Smlr_net January 2021

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January 29, 2021
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29 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 29, 2021* *Title:* N.J. Public Worker Pension Fund’s Investment Returns Surged in 2nd Half of 2020 *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Samantha Marcus *Date:* January 28, 2021 *Summary:* New Jersey’s pension fund grew by $6.6 billion in the first half of the fiscal year, closing out 2020 with $83.3 billion in assets, Division of Investment Director Corey Amon announced Wednesday. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2MuXrbk *Title:* Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Pandemic *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Ian Prasad Philbrick and Reed Abelson *Date:* January 28, 2021 *Summary:* Faced with the urgent need to protect their members and patients from the virus, labor organizations are pushing hospitals to do more. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/39wCYMp *Title:* C&K Market Shifts to Employee Ownership *Source:* Supermarket News *Author:* Russell Redman *Date:* January 27, 2021 *Summary:* Independent grocer C&K Market Inc. this week completed a transaction to become a 100% employee-owned company. *Link:* http://bit.ly/36m1bTu *Title:* Florida Bill Would Limit Who Gets $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage *Source:* Spectrum News 13 Orlando *Author:* Greg Angel *Date:* January 28, 2021 *Summary:* Proposed legislation in Tallahassee would allow employers to pay “hard to hire” individuals less than the rising minimum wage. *Link:* http://bit.ly/39rgb4u *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 28, 2021
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28 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 28, 2021* *Title:* Why Asian American Women Have Had Highest Jobless Rates During Last 6 Months of COVID *Source:* NBC News *Author:* Katherine Kam *Date:* January 27, 2021 *Summary:* Forty-four percent of unemployed Asian American women have been jobless long-term, a trend experts say is due to the sectors they work in, family and cultural dynamics. *Link:* http://nbcnews.to/39mgayI *Title:* “Unconscionable”: Capitol Police Union Says Leadership Failed Officers In Riot *Source:* NPR *Author:* Alana Wise *Date:* January 27, 2021 *Summary:* The union representing U.S. Capitol Police officers says the force's leadership failed to relay the known threat of violence adequately ahead of the Jan. 6 deadly riot, calling the acting chief's recent admission of prior knowledge of the threat to Congress "a disclosure that has angered and shocked the rank-and-file officers." *Link:* http://n.pr/3cj84sC *Title:* Teachers Push Back on Baker Administration Claim That Unions Oppose In-Person School Until There are COVID-19 Vaccines for Children *Source:* The Boston Globe *Author:* Felicia Gans *Date:* January 27, 2021 *Summary:* The presidents of two statewide teachers unions in Massachusetts and the Boston Teachers Union pushed back on a claim made this week by Governor Charlie Baker’s administration that union leaders “oppose going back to the classroom until vaccines for children are developed.” *Link:* http://bit.ly/3qPQcJQ *Title:* The Rise of One of the First Video Game Workers Unions *Source:* Wired *Author:* Sarah Jaffe *Date:* January 26, 2021 *Summary:* What began as a Facebook group, and then a chat on Discord, soon became a massive campaign to remedy grueling working conditions across the industry. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3iW8IO2 *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 27, 2021
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27 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 27, 2021* *Title:* Former OSHA Head Talks Biden’s Executive Order On Workplace Safety *Source:* NPR *Author:* Michel Martin and Dr. David Michaels *Date:* January 23, 2021 *Summary:* NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Dr. David Michaels, former head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, about the president's move to strengthen workplace safety rules during the pandemic. *Link:* http://n.pr/3onbbBW *Title:* Instacart, Trader Joe’s, and Dollar General Offering Cash to Workers for Getting COVID Vaccine *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Katie Kausch *Date:* January 24, 2021 *Summary:* Some New Jersey workers could receive cash bonuses for getting vaccinated through employee incentive programs. Instacart, Trader Joe’s, and Dollar General are all offering monetary incentives to employees willing to roll up their sleeves and receive the COVID-19 vaccine. