Smlr_net December 2015

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Happy Holidays :-)
by SMLR Library 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

This will be the last SMLR-NET for 2015. I want to wish everyone a Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2016 and the Spring Semester. I am grateful for the thank you notes I have received periodically for the work done on SMLR-NET. I am gratified to know that people find it useful, both students and faculty alike. regards, Eugene ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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What do the liberal arts have to do with business? A lot, actually
by SMLR Library 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* *Title:* What do the liberal arts have to do with business? A lot, actually Author: Paul Solman Source: PBS NewsHour *Date:* Dec 18, 2015 *Summary: *Economics correspondent Paul Solman traveled to Middlebury College, a liberal arts college in northern Vermont with that question in mind. With programs like MiddCore <http://middcore.middlebury.edu/>, Middlebury Entrepreneurs <http://www.middlebury.edu/studentlife/innovation/about/middleburyentreprene…> and the Center for Social Entrepreneurship <http://mcse.middlebury.edu/>, the college has become known as a cultivator of entrepreneurs, an incubator of innovation. For most familiar with the liberal arts, this development is, well, rather strange. What do the liberal arts have to do with business? *Link: *to.pbs.org/1QRea1b ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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America's 'Third Wave' Of Asbestos Disease Upends Lives
by SMLR Library 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: America's 'Third Wave' Of Asbestos Disease Upends Lives Source: NPR *Date:* Dec 18, 2015 *Summary: *The Environmental Protection Agency has banned some, but not all <http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/us-federal-bans-asbestos>, asbestos products in the United States; 400 metric tons of the mineral were consumed in 2014, according to the U.S. Geological Survey <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/asbestos/mcs-2015-asbes.pdf>. "The consumption's gone down by over a thousandfold" since the 1970s, said Castleman, who testifies almost exclusively for plaintiffs in asbestos-disease cases and was retained by Penny's lawyer. "The problem is the asbestos is still there." *Link: *n.pr/1mrAnry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Atlantic: The Fundamental Misalignment of Work and Life
by SMLR Library 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Fundamental Misalignment of Work and Life Author: Rebecca Rosen Source: The Atlantic *Date:* Dec 18, 2015 *Summary: *For many families, the solutions are stop-gap measures—find a free relative for some days, an after-school program on others, maybe work from home for a bit while the kids bounce off the walls, or pay for private care (an option that many cannot afford). It’s no wonder then that, according to a new Pew report <http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/12/17/parenting-in-america/>, so many parents—39 percent—are reporting that they have a hard time finding satisfactory options for their kids. And the numbers are much worse for black families (56 percent) and poor families (52 percent). And for families with little kids, finding daycare is major problem. According to Pew, 67 percent—two-thirds—of parents in families with two earners say that it’s hard to find quality daycare they can afford. *Link: *theatln.tc/1TTQ3hJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Bill Dwyer "Negotiating Negotiations"
by SMLR Library 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Negotiating NegotiationsAuthor: Steve Manas Source: Rutgers Today *Date:* Dec 18, 2015 *Summary: *“Negotiations take place every day, in many places, about many things,” said Bill Dwyer, an instructor at Rutgers’ School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR) who teaches the popular winter session <http://wintersession.rutgers.edu/> course “Negotiation”. “Negotiating is a life skill. It’s about gaining value for yourself, but having the other party win something, too.” *Link: *bit.ly/1ObJJ0G ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fact Checking Uber On Labor Laws
by SMLR Library 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Fact Checking Uber On Labor LawsAuthor: Aarti Shahani Source: NY Times *Date:* Dec 17, 2015 *Summary: *Uber has grown into a global phenomenon with a flexible labor system in which drivers are treated as independent contractors. Increasingly, that system is under attack. *Link: *n.pr/1RTQkmh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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NYT: Is It Fair to Rate Professors Online?
by SMLR Library 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Is It Fair to Rate Professors Online? Source: NY Times *Date:* Dec 17, 2015 *Summary: *Colleges and universities have long used student evaluations of professors for many different reasons, including employment evaluations, student satisfaction and quality control. But now, a popular independent website, Rate My Professors <http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/> provides a public forum for both student praise and discontent. Do these public online evaluations have any educational value? *Link: *nyti.ms/1m9SXnF ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Union Members Seem To Want Bernie Sanders Over Hillary Clinton. Will Labor Leadership Follow Them?
by SMLR Library 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Union Members Seem To Want Bernie Sanders Over Hillary Clinton. Will Labor Leadership Follow Them? Author: Mario Vazques Source: In These Times *Date:* Dec 16, 2015 *Summary: *Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has emerged as the most outspoken pro-labor candidate in the 2016 Democratic primary. With his introduction <http://thehill.com/regulation/legislation/248517-bernie-sanders-to-push-15-…> of federal $15 minimum wage legislation and his frequent targeting <http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/jul/31/bernie-s/san…> of Walmart’s Walton family in his stump speech, Sanders has his finger on the pulse of the some of the most vibrant and large-scale economic-justice movements <http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/Walmart-Fast-Food-Workers-…> in decades. That stands in stark contrast to the front runner, Hillary Clinton, who’s been mum on $15 <http://www.buzzfeed.com/kyleblaine/hillary-clinton-declines-to-support-a-na…> and is a former <http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4218509> Walmart board member. *Link: *bit.ly/1k4ubUq Also: Bernie Sanders Just Won the Biggest Endorsement of His Campaign bit.ly/1RTP7Ly ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Beware the rule-following co-worker, Harvard study warns
by SMLR Library 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Beware the rule-following co-worker, Harvard study warns Author: Ariana Eunjung Cha <http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/ariana-eunjung-cha> Source: Washington Post *Date:* Dec 15, 2015 *Summary: *Every workplace has them. The colleague who bad-mouths you behind your back at the water cooler. The boss who takes credit for everyone else's ideas. The sexist jerk people actively avoid by taking circuitous routes to the printer and lying about their happy hour plans. *Link: *wapo.st/1Npybtf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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America’s training gap is killing our competitive edge
by SMLR Library 16 Dec '15

16 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: America’s training gap is killing our competitive edge Author: Nick Corcodilos Source: PBS NewsHour *Date:* Dec 15, 2015 *Summary: *Any company will tell you that what they deliver isn’t available anywhere else. So why is it they expect the unique talent they want to hire already exists, as if it comes in a can? *Link: *to.pbs.org/1k2pgmZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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