: *In two decisions issued on Monday, the Supreme Court<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/supreme…>effectively made it harder for workers to prove that they had suffered employment discrimination. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/1331OvK -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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PBS Need to Know: Retraining America
by SMLR Library 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Retraining America *Author: *Jeff Greenfield Date: May 3, 2013 *Source: *PBS “Need to Know” *Abstract (25 minute video): *Even as unemployment remains stubbornly high, millions of jobs remain unfilled because many workers do not have the necessary training to fill them. This week, “Need to Know” correspondent Rick Karr travels to the state of Washington to report on The National STEM Consortium – a program designed to target this type of structural unemployment by improving the scientific, technical and mathematical know-how of American workers. Anchor Jeff Greenfield interviews Seth Harris, the acting Secretary of Labor. *Link:* http://to.pbs.org/1764po2 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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