Smlr_net February 2021

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February 26, 2021
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26 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 26, 2021* *Title:* Public Sector Unions Mean Middle-Class Jobs for Black Workers *Source:* Center for Economic and Policy Research *Author:* Hayley Brown and Dean Baker *Date:* February 25, 2021 *Summary:* Government jobs have been an important source of economic mobility for Black workers and their families for many years. The federal government was an early adopter of anti-discrimination provisions, and today about a fifth of federal workers are Black. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2O0Kzu6 *Title:* Nearly a Year into the Pandemic and Unemployment Claims Remain 17 Million above their Pre-Pandemic Levels *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Heidi Shierholz *Date:* February 25, 2021 *Summary:* Another 1.2 million people applied for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits last week, including 730,000 people who applied for regular state UI and 451,000 who applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)—the federal program for workers who are not eligible for regular unemployment insurance, like gig workers. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3dSiosa *Title:* Powell Says Better Child Care Policies Might Lift Women in Work Force *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Jeanna Smialek *Date:* February 24, 2021 *Summary:* The Fed chair said better caregiving options was an “area worth looking at” for Congress, while reiterating the central bank’s full-employment pledge. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2NYNXFU *Title:* $15 Minimum Wage Not Allowed in Biden’s COVID Relief Bill, Senate Official Says *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Jacob Pramuk *Date:* February 25, 2021 *Summary:* Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled the provision does not comply with the rules governing budget reconciliation, the process that enables Democrats to pass the rescue package without GOP votes. *Link:* http://cnb.cx/37SELKq *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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February 25, 2021
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25 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 25, 2021* *Title:* Unemployment Rate for Persons with a Disability Increases to 12.6% in 2020 *Source:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *Author:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *Date:* February 24, 2021 *Summary:* In 2020, 17.9 percent of persons with a disability were employed, down from 19.3 percent in 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. For persons without a disability, 61.8 percent were employed in 2020, down from 66.3 percent in the prior year. The unemployment rates for persons with and without a disability both increased from 2019 to 2020, to 12.6 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively. Data on both groups for 2020 reflect the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it. *Link:* https://bit.ly/2P2G6HO *Title:* ‘Union Guy’ Joe Biden Keeps his Distance from Amazon Union Fight *Source:* Politico *Author:* Rebecca Rainey and Christopher Cadelago *Date:* February 24, 2021 *Summary:* When Joe Biden was running for president, he promised union members that he would be the “best friend labor has ever had in the White House.” Now in office, Biden is keeping his distance from the biggest union fight of his early presidency, one involving a powerful company that gave to his inauguration and has pledged to help his administration fight the Covid-19 pandemic. *Link:* http://politi.co/3aSG51L *Title:* Anime is Booming. So Why Are Animators Living in Poverty? *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Ben Dooley and Hikari Hida *Date:* February 24, 2021 *Summary:* The workers who make the Japanese shows the world is binge-watching can earn as little as $200 a month. Many wonder how much longer they can endure it. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/3bH3qTh *Title:* Rhode Island AG Pushing Back Against Wage Theft, Labor Violations *Source:* The Patch *Author:* Rachel Nunes *Date:* February 24, 2021 *Summary:* Rhode Island's attorney general is fighting back against labor law violations. Peter Neronha voiced his support for proposed legislation that would strengthen penalties for wage theft and misclassification of employees, making them felony violations. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3dHLavH *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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February 24, 2021
