Smlr_net August 2019

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Forbes: Election 2020 and Taxes -- A Better Way To Address Wealth Inequality
by SMLR Library 30 Aug '19

30 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Election 2020 and Taxes -- A Better Way To Address Wealth Inequality Author: Dean Zerbe <https://www.forbes.com/sites/deanzerbe/> Source: Forbes *Date:* August 27, 2019 Summary: A recent study <https://smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/rutgerskelloggreport_april2019…> from by Douglas Kruse and Joseph Blasi – “Building the Assets of Low and Moderate Income Workers and their Families: The Role of Employee Ownership” provides a wakeup call to the enormous possibilities of wealth creation for working families by encouraging employee ownership and profit sharing. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2L398T6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Title VII and discrimination against gay men, lesbians and transgender individuals
by SMLR Library 30 Aug '19

30 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Civil Rights Turned Topsy-Turvy *Source:* Linda Greenhouse *Author*: NY Times *Date:* August 29, 2019 *Summary: *On Oct. 8, the second day of its new term, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — the basic statutory protection against discrimination in employment — should be understood to prohibit discrimination against gay men, lesbians and transgender individuals. The administration, rejecting the view of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has filed briefs in the last few days (which lawyers for the E.E.O.C. refused to sign) arguing that the answer is no. *Link: *https://nyti.ms/32bD8lx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Rebecca Givan: Unions shouldn’t use their health insurance as a weaponagainst universal coverage
by SMLR Library 30 Aug '19

30 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Unions shouldn’t use their health insurance as a weapon against universal coverage Source: Washington Post *Author: *Rebecca Kolins Givan *Date:* Aug 26, 2019 Summary: “…it has been particularly troubling to see unions, whose original purpose was to help workers collectively gain access to better pay and benefits, use their own negotiated health plans as a weapon against the push for universal health care — and to see candidates contorting themselves in response.” *Link:* https://wapo.st/2ZAKg9o ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Why Aren’t More Women Working?They’re Caring for Parents
by SMLR Library 30 Aug '19

30 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Why Aren’t More Women Working? They’re Caring for Parents *Author:* Eduardo Porter Source: NY Times *Date:* August 27, 2019 *Summary:* Aisha Adkins would rather have her own place, instead of living with her parents. She would also like a job, a car, a master’s degree and savings. But at 35, a decade after graduating from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro with a specialty in social services, she has had to put off those goals. Her mother, Rose, received a diagnosis of dementia six years ago, at 57, and cannot be left alone. Since then, Ms. Adkins has been consumed with her care. “I’ve gone on three dates in the last three or so years,” she said. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2Pj8WmV ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Naomi Williams on Trump's approach to foreign trade
by SMLR Library 29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Naomi R Williams on *the current Trump Administration approach to foreign trade* Source: WalletHub *Author: *Adam McCann *Date:* Aug 26, 2019 Summary: SMLR professor Naomi R Williams discusses the *Trump Administration approach to foreign trade and if it will provide workers in the U.S. with more opportunities to earn more and get more work. *(scroll down a bit to see the comments) *Link:* http://bit.ly/2KZOC63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 stressed workers need four-day weeks – not wellness trends
by SMLR Library 29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Why stressed workers need four-day weeks – not wellness trends *Source:* The Guardian *Author: *Bruce Daisley *Date:* August 28, 2019 *Summary: * Spiralling work pressures make us sick. A debate about shorter hours is the answer, not gong baths or ‘mindful minutes’ *Link: *http://bit.ly/30EJmdm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: the white working class and Trump
by SMLR Library 29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: We Aren’t Seeing White Support for Trump for What It Is *Author:* Thomas B. Edsall <https://www.nytimes.com/by/thomas-b-edsall> Source: NY Times *Date:* August 27, 2019 Summary: Kitschelt and Rehm found that the common assumption that the contemporary Republican Party has become crucially dependent on the white working class — defined as whites without college degrees — is overly simplistic. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2LcVH26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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CHE: Strikes at Colleges Are at a 7-Year High as Unions Rebound
by SMLR Library 29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Strikes at Colleges Are at a 7-Year High as Unions Rebound Author: Steven Johnson *Source: *Chronicle of Higher Education *Date:* Aug 27, 2019 *Summary: *Last year saw the most strikes across colleges since 2012, a new study found — more than double the number in 2017. Link: http://bit.ly/2UcNDlK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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A review of Fran Ryan's "A Life in Philadelphia Labor and Politics"
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '19

28 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: ‘A Life in Philadelphia Labor and Politics,’ the life of Wendell W. Young III Author: Pamela J. Forsythe <https://www.broadstreetreview.com/authors/pamela-j.-forsythe> *Source: *Broad Street Review *Date:* Aug 26, 2019 *Summary: *Wendell Young died in 2013, but his newly published memoirs are a striking window on Philly politics and labor in the late 20th century, including many causes we’re still fighting for today. *A review of the book written by *Francis Ryan, of Rutgers University’s Labor and Employment Relations Link: http://bit.ly/2Zr47b3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Working people have been thwarted in their efforts to bargain for better wages by attacks on unions
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '19

28 Aug '19

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Working people have been thwarted in their efforts to bargain for better wages by attacks on unions *Source:* Economic Policy Institute (EPI) Author: Heidi Shierholz <https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/> *Date:* August 27, 2019 *Summary: * The share of workers represented by unions has dropped by more than half since 1979—from 27.0% to 11.7% in 2018. Not coincidentally, the share of income going to the top 10% has escalated in this period—these high earners now capture nearly half of all income. *Link: *http://bit.ly/2KZEVVf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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