Smlr_net July 2018

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Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers
by SMLR Library 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers Author: Mark McGraw *Source: *Human Resource Executive *Date: *July 19, 2018 Summary: New research underscores the persistent problem of age discrimination in employment. Link: http://bit.ly/2v4R4jb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Kavanaugh Sided With Trump Casino in 2012 to Thwart Union Drive
by SMLR Library 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Kavanaugh Sided With Trump Casino in 2012 to Thwart Union Drive Author: Josh Eidelson <https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AR41B2NsK10/josh-eidelson> *Source: *Bloomberg *Date: *July 30, 2018 Summary: Six years before President Donald Trump <https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/id/1252249> nominated him for the Supreme Court <https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/1000L:US>, Judge Brett Kavanaugh sided with Trump Entertainment Resorts <https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/TRMPQ:US>’ successful effort to thwart a unionization drive at one of its casinos. Link: https://bloom.bg/2Ou111H ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) Rebecca Kolins Givan on nurses, unions and better working conditions
by SMLR Library 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: University of Michigan nurses hold rally to fight for patients’ equal access to health care Author: Casey Quinlin *Source: *Think Progress *Date: *July 14, 2018 Summary: Rebecca Kolins Givan said nurses have fought hard to unionize and fight for better working conditions in an “extremely challenging” environment. The ability to form a union in the first place is already a huge struggle for many health care workers. Link: http://bit.ly/2LD9jXk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Does America’s monopoly problem mean that high-pressure labor markets can’t boost wages?
by SMLR Library 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Does America’s monopoly problem mean that high-pressure labor markets can’t boost wages? Author: Josh Bivens *Source: *Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date: *July 22, 2018 *Summary: *The punchline of the discussion was pretty clear: the *definition *of full employment is wages rising fast enough to put upward pressure on the Federal Reserve’s inflation target. If wages aren’t rising this fast, then we aren’t at full employment. The eroding relative labor market leverage power of workers does not change this. Link: http://bit.ly/2LweEzL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Almost 80% of US workers live from paycheck to paycheck. Here's why
by SMLR Library 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Almost 80% of US workers live from paycheck to paycheck. Here's why Author: Robert Reich *Source: *The Guardian *Date: *July 29, 2018 *Summary: *America doesn’t have a jobs crisis. It has a ‘good jobs’ crisis – where too much employment is insecure, and poorly paid Link: http://bit.ly/2M2f5ho ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) Tamara Lee on Feminist Apparel workers fired after speaking out against sexual harassment
by SMLR Library 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: In wake of #MeToo, Feminist Apparel workers fired after speaking out against sexual harassment Author: Nina Feldman *Source: * WHYY *Date: *July 13, 2018 *Summary: *“Women have a right to work not for a sexual predator,” said Lee. “All you have to do is say this is in a workers interest.” Link: http://bit.ly/2K4hYwo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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About a third of major US newspapers have suffered layoffs since 2017
by SMLR Library 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: About a third of major US newspapers have suffered layoffs since 2017 *Source: * Pew Research *Date: *July 23, 2018 *Summary: *Newspaper layoffs have far from abated in the past year, and digital-native news outlets are also suffering losses, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. Link: https://pewrsr.ch/2NXg577 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Rule Allowing State Workers to Donate Unused Leave to Co-Workers to be Made Law
by SMLR Library 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Rule Allowing State Workers to Donate Unused Leave to Co-Workers to be Made Law Author: John Reitmeyer *Source: * NJ Spotlight *Date: *July 30, 2018 *Summary: *State employees can donate unused time off to a co-worker who has exhausted all their own allotted leave in New Jersey under an existing employment regulation, but now lawmakers want to see that longstanding policy become codified as a matter of law. Link: http://bit.ly/2mUeeVc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Starbucks must pay employees for off-the-clock work
by SMLR Library 27 Jul '18

27 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Starbucks must pay employees for off-the-clock work Author: Sudhin Thanawala *Source: * PBS NewsHour *Date: *July 27, 2018 *Summary: *Starbucks and other employers in California must pay workers for minutes they routinely spend off the clock on tasks such as locking up or setting the store alarm, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Link: https://to.pbs.org/2vb1YmS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Judge Frees Immigrant Arrested While Delivering Pizza To Army Base
by SMLR Library 27 Jul '18

27 Jul '18

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Judge Frees Immigrant Arrested While Delivering Pizza To Army Base Author: Scott Neuman *Source: * WNYC *Date: *July 25, 2018 *Summary: *A federal judge has ordered the release of an Ecuadorean immigrant detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last month and held for deportation after he delivered a pizza to a U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn. Link: http://bit.ly/2mLFcOD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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