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24 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 24, 2021* *Title:* After the Strike: Tension and Fear Inside the Hunts Point Produce Market *Source:* New York Magazine *Author:* Alexandria Misch *Date:* February 23, 2021 *Summary:* Over the course of one week in late January, the Local 202 union managed to capture the attention of countless New Yorkers — including high-profile allies like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Padma Lakshmi — as the essential workers went on strike outside of Hunts Point Produce Market to fight for a new contract in the middle of a pandemic. But in the month since the strike ended, some inside the market have lost hope, including Michael Reyes, who has also lost his warehouse job. *Link:* http://grb.st/3aOrrbK *Title:* House to Vote on Equality Act: Here’s What the Law Would Do *Source:* NPR *Author:* Danielle Kurtzleben *Date:* February 24, 2021 *Summary:* The House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It would also substantially expand the areas to which those discrimination protections apply. *Link:* http://n.pr/37JSt1X *Title:* Wages Grew in 2020 Because the Bottom Fell Out of the Low-Wage Labor Market *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Elise Gould and Jori Kandra *Date:* February 24, 2021 *Summary:* This report is the first in a series of reports examining the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market and the living standards of workers and their families. This series will look at 2020 in historical perspective, examining the peculiarity of the 2020 recession in terms of job losses, wages, labor force participation, and unemployment. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2P8LdX6 *Title:* How New Jersey Averted a Pandemic Financial Calamity *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Tracey Tully *Date:* February 23, 2021 *Summary:* It has been five months since New Jersey officials issued warnings about a coronavirus-related financial calamity. The dire outlook contributed to lawmakers’ decisions to increase taxes on income over $1 million and to become one of the first states to borrow billions to cover operating costs. But the doomsday forecast has since brightened considerably, officials said, enabling the Democratic governor, Philip D. Murphy, to unveil a $44.8 billion spending plan on Tuesday that calls for no new taxes, few cuts and tackles head-on a chronic problem — the state’s underfunded pension program — for the first time in 25 years. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2P2JmTv *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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February 23, 2021
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23 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 23, 2021* *Title:* Thousands of N.J. Residents Have Unemployment Delayed By Answering Just One Question Wrong, State Labor Chief Says *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Sophie Nieto-Munoz *Date:* February 22, 2021 *Summary:* Tens of thousands of unemployment claimants are answering a federally mandated question wrong every week, holding up their own claim, the Labor Department said. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3qIo1ga *Title:* How HR Departments Are Adjusting Employee Benefits Amid COVID-19 *Source:* Fortune *Author:* Rachel King *Date:* February 22, 2021 *Summary:* As we approach the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 lockdowns in the United States, employers are reevaluating the unprecedented and unavoidable challenges their workers have faced. *Link:* http://bit.ly/37GIKJJ *Title:* Bend Hospital Workers Agree to Strike *Source:* Oregon Public Broadcasting *Author:* Emily Cureton *Date:* February 22, 2021 *Summary:* A union representing more than 150 Central Oregon health care workers filed notice of a strike on Monday morning. An organizer for the bargaining unit of medical technologists, therapists and technicians said the workers will walk out in 10 days if St. Charles Health System doesn’t return to the bargaining table with acceptable terms. The Bend hospital responded defiantly in a press release Monday afternoon, stating St. Charles would cancel plans to negotiate before the notice is up, “to direct its time to strike preparation.” *Link:* http://bit.ly/3dFgBqw *Title:* Senate Passes Bill Clarifying That Teacher Strikes Are Unlawful in West Virginia *Source:* West Virginia MetroNews *Author:* Brad McElhinny *Date:* February 22, 2021 *Summary:* The state Senate quickly passed a bill declaring that a work stoppage or a strike by public employees is unlawful. In floor speeches, Senate Republicans described the bill as a necessary reminder after school disruptions the past few years. Democrats described the bill as punitive. *Link:* http://bit.ly/37HtPiv *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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February 22, 2021
