Smlr_net August 2017

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How to Prevent Burnout with Empathy
by SMLR Library 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How to Prevent Burnout with Empathy Author: Annie McKee and Kandi Wiens Source: SHRM *Date:* July 18, 2017 *Summary: *Research shows that expressing empathy produces physiological effects that calm us and strengthen our long-term sustainability. So not only do others benefit from our empathy, we benefit, too. Here’s a two-part strategy that can help break the burnout cycle. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2w0xLZ9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Why employers can afford to be rude to you
by SMLR Library 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Why employers can afford to be rude to you Author: Nick Corcodilos Source: PBS NewsHour *Date:* Aug 22, 2017 *Summary: “*I’m still interviewing for other jobs. I know nothing is final until the offer letter, and that HR can be very flakey, but this takes the cake.” *Link*: http://to.pbs.org/2v6yR6Z ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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‘You’re Fired’ may be harder than Trump thinks when it comes to federal workers
by SMLR Library 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: ‘You’re Fired’ may be harder than Trump thinks when it comes to federal workers Author: Lisa Rein Source: Washington Post *Date:* Aug 21, 2017 *Summary: “*in its efforts to fulfill the president’s campaign promise to “drain the swamp”of entrenched federal workers, the new political leadership in Washington is meeting resistance from powerful federal employee unions and finding that maneuvering around long-guaranteed civil service protections is not easy.” *Link*: http://wapo.st/2g68kQI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Labor Wants to Make Nafta Its Friend. Here’s the Problem.
by SMLR Library 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Labor Wants to Make Nafta Its Friend. Here’s the Problem. Author: Eduardo Porter Source: NY Times *Date:* Aug 22, 2017 *Summary:* Can Nafta be re-engineered to raise workers’ wages? Organized labor thinks so. As the United States sets out to renegotiate <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/business/economy/nafta-negotiations-cana…> the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada, union officials are pinning their hopes on President Trump’s nationalist pronouncements, betting he can deliver what President Bill Clinton failed to put on the table nearly a quarter-century ago: real protection against cheap Mexican labor. *Link*: http://nyti.ms/2g40gQj ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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#50 | Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition: New Jersey
by SMLR Library 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: #50 | Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition: New Jersey Author: Eileen Norcross and Olivia Gonzales Source: Mercatus Center at George Mason University *Date:* Aug 22, 2017 *Summary:* On the basis of its fiscal solvency in five separate categories, New Jersey is ranked 50th among the US states for its fiscal health. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2vf34g2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Highlights of women’s earnings in 2016
by SMLR Library 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Highlights of women’s earnings in 2016 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics *Date:* Aug 22, 2017 *Summary:* In 2016, women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings <https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/womens-earnings/2016/home.htm#weekly-earni…> that were 82 percent of those of male full-time wage and salary workers. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2ioBmf5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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SHRM: How to Prevent Employee Burnout
by SMLR Library 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How to Prevent Employee Burnout Author: Dori Meinert Source: SHRM *Date:* Aug 22, 2017 *Summary:* “They sit at their workstations with furrowed brows, worrying they won’t make the next deadline. They yawn because the stress of overwork has caused them to lose sleep. They lash out at colleagues as tension and resentment build. Sound familiar? “They” might include your workforce, your boss or even yourself.” *Link*: http://bit.ly/2wBTho7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Boston College Files Motion to Delay Grad Student Union Election
by SMLR Library 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: BC Files Motion to Delay Grad Student Union Election Author: Connor Murphy Source: The Heights – Boston College *Date:* Aug 22, 2017 *Summary:* Boston College has filed a motion with the National Labor Relations Board to stay the Graduate Employees Union’s election, currently set for Sept. 12 and 13, in which graduate students employees will vote on whether to establish a formal collective bargaining agreement with the University. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2vbLFoy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 right-to-work law suspended after unions turn in 300K signatures for statewide vote
by SMLR Library 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Missouri's right-to-work law suspended after unions turn in 300K signatures for statewide voteAuthor: Jo Mannies and Marshall Griffin Source: St Louis Public Radio *Date:* Aug 18, 2 017 *Summary:* With the submission of more than 300,000 signatures Friday, Missouri’s right-to-work law won't go into effect Aug. 28 and its fate likely will be put to voters in 2018. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2ijzSm6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Coal Mining Health Study Is Halted by Interior Department
by SMLR Library 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Coal Mining Health Study Is Halted by Interior Department Author: Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer Source: NY Times *Date:* Aug 21, 2017 *Summary:* The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, which was conducting the study, said in a statement <http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=8212017&_…> Monday that they were ordered to stop work because the Interior Department is conducting an agencywide budgetary review. *Link*: http://nyti.ms/2vlciGZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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