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3ccX3Jh *Title:* “We Want to Protect Others:” Workers Embrace COVID-19 Vaccine at One of the Largest U.S. Health Systems *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Associated Press *Date:* January 26, 2021 *Summary:* As COVID-19 vaccinations expand beyond essential workers, a recent report from CommonSpirit Health shows the majority of its 150,000 health care workers, 80%, have been vaccinated, are scheduled to be vaccinated, or say that they are “very likely” to get vaccinated. This is in stark contrast to pervasive stories about hospital employees opting out of vaccinations or expressing vaccine hesitance. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3a2bpcG *Title:* How to Motivate Fatigued and Stressed Employees in the New Year *Source:* SHRM *Author:* Lisa Rabasca Roepe *Date:* January 26, 2021 *Summary:* It's been nearly a full year since employees started working from home or following COVID-19 protocols in the workplace. Even if staff took some extra time off to unwind during the holidays, most employees probably haven't returned to work with the renewed sense of purpose that is typically associated with starting a new year. Instead, the first quarter of 2021 will likely feel like more of the same—endless Zoom meetings, no clear end to the pandemic, and home and work lives thoroughly enmeshed. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3t0SMhN *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 26, 2021
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26 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 26, 2021* *Title:* Union Membership Declines by 321,000 in 2020; Union Membership Rate is 10.8% *Source:* Bureau of Labor Statistics *Author:* Bureau of Labor Statistics *Date:* January 22, 2021 *Summary:* The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions declined by 321,000 to 14.3 million in 2020. The union membership rate was 10.8 percent, up by 0.5 percentage point from 2019, reflecting the much larger decline in employment among nonunion workers. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3oglk3p *Title:* Amazon Union Drive Takes Hold in Unlikely Place *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Michael Corkery and Karen Weise *Date:* January 25, 2021 *Summary:* The largest, most viable effort to unionize Amazon in many years began last summer not in a union stronghold like New York or Michigan, but at a Fairfield Inn outside Birmingham, in the right-to-work state of Alabama. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/39e5kL4 *Title:* Right to Work on a Hot Planet *Source:* The New Republic *Author:* Kate Aronoff *Date:* January 25, 2021 *Summary:* Labor and climate campaigners quite literally share a common enemy. The name often ends in Koch. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2MpzYZ3 *Title:* Long-term Employee Well-Being Hinges On This One Employee Benefit *Source:* Fast Company *Author:* Sarah Danzl *Date:* January 25, 2021 *Summary:* The more your workers “skill up,” the better their morale. Here’s how to prepare your workforce for individual growth. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3a9PoZI *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 25, 2021
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25 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 25, 2021* *Title:* Biden Takes a Step Toward $15 Federal Minimum Wage *Source:* Marketplace *Author:* Sabri Ben-Achour *Date:* January 22, 2021 *Summary:* Among his executive actions Friday, President Joe Biden set the stage for raising the minimum wage for federal contractors and employees to $15 an hour. Technically, he asked the Office of Personnel Management to come up with recommendations on doing that. But it’s laying the groundwork for a broader push to raise the federal minimum wage across the board. It has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3qKcMn9 *Title:* Asbury Park Hires its First Female Firefighter *Source:* NJ 101.5 *Author:* Judi Franco *Date:* January 22, 2021 *Summary:* Nicole Golden has worked hard and is poised to be a great firefighter. A Rutgers University graduate, she has a bachelor's of science degree and now attends their School of Management and Labor Relations where she is pursuing a master's in labor relations. She’s already a certified New Jersey fire inspector as well as a Department of Health emergency medical technician. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2NoSH7k *Title:* Instacart is Firing Every Employee Who Voted to Unionize *Source:* The Verge *Author:* Zoe Schiffer *Date:* January 21, 2021 *Summary:* Instacart is laying off every employee who voted to unionize, Motherboard reports. The news comes as the company shuts down in-store operations at some grocery stores amid the coronavirus pandemic and doubles down on curbside pickups. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3pfrOAY *Title:* Deal Ends Weeklong Strike at Largest US Produce Market *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Michael R. Sisak *Date:* January 23, 2021 *Summary:* A weeklong strike at the nation’s largest wholesale produce market ended Saturday after workers overwhelmingly approved a deal that includes their largest pay increase in decades and more money for health coverage. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3c6lLeg *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 22, 2021