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22 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 22, 2021* *Title:* Major Work Stoppages in 2020 *Source:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *Author:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *Date:* February 19, 2021 *Summary:* In 2020, 7 major strikes and lockouts began in the year and idled 24,000 workers. Three work stoppages in the educational services industry idled 9,300 workers with a cumulative 48,100 days of idleness lasting a total of 19 workdays. *Link:* https://bit.ly/2OQk6Qj *Title:* The Jobs the Pandemic May Devastate *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Jed Kolko *Date:* February 22, 2021 *Summary:* Projecting how many people will work in hundreds of detailed occupations in 2029 is a bold exercise — even without the uncertainty of the pandemic. But labor experts within the U.S. government try to do just that. And their latest assessment of which jobs will grow over the next decade has alarming implications for jobs requiring less education — while also forecasting a boom for epidemiologists and other health-science jobs. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/3aHCkMz *Title:* Biden Squeezed Between Promises to Go Green and Bolster Unions *Source:* Politico *Author:* Eric Wolff and Rebecca Rainey *Date:* February 21, 2021 *Summary:* President Joe Biden’s green energy agenda is in danger of being engulfed in a fight between organized labor and industry over unionization, wages and other workplace issues. *Link:* http://politi.co/3pHzLhQ *Title:* Everything You Need to Know About the Debate Over the $15 Minimum Wage *Source:* CNN *Author:* Zachary B. Wolf *Date:* February 22, 2021 *Summary:* House Democrats have included a minimum wage hike in their latest COVID relief bill, although opposition among some Senate Democrats means it is not at all clear they will have the votes to pass it. *Link:* http://cnn.it/2Nwq9cD *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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February 19, 2021
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19 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 19, 2021* *Title:* Amid Virus Shield Laws and Workers’ Comp, Lawyers Seek Gaps *Source:* Bloomberg Law *Author:* Chris Marr and Fatima Hussein *Date:* February 18, 2021 *Summary:* Liability shield laws designed to protect businesses from Covid-19 lawsuits are trending again in Republican-majority state legislatures after several were adopted last year, but court arguments in early cases suggest they can be redundant. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ufKV0w *Title:* Jobless Claims Show Unexpected Move Higher *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Jeff Cox *Date:* February 18, 2021 *Summary:* First-time filings for unemployment insurance jumped last week in a sign of continuing strife for the labor market. New claims totaled 861,000, the highest level in a month and above the Dow Jones estimate of 773,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. *Link:* http://cnb.cx/3qBCsTk *Title:* Public Advocate Staffers’ New Union Gains Recognition So They Can Advocate for Themselves *Source:* The City *Author:* Reuven Blau *Date:* February 18, 2021 *Summary:* A group of staffers at the public advocate’s office are one step closer to negotiating their first contract as a union, bringing organized labor to one of the last remaining nooks in city government. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3bnHNqH *Title:* Uber Loses Final Appeal Against Drivers’ Employment Status in UK *Source:* The Verge *Author:* James Vincent and Jon Porter *Date:* February 19, 2021 *Summary:* Uber has lost the final appeal in a long running UK legal battle over whether its drivers are self-employed or legally-recognized workers with all the attendant rights, Bloomberg reports. The ruling is the conclusion of the company’s five-year legal fight in the country and a major setback for Uber that could affect all gig workers in the UK, regardless of employer. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3qC0kWX *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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February 18, 2021
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18 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 18, 2021* *Title:* Amazon COVID-19 Lawsuit Spotlights State Regulatory Power *Source:* Bloomberg Law *Author:* Bruce Rolfsen *Date:* February 17, 2021 *Summary:* The legal battle between Amazon.com Inc. and the New York Attorney General Letitia James over Covid-19 workplace safety and health shines a legal spotlight on whether and just how far states can go to regulate workplace conditions. *Link:* https://bit.ly/2ZqYM6f *Title:* Should the Feds Guarantee You a Job? *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Eduardo Porter *Date:* February 18, 2021 *Summary:* For 30 years, Democratic administrations have approached the question by focusing on the overall economy and trusting that a vibrant labor market would follow. But there is a growing feeling among Democrats — along with many mainstream economists — that the market alone cannot give workers a square deal. