Smlr_net December 2021

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December 23, 2021
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23 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 23, 2021* *Title:* As Workers Gain Pay Leverage, Nonprofits Can’t Keep Up *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Ben Casselman *Date:* December 23, 2021 *Summary:* Schools and social assistance agencies face staffing shortages as they compete with businesses able to raise wages — and services are suffering. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3syIk3p *Title:* Amazon Workers at Two Chicago Warehouses Walk Out to Demand Better Treatment *Source:* TechCrunch *Author:* Amanda Silberling *Date:* December 22, 2021 *Summary: *Dozens of warehouse workers at two Amazon facilities near Chicago staged a pre-Christmas walkout during the busiest time of the year to demand better treatment and higher wages. *Link:* https://tcrn.ch/3H4yH0s *Title:* Garbage Strike Getting Old for Homes and Businesses Served by Republic Services *Source:* The San Diego Union-Tribune *Author: *Jeff McDonald *Date:* December 22, 2021 *Summary:* Approximately 250 workers went on strike last week in an effort to improve wages and benefits provided by Republic Services, which is one of the largest private waste-management companies in the nation. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3FojJ57 *Title:* Amazon Warehouse Workers on Staten Island Refile Union Petition *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Annie Palmer *Date:* December 22, 2021 *Summary:* The group, known as the Amazon Labor Union, first filed its request for a union vote in late October with signatures from more than 2,000 employees. But last month the petition was withdrawn after the NLRB determined they needed wider support to spur a vote. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3Jhs4Ki *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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December 22, 2021
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22 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 22, 2021* *Title:* More and More Graduate Students Seek to Unionize *Source:* Marketplace *Author:* Savannah Maher *Date:* December 21, 2021 *Summary:* This year’s labor movement has reached factories, warehouses, fast food joints and, increasingly, graduate students on university campuses.Toward the end of a typical semester at Columbia University, graduate students would be busy teaching classes and grading papers. That’s not the case now. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3qAvRtF *Title:* Kellogg’s Union Members Ratify a New Contract, Ending a Nearly 3-Month Strike *Source:* NPR *Author:* Scott Neuman *Date:* December 21, 2021 *Summary: *The company said in a statement that the ratified deal "furthers our employees' leading wages and benefits, with immediate, across-the-board wage increases and enhanced benefits for all." *Link:* https://n.pr/3qaHyH6 *Title:* Architects Are the Latest White-Collar Workers to Confront Bosses *Source:* The New York Times *Author: *Noam Scheiber *Date:* December 21, 2021 *Summary:* On Tuesday, employees at the well-regarded firm SHoP Architects said that they were seeking to change the formula of long hours for middling pay by taking a step that is nearly unheard-of in their field. They are seeking to unionize. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3edVw5h *Title:* An Economic Recovery for Whom? Black Women’s Employment Gaps Show Important Differences in Recovery Rates *Source:* Working Economics Blog – Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Marokey Sawo *Date:* December 21, 2021 *Summary:* Public discussions about the U.S. economic recovery fail to adequately portray the vastly uneven recovery that has been occurring since pandemic shutdowns began. Black women, who are pushed to the periphery of policymaking priorities, are among those whose experiences are most obscured by headline statistics. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3EolqxY *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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December 21, 2021
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21 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 21, 2021* *Title:* Starbucks Says It Will Bargain With Workers at a Buffalo Store ‘In Good Faith” *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber *Date:* December 20, 2021 *Summary:* Starbucks said on Monday that it intended to bargain “in good faith” with a Buffalo store where employees voted to unionize this month after a sometimes contentious election campaign. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3eaAZ1J *Title:* Minimum Wage is About to Rise in 21 States, 35 Localities as More Embrace $15 an Hour *Source:* USA Today *Author:* Paul Davidson *Date:* December 20, 2021 *Summary: *Twenty-one states and 35 cities and counties are set to raise their minimum wages on or about New Year’s Day, according to a report provided exclusively to USA TODAY by the National Employment Law Project (NELP), a worker advocacy group. Base hourly pay will climb from $11 to $12 in Illinois; from $9.25 to $10.50 in Delaware; from $9.50 to $11 in Virginia; from $12 to $13 for most workers in New Jersey; and from $10.50 to $11.50 in New Mexico. