Smlr_net December 2015

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The Future of Work: This Is Your Job in 20 Years
by SMLR Library 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Future of Work: This Is Your Job in 20 Years Source: Pacific Standard *Date:* Dec 7, 2015 *Summary:* World-famous scientists, CEOs, academics, and journalists on what to fear—and what to celebrate—in the new labor economy. *Link: *bit.ly/1m6UuLo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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UAW wins historic victory in U.S. South with vote at VW plant
by SMLR Library 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* *Title:* ** UAW wins historic victory in U.S. South with vote at VW plant Author: Bernie Woodall Source: Reuters *Date:* Dec 7, 2015 *Summary:* The United Auto Workers union won its first organizing vote at a foreign-owned auto assembly plant in the U.S. South on Friday, in a groundbreaking victory after decades of failed attempts *Link:* reut.rs/1RzPxGM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Can a French Friar End the 21st-Century Slave Trade?
by SMLR Library 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Can a French Friar End the 21st-Century Slave Trade? Author: William Langewiesche <http://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/william-langewiesche> Source: Vanity Fair *Date:* Dec 7, 2015 *Summary:* It’s 2015, and more than 20 million people are still held in some form of slavery all over the world. Traveling deep into the Amazon, William Langewiesche discovers why an unspeakable degradation is proving so hard to combat—and finds a man of God who has dedicated his life to the fight. *Link:* bit.ly/1QqZxkU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Was Benching Johnny Manziel an Act of Discrimination?
by SMLR Library 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Was Benching Johnny Manziel an Act of Discrimination? Author: Daniel J. McGraw Source: Pacific Standard *Date:* Dec 4, 2015 *Summary:* The Americans With Disabilities Act prohibits employment discrimination against alcoholics. What to make, then, of the Browns quarterback's recent demotion? *Link:* bit.ly/1PERAtW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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BLS: Charting the labor market: Data from the Current Population Survey
by SMLR Library 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* *Title: *** Charting the labor market: Data from the Current Population Survey Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistic *Date:* Dec 4, 2015 *Summary:* Charts about the employed, the unemployed, and people not in the labor force *Link:* 1.usa.gov/1O7LhJgcopy <https://bitly.com/a/bitlinks/1IIEfJ7> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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More programs train workers to respond to a shooter
by SMLR Library 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: More programs train workers to respond to a shooter Author: Noel King Source: Marketplace Morning Report *Date:* Dec 4, 2015 *Summary:* The "active shooter" preparedness training is usually some variation on: run, hide, and, as a last resort, fight. And, anecdotally at least, more companies are finding it to be a necessity. Link: bit.ly/1N0S5L8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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In Pennsylvania, a Steel Mill and Its Workers at a Crossroads
by SMLR Library 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: In Pennsylvania, a Steel Mill and Its Workers at a Crossroads Author: Steven Greenhouse Source: NY Times *Date:* Dec 4, 2015 *Summary:* As unions have weakened in recent decades, more corporations have turned to lockouts to wring givebacks from their workers. In this latest showdown, Allegheny has taken on the nation’s biggest, most combative industrial union. If the steelworkers lose, it could prompt another wave of me-too concessions and represent a further humbling of organized labor just as it was starting to gain ground on other fronts. Link: nyti.ms/1XNuXm2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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American Experience: The Mine Wars
by SMLR Library 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Mine WarsSource: PBS American Experience *Date:* Dec 4, 2015 *Summary:* The Labor Wars in the US Link: to.pbs.org/1IIEfJ7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Where Should All the Coal Miners Go?
by SMLR Library 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Where Should All the Coal Miners Go?Author: Dwyer Gunn Source: Pacific Standard *Date:* Dec 3, 2015 *Summary:* The evidence on conventional job re-training programs is unimpressive, which is bad news for the thousands of coal workers who are likely to lose their jobs in the coming years. Link: bit.ly/1MYirgC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Small-Business Owners Devise Creative Ways to Keep Workers
by SMLR Library 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Small-Business Owners Devise Creative Ways to Keep Workers Author: Kathleen Murray Source: NY Times *Date:* Dec 3, 2015 *Summary:* After rising in recent years, quit rates in private businesses held steady at just less than prerecession levels in 2015. But survey data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which looks at job openings and labor turnover by size of establishment, suggest that the number of employees voluntarily leaving small companies remains on the rise. Link: nyti.ms/1YKwxHC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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