Smlr_net May 2020

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What to watch on jobs day
by SMLR Library 08 May '20

08 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* *Title:* What to watch on jobs day *Author:* Elise Gould *Source:* The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date:* May 7, 2020 *Summary:* Job losses in April may set U.S. employment levels back 20 years *Link:* https://bit.ly/2YIrtfx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Senate to Hear Sweeney’s Furlough Plan for State, Local Government Workers Next Week
by SMLR Library 08 May '20

08 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Senate to Hear Sweeney’s Furlough Plan for State, Local Government Workers Next Week *Authors: * John Reitmeyer *Source:* NJ Spotlight *Date:* May 8, 2020 *Summary: *A plan to help state and local governments save millions of dollars by partially furloughing some of their workers during the coronavirus pandemic has easily cleared its first legislative hurdle. *Link: * https://bit.ly/2SLVUxU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Engaging Membership Through Popular Education as a Key Tool in Building Bargaining for the Common Good Campaigns
by SMLR Library 07 May '20

07 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* *Title:* Engaging Membership Through Popular Education as a Key Tool in Building Bargaining for the Common Good Campaigns *Authors:* Harmony Goldberg <https://forgeorganizing.org/author/harmony-goldberg> and Valery Alzaga <https://forgeorganizing.org/author/valery-alzaga> *Source:* Forge *Date:* March 31, 2020 *Summary:* Popular education is one of the many tools in the belt of the Bargaining for the Common Good movement and framework, drawing on the immediate struggles around which community and union members are organized and using them as entry points to draw out deeper understandings of the nature of the society within which we live and the need to build shared struggle *Link:* https://bit.ly/2zP8u8T ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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APP: Title: Coronavirus NJ: Why are 'people surprised that this is happening' to minorities?
by SMLR Library 07 May '20

07 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Coronavirus NJ: Why are 'people surprised that this is happening' to minorities? *Author: * Andrew J. Goudsward, <http://www.app.com/staff/2648446001/andrew-j-goudsward/>Austin Bogues and <http://www.app.com/staff/2648526001/austin-bogues/>Gustavo Martínez Contreras <http://www.app.com/staff/2684034001/gustavo-martinez-contreras/> *Source:* Asbury Park Press *Date:* May 6, 2020 *Summary: *Christopher Hayes, a professor at the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations, said black and Latinx people in New Jersey and nationwide work disproportionately in low-wage jobs in retail, public transit, food service, maintenance and home health care that have often been deemed essential and cannot be done at home. *Link: * https://bit.ly/3cd1ReR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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New Jersey’s Dangerous Harvest
by SMLR Library 07 May '20

07 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: New Jersey’s Dangerous Harvest *Authors: * Ian T. Shearn *Source:* NJ Spotlight *Date:* May 7, 2020 *Summary: *Thousands of migrant workers will soon arrive in the Garden State to pick fruits and vegetables during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can farm camps and packing houses be kept safe? *Link: * https://bit.ly/3cdYswa ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Brian Lehrer Show: Dignifying Work
by SMLR Library 07 May '20

07 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Dignifying Work *Authors: * Brian Lehrer Show *Source:* WNYC *Date:* May 3, 2020 *Summary: **Gene Sperling* <https://www.wnyc.org/people/gene-sperling/>, director of the National Economic Council under both President Obama (2011-2014) and President Clinton (1997-2001) and the author of Economic Dignity <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/wnycorg-20/> (Penguin Press, 2020), talks about his call for a living wage, now more than ever, and other ideas from his new book. *Link: * https://bit.ly/3fpLD3P ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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This Working Man Was Ready to Retire. But the Virus Took Him
by SMLR Library 07 May '20

07 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: This Working Man Was Ready to Retire. But the Virus Took Him *Source:* NY Times *Author: *Michael Powell *Date*: May 5, 2020 *Summary:* A journey down several blocks of one Pennsylvania city tells the story of the virus in America — of illness, financial strain and rising tension. *Link: * https://nyti.ms/3dizEmW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Collective bargaining beyond the worksite
by SMLR Library 06 May '20

06 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Collective bargaining beyond the worksite *Authors: * Lynn Rhinehart <https://www.epi.org/people/lynn-rhinehart/> and Celine McNicholas <https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/> *Source:* The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date:* May 4, 2020 *Summary: *How workers and their unions build power and set standards for their industries *Link: * https://bit.ly/3c8zput ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Op-Ed: An Immodest Proposal — Cap Salaries of Higher-Ed Administrators, Faculty and Staff
by SMLR Library 06 May '20

06 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Op-Ed: An Immodest Proposal — Cap Salaries of Higher-Ed Administrators, Faculty and Staff *Authors: * Frank Felder *Source:* NJ Spotlight *Date:* May 5, 2020 *Summary: *The president of Rutgers University recently announced steps <https://president.rutgers.edu/public-remarks/letters/urgent-steps-mitigate-…> that his office is taking to address the university’s financial shortfalls, including 10% and 5% salary reductions for selected senior administration officials. *Link: * https://bit.ly/3b81OQ9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 a New Breed of Union Activists Is Changing the Rules (and Newsrooms)
by SMLR Library 06 May '20

06 May '20

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How a New Breed of Union Activists Is Changing the Rules (and Newsrooms) *Authors: * Ben Smith *Source:* NY Times *Date:* May 3, 2020 *Summary: *Cheered on by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others, a new generation is making gains on everything from layoff protections to gender-neutral pronouns. Can they help save the industry? *Link: * https://nyti.ms/3c6sJNu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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