Smlr_net March 2018

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SHRM: Discriminatory April Fools’ Pranks Are No Joking Matter
by SMLR Library 30 Mar '18

30 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Discriminatory April Fools’ Pranks Are No Joking Matter Author: Allan Smith *Source:* SHRM *Date:* March 26, 2018 Summary: A reminder about following company policies can help head off lawsuits *Link: *http://bit.ly/2IiCTLD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Grapes Of Wrath: The Forgotten Filipinos Who Led A Farmworker Revolution
by SMLR Library 30 Mar '18

30 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Grapes Of Wrath: The Forgotten Filipinos Who Led A Farmworker Revolution Author: Lisa Morehouse *Source:* NPR *Date:* Sept 19, 2015 Summary: These days, grapes in the grocery store don't seem that controversial. But 50 years ago, a historic workers' strike in the vineyards of California's Central Valley set in motion the most significant campaign in modern labor history: the Farmworker Movement. *Link: *https://n.pr/2pRhqBQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Oklahoma Teachers to Walkout on Monday
by SMLR Library 30 Mar '18

30 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Oklahoma Teachers to Walkout on Monday Author: Brian Young *Source: *Ucomm *Date:* March 29, 2018 Summary: Following the recent teachers strike in West Virginia, educators in other states have begun discussing the possibility of taking a job action to get better wages. UCOMM recently reported about strike talk in Kentucky <https://ucommblog.com/section/state-politics/teachers-threaten-strike-kentu…> and Oklahoma <https://ucommblog.com/section/union/strikes-across-nation>. Now teachers in Oklahoma are ready to pull the trigger and have announced a walkout on Monday. *Link: *http://bit.ly/2GJEIEt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Memphis Gave Up on Dr. King’s Dream
by SMLR Library 30 Mar '18

30 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How Memphis Gave Up on Dr. King’s Dream Author: Wendi Thomas *Source: *NY Times *Date:* March 30, 2018 Summary: The 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on April 4 should have been an opportunity for the nation — and especially those who live in the city where he was killed — to reckon with the issue that he died fighting for: the right of workers to earn a living wage. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2J8Kqhh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: I Had an Affair With a Co-Worker. He Betrayed Me. Now What?
by SMLR Library 30 Mar '18

30 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: I Had an Affair With a Co-Worker. He Betrayed Me. Now What? Author: CHERYL STRAYED and STEVE ALMOND *Source: *NY Times *Date:* March 27, 2018 Summary: “*I found myself falling for him and needed to set boundaries, so I ended the affair. Soon after this, my co-worker’s supervisor revealed he’d been hearing about our relationship from Day 1.”* *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2GZh1W0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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SMLR faculty: Patrick McKay on "Beauty Bias"
by SMLR Library 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How to Avoid Beauty Bias When Hiring Author: Catherine Skrzypinski *Source: *SHRM *Date:* March 16, 2018 Summary: Using appearance as a screening mechanism is a form of hiring bias, explained Patrick McKay, professor of human resource management at the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. "Selection decisions should be based upon job-relevant knowledge, abilities and other characteristics—such as temperament—but not on appearance." *Link:* http://bit.ly/2E4ltQr ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Imagine a Job Where Everyone Is Mad at You: Traffic Agents Don't Have To, and Now They Want Respect
by SMLR Library 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Imagine a Job Where Everyone Is Mad at You: Traffic Agents Don't Have To, and Now They Want Respect Author: Jim O’Grady *Source: *WNYC *Date:* March 29, 2018 Summary: The union counters that argument with two numbers: the 8 million tickets its members write per year, and the nearly $1 billion they bring in revenue to the city. Sokumbi Olufemi says, for that, traffic agents deserve a boost to their $36,000 starting salary. As peace agents, they'd be paid more like a police officer: $44,000 to start, with increases at a much higher rate than under their current pay structure. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2pTzZpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and Gender History, an interview with Ruth Milkman
by SMLR Library 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Labor and Gender History, an interview with Ruth Milkman interview picks up at 33:15 of the program *Source: *Letters and Politics (KPFA-FM) *Date:* March 28, 2018 Summary: *Olive Sand* talks to sociology professor *Ruth Milkman* about women’s labor history, immigrant workers and the dynamics of job segregation by sex during WWII. Professor Milkman latest book is *On Gender, Gender, and Inequality*. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2pPj1Z6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 fuzzy line between “unemployed” and “not in the labor force” and what it means for job creation strategies and the Federal Reserve
by SMLR Library 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The fuzzy line between “unemployed” and “not in the labor force” and what it means for job creation strategies and the Federal Reserve Author: Josh Bivens *Source: *Economic Policy Institute *Date:* March 28, 2018 Summary: Jobless people are classified into one of two categories by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)—either *unemployed* or *not in the labor force*. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2GCOOqt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Op-Ed: Trade Is Not a Job Killer
by SMLR Library 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Trade Is Not a Job Killer Author: Donald J. Boudreaux *Source: *NY Times *Date:* March 28, 2018 Summary: These estimates of jobs destroyed by trade sound big, but they’re actually tiny. Relative to overall routine job destruction and creation — “job churn” — the number of American jobs destroyed by trade is minuscule. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2pO81vB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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