Smlr_net December 2016

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EPI: The top charts of 2016
by SMLR Library 23 Dec '16

23 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The top charts of 2016 *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Date:* Dec 23, 2016 Summary: The top charts of 2016 show how the economy treated average Americans in 2016—from wages and inequality, to manufacturing, overtime, and economic growth. *Link:* http://to.pbs.org/2inmKYu http://bit.ly/2inuedY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 economic case for DC’s family leave policy
by SMLR Library 23 Dec '16

23 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The economic case for DC’s family leave policy *Author: *Paul Solman *Source:* PBS NewsHour *Date:* Dec 23, 2016 Summary: On Tuesday, the District of Columbia passed a new paid family leave policy — one of the most generous in the United States <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/d-c-council-passes-one-nations-generous…>. As we reported last year <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/u-s-support-paid-family-leave-one-pay/>, the United States and Papua New Guinea are the only two nations in the world to offer no paid maternity leave. And we’re the only *industrial nation* <http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/25/kirsten-gill…> to not offer paid family leave. *Link:* http://to.pbs.org/2inmKYu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Op-Ed: Deeper Debt Waiting for Taxpayers Due to Pension Irresponsibility
by SMLR Library 23 Dec '16

23 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Op-Ed: Deeper Debt Waiting for Taxpayers Due to Pension Irresponsibility *Author: *Robert D. Klausner <http://www.njspotlight.com/profiles/Robert+D.+Klausner/> *Source:* NJ Spotlight *Date:* Dec 23, 2016 Summary: After Christie is long gone from the State House, taxpayers will have to pay $3 for every $1 he skipped in pension payments *Link:* http://bit.ly/2i9r6mO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Managers, it’s your job to recruit. Don’t let HR waste an applicant’s time
by SMLR Library 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Managers, it’s your job to recruit. Don’t let HR waste an applicant’s time *Author: *Nick Corcodilos *Source:* PBS NewsHour *Date:* Dec 21, 2016 *Summary: *As a manager, your first job is to manage your employees, or why are you a manager? And that includes recruiting and hiring them. *Link:* http://to.pbs.org/2h6RQCk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Future of Mobile Work
by SMLR Library 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Future of Mobile Work *Author:* Maura Ciccarelli *Source:* Human Resource Exercutive *Date:* Dec 21, 2016 *Summary: *When a virtual digital assistant is embedded in cars of the future, HR issues such as safety, liability, work/life balance and others will be part of this brave new world of expanded car-based office productivity. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2i5dJ6K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Pod Cast: Graduate Assistants, Unionization, and Negotiations
by SMLR Library 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Graduate Assistants, Unionization, and Negotiations *Source:* The National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions at Hunter College, City University of New York has posted links to webcasts and podcasts of panel discussions from the National Center's 43rd annual national conference. The conference took place on April 3-5, 2016 at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. *Date:* Dec 21, 2016 *Summary: *Michael Eagen, Director and Counsel, University of Connecticut Office of Faculty and Staff Labor Relations; Kenneth Lang, UAW Region 9A International Representative Raymond L. Haines, Associate Vice Chancellor for Employee Relations, State University of New York; and James Castagnera, Associate Provost/Legal Counsel for Academic Affairs, Rider University, Moderator. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2hWGJ0T ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Addressing Past Criticism, Right or Wrong, in an Annual Review
by SMLR Library 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Addressing Past Criticism, Right or Wrong, in an Annual Review *Author:* Rob Walker *Source:* NY Times *Date:* Dec 21, 2016 *Summary: *I just completed my first year at a large company, or rather, at an affiliate that operates in a different market. I am relatively autonomous. My immediate supervisor has an understanding of my work, but the head of the overall business unit, by his own admission, has almost no idea what I actually do. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2hdgC7g ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It’s Automation.
by SMLR Library 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It’s Automation. *Author:* Claire Cain Miller *Source:* NY Times *Date:* Dec 21, 2016 *Summary: *No candidate talked much about automation on the campaign trail. Technology is not as convenient a villain as China or Mexico, there is no clear way to stop it, and many of the technology companies are in the United States and benefit the country in many ways. “Over the long haul, clearly automation’s been much more important — it’s not even close,” said Lawrence Katz <http://scholar.harvard.edu/lkatz/biocv>, an economics professor at Harvard who studies labor and technological change. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2hKUCl4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Columbia Challenges Vote by Graduate Students to Unionize
by SMLR Library 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Columbia Challenges Vote by Graduate Students to Unionize *Author:* Elizabeth Harris *Source:* NY Times *Date:* Dec 20, 2016 *Summary: *The battle over whether graduate students at universities can unionize entered a new phase on Friday, when Columbia University <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/columbi…> filed a challenge with the National Labor Relations Board <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/nationa…> over the recent vote <https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/nyregion/columbia-graduate-students-unio…> by its graduate assistants to unionize. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2h9hRG0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage, Female-Dominated Jobs
by SMLR Library 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* *Title:* Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage, Female-Dominated Jobs *Author:* Elyse Shaw, Ariane Hegewisch, Emma Williams-Baron, Barbara Gault, Ph.D. *Source:* Institute for Women’s Policy Research *Date:* Dec 20, 2016 *Summary: *This report investigates women’s experiences in large, low-wage, growing, female-dominated occupations, comparing demographic data and indicators of economic security between 1994 and 2014, and projecting growth rates to 2024. It focuses on 22 occupations fitting these criteria, and analyzes these jobs’ size and wages, racial and ethnic composition, share of parents and single parents, workers’ educational attainment, poverty rates and reliance on social assistance programs, and documents, where possible, how these indicators have changed between 1994 and 2014. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2h8Lfw6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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