Smlr_net November 2014

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Falling Wages at Factories Squeeze the Middle Class
by SMLR Library 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Falling Wages at Factories Squeeze the Middle Class *Author:* Nelson Schwartz and Patricia Cohen *Source: * NY Times *Date:* Nov 21, 2014 *Summary**:* A new study <http://www.nelp.org/manufacturinglowpay> by the National Employment Law Project, to be released on Friday, reveals that many factory jobs nowadays pay far less than what workers in almost identical positions earned in the past. *Link: *http://nyti.ms/1xK0JIr ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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State Minimum Wages: An Overview
by SMLR Library 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Congressional Research Service (CRS) provided by Stuart Basefsky *State Minimum Wages: An Overview * David H. Bradley, Specialist in Labor Economics November 18, 2014 http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43792.pdf [full-text, 37 pages] Summary The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, is the federal legislation that establishes the general minimum wage that must be paid to all covered workers. While the FLSA mandates broad minimum wage coverage, states have the option of establishing minimum wage rates that are different from those set in it. Under the provisions of the FLSA, an individual is generally covered by the higher of the state or federal minimum wage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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 <https://rumail.rutgers.edu/zimbra/?view=compose&to=smlrlibrary@work.rutgers…> http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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Where near-minimum-wage workers work, and how much they make
by SMLR Library 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Where near-minimum-wage workers work, and how much they make *Author:* Drew Desilver *Source: * Pew Research *Date:* Nov 18, 2014 *Summary**:* As Fact Tank noted earlier this month, about 20.6 million people <http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/11/05/making-more-than-minimum-wa…> — 30% of all hourly, non-self-employed workers 18 and older — are what we call “near-minimum-wage workers,” meaning they earn more than the current minimum wage (either the federal $7.25-an-hour minimum or a higher state minimum) but less than the $10.10 hourly rate that emerged over the past year as a consensus goal of many Democrats and labor groups. *Link: *http://pewrsr.ch/11koWXH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Chasing Dollars
by SMLR Library 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Chasing Dollars *Author:* Lora Bray *Source: * Credit Union *Date:* Nov 18, 2014 *Summary**:* In examination of current retirement funds, “most Americans are not confident they are saving enough” and “Ultimately, 55% of Americans not yet retired say they will be financially ready to retire when they want to,” and 41% are not prepared. *Link: *http://bit.ly/11HMaYy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Capturing the Wisdom of Four Generations
by SMLR Library 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* *Title: * Capturing the Wisdom of Four Generations *Author:* Susan Milligan *Source: * SHRM *Date:* Nov 18, 2014 *Summary**:* Oh, those pesky Millennials, thinking they can set their own work schedules and demanding meaning in even the most mundane office tasks. Then there are the Baby Boomers, just biding their time until retirement, phoning it in, all the while complaining about how younger employees aren’t paying their dues. And what’s up with those folks from Generation X? Don’t they know how to work collaboratively? *Link: *http://bit.ly/1BRGU4z ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Bank Tellers Battle Obsolescence
by SMLR Library 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Bank Tellers Battle Obsolescence *Author:* Sara Jerving *Source: *Wall Street Journal *Date:* Nov 18, 2014 Summary: Cost-Cutting, Technological Developments Reduce Ranks *Link: *http://on.wsj.com/1x4OAs8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Facebook’s Shuttle Bus Drivers Seek to Unionize
by SMLR Library 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Facebook’s Shuttle Bus Drivers Seek to Unionize *Author:* Steven Greenhouse *Source: *NY Times *Date:* Nov 18, 2014 *Summary**:* A Teamsters official said the union was first seeking to unionize Facebook drivers, and then hoped to organize drivers for Google, Apple and other Silicon Valley companies. *Link: *http://nyti.ms/1F7hcHw ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Vigilant Eye on Gender Pay Gap
by SMLR Library 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Vigilant Eye on Gender Pay Gap *Author:* Tara Siegel Bernard *Source: *NY Times *Date:* Nov 18, 2014 *Summary**:* The first step is admitting you have a problem, but it’s another thing to actually address it. Take the gender wage gap, for example. *Link: *http://nyti.ms/11vdIj0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Paternity Leave: The Rewards and the Remaining Stigma
by SMLR Library 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Paternity Leave: The Rewards and the Remaining Stigma *Author:* Claire Cain Miller *Source: *NY Times *Date:* Nov 18, 2014 *Summary**:* Five months after Todd Bedrick’s daughter was born, he took some time off from his job as an accountant. The company he works for, Ernst & Young, offered paid paternity leave, and he decided to take six weeks — the maximum amount — when his wife, Sarah, went back to teaching *Link: *http://nyti.ms/1xVf6rS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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The Guardian: How to achieve fair wages in the fashion industry
by SMLR Library 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: How to achieve fair wages in the fashion industry *Author:* Hannah Gould *Source: *The Guardian *Date:* Nov 18, 2014 *Summary**:* In light of the recent feminist T-shirt scandal, experts share their thoughts on achieving fairer wages for workers in countries that supply to the fashion industry *Link: *http://bit.ly/11tDcNE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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