Smlr_net April 2017

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Coal miners’ much-needed health care collides with budget showdown
by SMLR Library 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Coal miners’ much-needed health care collides with budget showdown *Authors:* Lisa Desjardins *Source: * PBS NewsHour *Date *April 19, 2017 Summary: Seventy years ago, President Truman forged a deal where coal companies and the union agreed to fund lifelong health care pensions. The government never intended to pay for these benefits, but Congress has become a funder of last resort. Now some 22,000 retired union miners and their widows will lose their health care if Congress doesn't act. *Link:* http://to.pbs.org/2oHMwcF ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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How President Trump and congressional Republicans are undercutting wages and protections for working people
by SMLR Library 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How President Trump and congressional Republicans are undercutting wages and protections for working people *Authors:* Heidi Shierholz <http://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/> and Samantha Sanders <http://www.epi.org/people/samantha-sanders/> *Source: * Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date *April 19, 2017 Summary: Here are the top ten things the president and Congress have done that affect working people. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2otBXi8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Middle Class Contracted in U.S. Over 2 Decades, Study Finds
by SMLR Library 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Middle Class Contracted in U.S. Over 2 Decades, Study Finds *Authors:* Nelson D. Schwartz *Source: * NY Times *Date *April 24, 2017 Summary: Middle-class Americans have fared worse in many ways than their counterparts in economically advanced countries in Western Europe in recent decades, according to a study released Monday <http://www.pewglobal.org/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/> by the Pew Research Center <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/p/pew_res…> . *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2p2izr5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Today’s Energy Jobs Are in Solar, Not Coal
by SMLR Library 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Today’s Energy Jobs Are in Solar, Not Coal *Authors:* Nadja Popovich *Source: * NY Times *Date *April 25, 2017 Summary: Last year, the solar industry employed many more Americans than coal, while wind power topped 100,000 jobs. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2pdXSGY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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As Retail Goes, So Goes the Nation
by SMLR Library 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: As Retail Goes, So Goes the Nation *Source: *NY Times *Date *April 21, 2017 Summary: The profile <http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444015/donald-trump-win-voters-jobs> of today’s angry working-class voter is someone who has found that tickets to middle-class life have run out because manufacturing jobs they once could live on have given way to low-paying service jobs. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2pefc0Q ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Job Satisfaction High, but Employees Not Content with Pay or Workplace Trust Level
by SMLR Library 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Job Satisfaction High, but Employees Not Content with Pay or Workplace Trust Level *Authors:* Dana Wilke *Source: *SHRM *Date *April 24, 2017 *Summary:* Nearly 9 in 10 employees say they're satisfied overall with their jobs, with workers noting that respectful treatment of employees—at all levels—is the leading contributor to satisfaction, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey. <https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/trends-and-forecasting/research-and-surveys/P…> *Link: *http://bit.ly/2ptiyhw ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Health Care In America: An Employment Bonanza And A Runaway-Cost Crisis
by SMLR Library 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Health Care In America: An Employment Bonanza And A Runaway-Cost Crisis *Authors:* Chad Terhune *Source: *Kaiser Health News *Date *April 24, 2017 *Summary:* In many ways, the health care industry has been a great friend to the U.S. economy. Its plentiful jobs helped lift the country out of the Great Recession and, partly due to the Affordable Care Act, it now employs 1 in 9 Americans — up from 1 in 12 in 2000. *Link: *http://bit.ly/2oEilmp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Unemployment rate by state, March 2017
by SMLR Library 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Unemployment rate by state, March 2017 *Source: *Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date *April 23, 2017 Summary: Click a state to view data *Link:* http://bit.ly/2q6FKy5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Missouri’s blue-city, red-state divide over minimum wage
by SMLR Library 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Missouri’s blue-city, red-state divide over minimum wage *Authors:* Saskia de Melker <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/saskia-de-melker/> and Laura Fong <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/laura-fong/> *Source: *PBS NewsHour *Date *April 23, 2017 Summary: Some of the fiercest political battles are taking place between Democratic-controlled cities and Republican-led state legislatures over issues like minimum wage and plastic bag bans. Increasingly, those issues are decided through a political maneuver called preemption, when state lawmakers write laws that prevent cities from enforcing their local ordinances. *Link:* http://to.pbs.org/2psmsqI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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From Risking His Life To Saving Lives, Ex-Coal Miner Is Happy To Take The Paycut
by SMLR Library 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: From Risking His Life To Saving Lives, Ex-Coal Miner Is Happy To Take The Paycut *Authors:* Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi *Source:* NPR *Date *April 23, 2017 Summary: One day, he came across an online job posting for an ambulance driver with STAT Emergency Medical Services in Pineville, W.V. Though he'd never worked in the medical field, Wiley says he was desperate, and decided to apply *Link:* http://n.pr/2pcDTdQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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