Smlr_net March 2019

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Guardian: ‘I made $3.75 an hour’: Lyft and Uber drivers push to unionize for better pay
by SMLR Library 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: ‘I made $3.75 an hour’: Lyft and Uber drivers push to unionize for better pay Author: Michael Sainato *Source:* Guardian *Date:* March 22, 2019 *Summary: * Drivers for the rideshare companies are seeing much of their pay go to expenses while Lyft and Uber prepare for their IPOs Link: http://bit.ly/2YnVgHK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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EPI: State Jobs Picture
by SMLR Library 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: State Jobs PictureSource: The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date:* March 22, 2019 *Summary: *The unemployment rate and the change in the number of jobs are important indicators of state labor market health. The unemployment rate is the share of the state’s labor force that is not currently employed and is actively looking for work. Healthy job growth is growth that provides regular employment for all individuals wanting a job. *Link: *http://bit.ly/2DVrS0p ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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correction on the link to SMLR labor historian Francis Ryan and Philadelphia: The Great Experiment
by SMLR Library 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Awakening (1900-1920) - Philadelphia: The Great Experiment *Date:* March 11, 2019 *Summary:* The latest edition of the documentary series "Philadelphia: The Great Experiment" explores child labor in the early 20th century. Watch for *SMLR labor historian Francis Ryan* at about the 8-minute mark. Link: http://bit.ly/2FdZDxM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Don’t Blame Robots for Low Wages
by SMLR Library 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Don’t Blame Robots for Low Wages *Author: *Paul Krugman *Source: *NY Times *Date:* March 14, 2019 Summary: The decline of unions <http://www.unionstats.com/>, which covered a quarter of private-sector workers in 1973 but only 6 percent now, may not be as obviously political. But other countries haven’t seen the same kind of decline. Canada is as unionized now as the U.S. was in 1973; in the Nordic nations unions cover two-thirds <https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TUD> of the work force. What made America exceptional was a political environment deeply hostile to labor organizing and friendly toward union-busting employers. Link: https://nyti.ms/2F8uNW9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Study finds unions boost area workers' wages
by SMLR Library 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Study finds unions boost area workers' wages *Author: *Matt Glynn *Source: *The Buffalo News *Date:* March 13, 2019 Summary: The Partnership for the Public Good's study <https://ppgbuffalo.org/buffalo-commons/library/p:1/resource:labor-takes-the…> notes a shift from traditionally unionized jobs like manufacturing to nonunion jobs in sectors like retail and personal service. Only about 11 percent of the region's workers now have jobs in manufacturing, a traditional source of higher-paying jobs, the study said. Link: http://bit.ly/2UDG1IK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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US-BLS: Why This Counts: What Do We Know about Strikes and Lockouts?
by SMLR Library 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Why This Counts: What Do We Know about Strikes and Lockouts? Author: William J. Wiatrowski Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics *Date:* March 13, 2019 *Summary: *BLS has continuously published work stoppage information since 1947, for events covering at least 1,000 workers. Recently, high profile work stoppages by public school teachers and others have kept these types of activities in the news. *Link: *http://bit.ly/2u8PJXQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Joseph Blasi: A national policy on shares for the working middle class
by SMLR Library 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: A national policy on shares for the working middle class Author: Joseph Blasi *Source:* Biden Foundation *Date:* March 13, 2019 *Summary: * Strengthening the working middle class is impossible without a system that ensures more workers own capital. And the only plausible way to get capital in the hands of America’s workers is to strongly encourage broad-based profit sharing plans or employee share ownership programs at every workplace in the country. Link: http://bit.ly/2T8azk2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 labor historian Francis Ryan features in " Awakening (1900-1920) - Philadelphia: The Great Experiment"
by SMLR Library 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Awakening (1900-1920) - Philadelphia: The Great Experiment *Date:* March 11, 2019 *Summary:* The latest edition of the documentary series "Philadelphia: The Great Experiment" explores child labor in the early 20th century. Watch for *SMLR labor historian Francis Ryan* at about the 8-minute mark. Link: http://bit.ly/2UDG1IK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: $15 Federal Minimum Wage Bill Moves Forward
by SMLR Library 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: $15 Federal Minimum Wage Bill Moves Forward *Author: *Roy Mauer *Source: *SHRM *Date:* March 14, 2019 Summary: A bill that would increase the federal minimum wage <https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/pages/federal-minimum-wage-incre…> from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour over the next six years is moving to a full House vote. Link: http://bit.ly/2O4K8uF ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 first audio-focused outlet to unionize in a wave of newsroom labor organizing.
by SMLR Library 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Staff Of Gimlet Media Is Unionizing *Author: *Caroline O'Donovan <https://www.buzzfeednews.com/author/carolineodonovan> *Source: *BuzzFeed.News *Date:* March 13, 2019 Summary: Gimlet Media, a podcasting startup recently acquired by Spotify, is the first audio-focused outlet to unionize in a wave of newsroom labor organizing. Link: http://bit.ly/2JfmWLx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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