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ElmO4h *Title:* In-Demand U.S. Recruiters Get Largest Bump in Real Wages *Source:* Time *Author: *Bloomberg *Date:* December 19, 2021 *Summary:* Adjusted for inflation, salaries offered to recruiters jumped by 14% from last year, according to an analysis of job postings in large metropolitan areas compiled by Revelio Labs. Other occupations that saw large gains in real wages include cleaners, restaurant managers and web developers. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ecK2Pz *Title:* Two U.S. Senators Seek Probe Into Amazon.com Labor Practices *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Reuters *Date:* December 20, 2021 *Summary:* Rubio, a Republican, and Brown, a Democrat who chairs the Banking Committee, wrote in a letter that about "one out of every 170 U.S. workers is an Amazon employee, underscoring our particular interest in ensuring that the company's employment practices are fair, and in accordance with the law. We urge you to use every mechanism at your disposal to investigate Amazon's labor and employment practices immediately." *Link:* https://reut.rs/3mpMGGl *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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December 20, 2021
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20 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 20, 2021* *Title:* Biden’s Vaccine-or-Test Rule for 84 Million Workers is Back after Court Lifts Stay *Source:* NPR *Author:* Andrea Hsu *Date:* December 18, 2021 *Summary:* A Biden administration rule that requires workers at companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated against COVID or undergo weekly testing is back on. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a stay on the rule Friday evening. The rule was blocked on Nov. 6, just one day after it was formally issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. *Link:* https://n.pr/3sirsOb *Title:* Elation, Anxiety Felt by St. Vincent Hospital Nurses as 185-Day Strike Tentatively Ends *Source:* Telegram & Gazette *Author:* Anoushka Dalmia *Date:* December 18, 2021 *Summary: *The resolution comes after 700 nurses have been striking for a historic 285 days, ushering an end to two years of negotiations, with more than 43 negotiating sessions. Friday's agreement was reached after two weeks of discussions with federal mediators, and finally settled during an in-person session at a Dorchester union hall led by U.S. Secretary of Labor and former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, according to an MNA press release. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ebQGpc *Title:* Controversial Resolution to Change Collective Bargaining at MSU *Source:* Lansing State Journal *Author: *Mark Johnson *Date:* December 18, 2021 *Summary:* The trustees at their meeting Friday approved a resolution, 5-3, that changes the way employees will be able to go about forming unions on campus. It includes changing the format for union elections and requiring the university remain neutral when it comes to the issue of the union representation of employees and any organizing efforts. *Link:* https://bit.ly/32jYXEW *Title:* Major Provider of Immigrant Tech Workers Committing ‘Wage Theft,’ Report Alleges *Source:* The Seattle Times *Author:* Ethan Baron *Date:* December 19, 2021 *Summary:* An outsourcing company accused of committing “wage theft” against foreign citizens on the H-1B visa has received approvals to place workers at major technology firms, according to a new report and federal government data. *Link:* https://bit.ly/30K3j83 *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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December 17, 2021
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17 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 17, 2021* *Title:* Acting Attorney General Announces Racial Justice Efforts, Anti-Discrimination Policy for 720K Workers *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Noah Cohen *Date:* December 16, 2021 *Summary:* New Jersey Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck on Thursday announced a range of initiatives he said would promote racial justice, including anti-discrimination regulations covering 720,000 state licensed professionals and prioritizing racial justice in civil enforcement. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3GO68nO *Title:* Kellogg Announces another Tentative Agreement with Striking Workers *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber *Date:* December 16, 2021 *Summary: *The tentative accord, which would cover five years, was announced about a week and a half after workers voted down an earlier agreement, prompting the company to announce that it would move ahead with hiring permanent replacements for the workers on strike. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3J15YeD *Title:* Weekly Jobless Claims Total 206,000, Higher than Expected and Above Pandemic Low *Source:* CNBC *Author: *Jeff Cox *Date:* December 16, 2021 *Summary:* Jobless claims were higher than expected last week after previously hitting their lowest level since 1969, the Labor Department reported Thursday. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3IU29bc *Title:* SCOTUS to Decide if Stopped Train is ‘In Use’ Under Labor Law *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Daniel Wiessner *Date:* December 15, 2021 *Summary:* The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would clear up confusion among appeals courts over whether a train that has temporarily stopped is still "in use," exposing railroads to liability for worker injuries. *Link:* https://reut.rs/3GLYytQ *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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December 16, 2021