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22 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 22, 2021* *Title:* The Labor Movement Has a Game Plan for the Biden Era *Source:* In These Times *Author:* Jeff Schuhrke *Date:* January 20, 2021 *Summary:* As the Democrats take control of the White House and both houses of Congress amid overlapping national crises, labor leaders say it is now more critical than ever that Washington deliver significant material gains for the working class. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2NsnIr9 *Title:* U.S. Labor Market Gradually Healing; Housing, Manufacturing Power Ahead *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Lucia Mutikani *Date:* January 21, 2021 *Summary:* Despite the labor market woes, the economy remains anchored by strong manufacturing and housing sectors. Other data on Thursday showed homebuilding and permits for future residential construction surged in December to levels last seen in 2006. Factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region accelerated this month, with manufacturers reporting a boom in new orders. *Link:* http://reut.rs/3iGkCLF *Title:* Unions Wade Into Debate Over Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine *Source:* The Hill *Author:* Alex Gangitano *Date:* January 21, 2021 *Summary:* Labor unions may soon find themselves in an unexpected role during the coronavirus pandemic: defending members who refuse to take a vaccine. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2Y0dtMT *Title:* The New Yorker’s Fact Checkers Walk Off the Job for a Day *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Katie Robertson *Date:* January 21, 2021 *Summary:* The more than 100 employees represented by The New Yorker Union, which includes fact checkers, web producers and some other editorial employees, decided on the daylong walkout after recent rounds of negotiations with management failed, said Natalie Meade, the union chair. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/3izsGh7 *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 21, 2021
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21 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 21, 2021* *Title:* Same COVID Stress, Different Benefits *Source:* The Chronicle of Higher Education *Author:* Lee Skallerup Bessette *Date:* January 20, 2021 *Summary:* The disparity in how institutions have treated staff versus faculty members during the pandemic reflects a long-term inequity in employee benefits. *Link:* https://bit.ly/362OMnd *Title:* Unilever Aims to Train Up 10 Million Young People for Work in Strategy to Tackle Inequality *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Vicky McKeever *Date:* January 21, 2021 *Summary:* The coronavirus pandemic has both shone a light on and exacerbated social inequalities, and consumer goods giant Unilever says it wants to tackle these to help build a more equitable society. *Link:* http://cnb.cx/3sJHVsu *Title:* Trump Labor Board Counsel Fired After Resisting Biden’s Call for Resignation *Source:* Politico *Author:* Rebecca Rainey *Date:* January 20, 2021 *Summary:* National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Peter Robb, a Trump appointee, has been fired after refusing a request from President Joe Biden to step down from his post. *Link:* http://politi.co/3p3QUmk *Title:* CTU Delegates Approve Walkout, Send Vote to Full Union Membership *Source:* Chicago Sun-Times *Author:* Nader Issa *Date:* January 20, 2021 *Summary:* The union’s House of Delegates approved the measure Wednesday with 84% of delegates in favor. *Link:* http://bit.ly/360J84Y *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 20, 2021
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20 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 20, 2021* *Title:* States Have Tried Seizing Unemployment Benefits During the Pandemic. Some Fear New Rules Won’t Help. *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Greg Iacurci *Date:* January 19, 2021 *Summary:* States have tried clawing back unemployment benefits from thousands of people during the COVID pandemic. While new protections are meant to help, some fear states may not sign on. In a sense, states have been hamstrung by federal law since the spring. *Link:* http://cnb.cx/2XTfeer *Title:* NJ Labor Department Processes 533K Supplemental Unemployment Benefits *Source:* New Jersey Business *Author:* New Jersey Business *Date:* January 19, 2021 *Summary:* The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced it had successfully processed more than a half-million supplemental unemployment payments, and eligible claimants would begin seeing two weeks worth of benefits – $600 total – in direct deposit accounts or on debit cards as soon as Tuesday, depending on their bank. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3p5Ez10 *Title:* Lila Downs’ New Song Is About Indigenous Workers’ Invisible Labor *Source:* NPR *Author:* Rachel Martin, Vince Pearson, and Taylor Haney *Date:* January 20, 2021 *Summary:* The song Downs wrote, "Dark Eyes," is about essential workers — in particular, workers from Native American communities, who she says are often overlooked. *Link:* http://n.pr/3quyQSC *Title:* Solar Industry Pushed to Examine Supply Chain After Reports of Forced Labor in China *Source:* GreenTech Media News *Author:* Emma Foehringer Merchant *Date:* January 19, 2021 *Summary:* A forthcoming report ties several large Chinese polysilicon companies to “indicators of forced labor.” *Link:* http://bit.ly/3qALiAf *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 19, 2021
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19 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 19, 2021* *Title:* NJ Lawmakers, Airport Workers on Front Lines of COVID Pandemic Rally for Health Benefits *Source:* NorthJersey.com *Author:* Katie Sobko *Date:* January 18, 2021 *Summary:* More than 100 airport workers and state lawmakers rallied on Monday in support of a bill that would provide a health care benefit supplement to about 4,000 essential workers in New Jersey. *Link:* http://njersy.co/3oYVWQW *Title:* Black Lives Matter: A Call to Action for HR *Source:* Human Resource Executive *Author:* Elizabeth Clarke *Date:* January 18, 2021 *Summary:* When Black Lives Matter rose to national attention last spring, leadership at the National Academy of Human Resources proposed a project to build a bridge between HR leaders and students at historically Black colleges and universities, particularly three with MBA programs that focus on HR. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3swT4wV *Title:* Gov. Cuomo Announces Proposal to Boost Partial Unemployment Benefits to New Yorkers *Source:* WKBW Buffalo (ABC) *Author:* Anthony Reyes *Date:* January 18, 2021 *Summary:* The governor's office says the plan would ensure unemployed New Yorkers who accept part-time work would have their partial unemployment benefits based on the hours they actually work rather than the number of days they work in a week. *Link:* http://bit.ly/35Trq3s *Title:* The Challenges Posed by COVID-19 Pushed Many Workers to Strike. Will the Labor Movement See Sustained Interest? *Source:* Time *Author:* Abigail Abrams *Date:* January 17, 2021 *Summary:* Cerue Cotton never expected to find herself on a picket line. As a forklift operator for Cash-Wa, a regional food distributor in Fargo, North Dakota, she enjoyed the physical challenges and responsibility of her job, and was used to working overnight hours. But this fall, everything changed. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3qyLCzA *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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January 15, 2021
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15 Jan '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *JANUARY 15, 2021* *Title:* Google’s New Union is Already Addressing Political Issues *Source:* Wired *Author:* Aarian Marshall *Date:* January 12, 2021 *Summary:* The Alphabet Workers Union isn’t seeking better pay and benefits. It wants to influence the company’s policies on social and other issues. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3ssPiEJ *Title:* Unemployment Claims Rise Sharply, Showing New Economic Pain *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Sydney Ember *Date:* January 14, 2021 *Summary:* Weekly filings for jobless benefits hit the highest level since July as the pandemic’s resurgence batters the service industry. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/38QoKWl *Title:* Missouri Asks Thousands of Unemployed People to Repay Jobless Aid *Source:* CBS News *Author:* Anne Marie Lee *Date:* January 14, 2021 *Summary:* Some unemployed Americans are being asked to return their jobless benefits months after they received the money. *Link:* http://cbsn.ws/2XHYua6 *Title:* Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Plan Calls for Stimulus Checks, Unemployment Support and More *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Thomas Franck *Date:* January 14, 2021 *Summary:* President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled the details of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package designed to support households and businesses through the pandemic. *Link:* http://cnb.cx/3qloVyC *James B. Carey Library* School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library Email: smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.

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