Smlr_net August 2014

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NPR: A Mall With Two Minimum Wages
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: A Mall With Two Minimum Wages Author: Steve Henn Source: National Public Radio *Date:* Aug 27, 2014 *Summary: *The Westfield Valley Fair Mall straddles two cities. One side of the mall is in Santa Clara, but walk a few feet down the mall, and you're in San Jose. In 2012, San Jose voters agreed to raise the city's minimum wage from $8 to $10 an hour. Philip Sandigo manages a shoe store on the $8-an-hour side. When San Jose raised the minimum wage, he lost about half his staff. *Link:* http://n.pr/1tZJsFL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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NYT: Workers Win Supermarket President’s Job Back
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Workers Win Supermarket President’s Job Back Author: KATHARINE Q. SEELYE <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/katharine_q_se…> and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/d/michael_j_de_l…> Source: NY Times *Date:* Aug 27, 2014 *Summary: *After the intervention of two governors and an enormous public outcry, the chaos that has paralyzed the Market Basket supermarket chain ended Wednesday night with a deal between the two warring factions of the Demoulas family, the company said in a statement. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/1qkb1Jg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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PBS NewsHour: Can online courses replace a campus education?
by SMLR Library 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Can online courses replace a campus education? Author: Hari Sreenivasan Source: NewsHour *Date:* Aug 26, 2014 *Summary: *Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that anyone can take from anywhere in the world, are the future of higher education or the vehicle of its demise, depending on your perspective. Hari Sreenivasan talks with the man who first created the MOOC, professors who say they undermine the goals of a college education and others who see a way the college classroom and the new online format can be blended. *Link:* http://to.pbs.org/1mTGcHR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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NPR: Who's In The Office? The American Workday In One Graph
by SMLR Library 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Who's In The Office? The American Workday In One Graph Author: Quoctrung Bui Source: National Public Radio *Date:* Aug 26, 2014 *Summary: *Researchers often look at , but rarely do they ask the question of *when. *Fortunately, the government conducts an annual study called the that tracks how people spend their days. The interactive graph below shows the share of workers who say they're working in a given hour, grouped by occupation. Play with the different job categories to see how the average workdays differ from one another. *Link:* http://n.pr/1opRi6U ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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BLS STATISTICS BY OCCUPATION
by SMLR Library 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: BLS STATISTICS BY OCCUPATION *Source:* Stuart Basfesky *Date:* Aug 26, 2014 *Summary: *United States workers held over 130 million jobs in May 2013—but what kind of jobs were they? Over 21 million were office and administrative support jobs, including 2.8 million general office clerks and 2.4 million customer service representatives. Another 14 million jobs were in sales occupations, primarily retail salespersons and cashiers, and nearly 12 million jobs were in food service occupations. Although most of the largest occupations were low paying, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) jobs and other occupations requiring postsecondary education often had much higher wages. This Spotlight on Statistics uses data from the Occupational Employment Statistics program to provide an overview of occupational employment and wages in May 2013, with an emphasis on STEM jobs and occupational data by typical entry-level education required. *Link:* http://1.usa.gov/1lwDpcG ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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EPI: Job Growth in the Great Recession Has Not Been Equal Between Men and Women
by SMLR Library 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Job Growth in the Great Recession Has Not Been Equal Between Men and Women <http://www.epi.org/blog/job-growth-great-recession-equal-men-women/> Author: Hillary Wething *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Date:* Aug 26, 2014 *Summary:* While many strides have been made in the women’s equality movement, job growth among women and men in the aftermath of the Great Recession is not one. The solid lines in the figure below show job loss during and after the Great Recession by gender. Men lost far more jobs than women did in the Great Recession—over 6.0 million jobs, or 8.5 percent of their total December 2007 employment, compared to women who lost 2.7 million jobs, or 3.5 percent. Since the economy started regaining jobs, however, the gender dynamic in job growth has reversed—between February 2010 and the June 2014, men gained 5.5 million while women gained 3.6 million jobs. *Link:* http://bit.ly/XSmdUa ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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WP: The diversity issue in tech firms starts before the recruiting process
by SMLR Library 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: The diversity issue in tech firms starts before the recruiting process Author: Catherine Rampell *Source:* Washington Post *Date:* Aug 26, 2014 *Summary:* Tech companies are finally spilling some of their most sought-after secrets. *Link:* http://wapo.st/1nCVPmW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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EEOC Issues Annual Report on Federal Workforce
by SMLR Library 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: EEOC Issues Annual Report on Federal Workforce <http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/2014/08/eeoc-issues-annual-…> *Source: *Workplace Prof *Date:* Aug 26, 2014 *Summary: * The U.S. EEOC just-released portions of its fiscal year 2011 and 2012 report <http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/8-19-14.cfm>on the federal work force. The report is full of interesting data with relation to federal employees, and examines the level of diversity in the federal workforce. The report also sets forth the number of EEO complaints received by the agency as well as the timeline for completing its investigations. *Link*: http://bit.ly/XSkaj6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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BLS: WORKER DISPLACEMENT: 2011-2013 [26 August 2014]
by SMLR Library 27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: WORKER DISPLACEMENT: 2011-2013 [26 August 2014] *Source: *Bureau of Labor Statistics *Date:* Aug 25, 2014 *Summary: * From January 2011 through December 2013, 4.3 million workers were displaced from jobs they had held for at least 3 years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was down from 6.1 million workers for the prior survey period covering January 2009 to December 2011. In January 2014, 61 percent of workers displaced from 2011 to 2013 were reemployed, up by 5 percentage points from the prior survey in January 2012. *Link: *http://1.usa.gov/1leEOE0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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NYT: Uncertainty for Workers Losing Jobs at Atlantic City Casinos
by SMLR Library 26 Aug '14

26 Aug '14

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management.* Title: Uncertainty for Workers Losing Jobs at Atlantic City Casinos Author: Patrick McGeehan *Source: *NY Times *Date:* Aug 25, 2014 *Summary: * As the summer season winds down, the air in this beachfront resort carries the sense of foreboding that precedes a tsunami. Casino shutdowns and mass layoffs are about to hit the boardwalk, leaving thousands of people out of work and unsure where to go or what to do next. *Link: *http://nyti.ms/1qeQHZH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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