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16 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 16, 2021* *Title:* Amazon Criticised Over Safety at Tornado-Hit Warehouse *Source:* BBC *Author:* Lucy Hooker *Date:* December 14, 2021 *Summary:* Questions are being raised over whether adequate shelter was available, whether workers were advised to go there immediately, and whether the shifts should have gone ahead that evening at all, given the warnings of severe weather. *Link:* https://bbc.in/3s75SME *Title:* Wage Inequality Continued to Increase in 2020 *Source:* Working Economics Blog – Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra *Date:* December 13, 2021 *Summary: *Newly available wage data from the Social Security Administration allow us to analyze wage trends for the top 1.0% and other very high earners as well as for the bottom 90% during 2020. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3yxPFkX *Title:* North America Has Its First Video Game Union at Vodeo Games *Source:* Polygon *Author: *Nicole Carpenter *Date:* December 15, 2021 *Summary:* The company is entirely remote, with its staff of roughly 13 employees and contract workers spread across both the United States and Canada. The union, called Vodeo Workers United, represents all eligible employees — more than half of whom are independent contractors. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3IWypuc *Title:* Wirecutter Union Reaches a Deal with the The New York Times Company *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Katie Robertson *Date:* December 14, 2021 *Summary:* The union said salaries for the lowest-paid Wirecutter staff members would rise 18 percent. The contract also includes a ban on the use of nondisclosure agreements in cases that involve harassment or discrimination and an appeals process for employee performance evaluations. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3dZp7iZ *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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December 15, 2021
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15 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 15, 2021* *Title:* After Unemployment Woes Slammed Residents During COVID Crisis, N.J. and Feds Move to Fix System *Source:* NJ Advance for NJ.com *Author:* Karin Price Mueller *Date:* December 15, 2021 *Summary:* New Jersey is one of two states that will participate in a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Labor aimed at modernizing and improving the federal unemployment insurance system. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3m7VNer *Title:* Mayfield Candle Factory’s Labor Practices Under Scrutiny in Wake of Deadly Tornado *Source:* Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting *Author:* Jared Bennett *Date:* December 13, 2021 *Summary: *Four employees told NBC News they were threatened with firing if they left the factory early Friday night. And public records, court documents and interviews show the company has a history of worker safety violations, accusations of discrimination and relying on vulnerable workers like those incarcerated and recruited from Puerto Rico for low-wage jobs. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3IOHup1 *Title:* Kronos Hack Will Likely Affect How Employers Issue Paychecks and Track Hours *Source:* NPR *Author: *Becky Sullivan and Jonathan Franklin *Date:* December 14, 2021 *Summary:* A ransomware attack on one of the largest human resources companies may impact how many employees get paid and track their paid time off. *Link:* https://n.pr/33mgPzs *Title:* Starbucks Workers at Two Boston Cafes File for Union Election after Win in Buffalo, NY *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Amelia Lucas *Date:* December 14, 2021 *Summary:* Starbucks baristas at two Boston cafes filed for union elections on Monday, becoming the coffee giant’s third U.S. market this year to organize. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3DTTz8B *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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December 14, 2021
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14 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 14, 2021* *Title:* The Supreme Court Again Leaves a State Vaccine Mandate in Place for Health Care Workers *Source:* NPR *Author:* Nina Totenberg *Date:* December 13, 2021 *Summary:* The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to New York state's vaccine mandate for health care workers — a mandate that provides no exceptions for religious objectors. The vote was 6 to 3. *Link:* https://n.pr/3dLGNP3 *Title:* Workers in Europe Are Demanding Higher Pay as Inflation Soars *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Liz Alderman *Date:* December 13, 2021 *Summary: *Prices are rising at the fastest rate on record, and unions want to keep up. Policymakers worry that might make inflation worse. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3IOBzAb *Title:* USWNT Makes Final Plea in Equal Pay Lawsuit Appeal, Calls Dismissal ‘Flatly Wrong’ *Source:* ESPN *Author: *Caitlin Murray *Date:* December 13, 2021 *Summary:* The U.S. women's national team made its closing written argument on Friday in a bid to overturn the dismissal of its equal pay lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, calling the lower court's original decision "flatly wrong." *Link:* https://es.pn/31Oy2kY *Title:* Behind Labor Shortage are Health Issues *Source:* Newser *Author:* Bob Cronin *Date:* December 13, 2021 *Summary:* A survey of 5,000 Americans by McKinsey found that 30% of those who aren't working said the reason was their physical health, while 15% blamed mental health problems. Among those who don't have a job and aren't looking for one, 20% cite their mental health as the reason, and 45% blame physical problems, American Opportunity Survey found. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3pWTts0 *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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December 13, 2021
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13 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 13, 2021* *Title:* New Leader Pushes Teachers’ Union to Take on Social Justice Role *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Erica L. Green *Date:* December 12, 2021 *Summary:* Becky Pringle, the country’s top Black labor leader, has plunged the National Education Association into the reckoning unfolding in public schools. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3dNtVYI *Title:* Religion Discrimination Lawsuit Not Rare for National Right to Work *Source:* Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle *Author:* Craig Shoup *Date:* December 12, 2021 *Summary: *An ongoing court battle to protect workers from religious discrimination could continue a growing trend of employees opting out of paying union dues. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3GCbFOe *Title:* How Inflation and the Great Resignation are Changing the 2022 Annual Employee Pay Raise Equation *Source:* CNBC *Author: *Alicia Doniger *Date:* December 12, 2021 *Summary:* The Great Resignation is occurring amid rising inflation, and as employers face the tightest labor market in recent history, how much to raise employee pay in 2022 is a challenge. Corporations are generating record profits, and workers are being pressed to keep up with rising costs for basics including food, gas, cars and housing. But that doesn’t mean the level of wage gains next year will match the current hot inflation. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3pUeOCe *Title:* Teamsters Local 320 Airport Workers Vote to Authorize Strike *Source:* KSTP (ABC) *Author:* Kyle Brown *Date:* December 12, 2021 *Summary:* The union has been bargaining for the last few months with the Metropolitan Airports Commission. They’re demanding equal pay and benefits, claiming other MAC employees have been offered higher wages and better benefits. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3oXKE1X *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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December 10, 2021
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10 Dec '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *December 10, 2021* *Title:* Starbucks Workers Form their 1st Union in the U.S. in a Big Win for Labor *Source:* NPR *Author:* Alina Selyukh *Date:* December 9, 2021 *Summary:* Starbucks workers have voted to form their first U.S. union. Workers from one store in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to unionize, in a watershed moment for Starbucks, which operates 8,953 stores in the United States. *Link:* https://n.pr/3IFuRfK *Title:* New Evidence of Widespread Wage Theft in the H-1B VISA Program *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Ron Hira and Daniel Costa *Date:* December 9, 2021 *Summary: *Corporate document reveals how tech firms ignore the law and systematically rob migrant workers. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3IFvohE *Title:* U.S. Jobless Claims at 52-Year Low Amid Seasonal Volatility *Source:* Associated Press *Author: *Paul Wiseman *Date:* December 9, 2021 *Summary:* Unemployment claims dropped by 43,000 to 184,000 last week, the lowest since September 1969, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week moving average, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, fell below 219,000, lowest since the pandemic hit the United States hard in March 2020. *Link:* https://bit.ly/30ctofx *Title:* Activision Blizzard Workers Take First Steps Toward Unionizing *Source:* Los Angeles Times *Author:* Jason Schreier *Date:* December 9, 2021 *Summary:* Some employees at Activision Blizzard Inc. are taking initial steps toward organizing in an industry that isn’t unionized. In collaboration with the Communications Workers of America, employees of the nation’s second-largest video game publisher are asking colleagues to sign a union authorization card, which could eventually lead to a vote across the company. Their efforts coincide with the creation of a strike fund to support hundreds of workers who have been participating in a work stoppage since Monday in protest of layoffs at one of Activision Blizzard’s studios. *Link:* https://lat.ms/3oG2fuU *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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