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/3s2sxGA *Title:* Biden’s $15 Wage Proposal: Job Killer or a Boon for Workers? *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Paul Wiseman *Date:* February 17, 2021 *Summary:* Will the Biden administration succeed in enacting a much higher federal minimum wage — and should it? Economists have argued the merits of minimum wage hikes for years. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3pyWnRr *Title:* Walmart Raises Wages for 425,000 Associates, About Half of U.S. Employees Now Earn $15 per hour *Source:* Yahoo! Finance *Author:* Julia La Roche *Date:* February 18, 2021 *Summary:* In a memo to U.S. associates obtained by Yahoo Finance, U.S. CEO John Furner said the wages for Walmart’s 425,000 store associates in the digital and stocking workgroups would increase to a range of $13 to $19 per hour, depending on location and market. The pay increase will take effect on March 13. *Link:* http://yhoo.it/2Nyscwq *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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February 17, 2021
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17 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 17, 2021* *Title:* Cardinals Announce New Front Office Position to Oversee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion *Source:* Cards Wire/USA Today *Author:* Jess Root *Date:* February 16, 2021 *Summary:* The Arizona Cardinals have a new executive position who will work under owner Michale Bidwill. The team announced on Monday the addition of Kelly Jones as the team’s Chief People Officer beginning March 1 … A native of Moorestown, NJ, Jones earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Temple University and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Leadership from Rutgers University. *Link:* http://bit.ly/2M4w4oE *Title:* New York Sues Amazon Over COVID-19 Workplace Safety Failures *Source:* NPR *Author:* Jaclyn Diaz *Date:* February 17, 2021 *Summary:* New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Amazon on Tuesday, claiming the massive e-commerce company's "flagrant disregard for health and safety requirements" during the coronavirus pandemic put the lives of workers and the general public at risk. *Link:* http://n.pr/3qtX4fX *Title:* Biden to Meet With Unions Pushing for Infrastructure Spending *Source:* The Wall Street Journal *Author:* Timothy Puko and Andrew Restuccia *Date:* February 16, 2021 *Summary:* President Biden is scheduled to meet in the White House on Wednesday with senior labor union leaders, and people familiar with the matter say they are hoping to win commitments for a massive federal investment in infrastructure as well as efforts to create jobs in clean tech and alternative energy. *Link:* http://on.wsj.com/3k8UiL7 *Title:* The Rise of the Wellness App *Source:* The New York Times Magazine *Author:* Jenna Wortham *Date:* February 17, 2021 *Summary:* They’re everywhere, but they can’t address the real problem: the alienation of 21st-century work. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/3quMSEd *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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February 16, 2021
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16 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 16, 2021* *Title:* Uber Lobbies for ‘Prop 22’-style Gig Work Standards in the EU *Source:* TechCrunch *Author:* Natasha Lomas *Date:* February 15, 2021 *Summary:* Uber is shooting its shot at EU lawmakers as they dial up scrutiny of working conditions on gig platforms to decide whether new rules are needed to improve the lot of gig workers. *Link:* http://tcrn.ch/3apilSK *Title:* “We Can Bring Down the Regime”: Myanmar’s Protesting Workers Are Unbowed *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Richard C. Paddock *Date:* February 15, 2021 *Summary:* Two weeks after the military took power in a coup, growing work stoppages are undermining the ruling generals’ attempt to assert authority over an angry population. *Link:* http://nyti.ms/2Ow2V6r *Title:* Labor at the Legislature *Source:* Montana Free Press *Author:* Alex Sakariassen *Date:* February 15, 2021 *Summary:* The ‘right to work’ movement has resurfaced in Montana with a raft of bills in the 67th session. Proponents say the measures are ripe to spur economic growth in the wake of COVID-19, but a new study says right-to-work states lag in wage growth and worker protections. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3u2p5O0 *Title:* What McDonalds’s Shows About the Minimum Wage *Source:* NPR *Author:* Greg Rosalsky *Date:* February 16, 2021 *Summary:* On November 29, 2012, dozens of fast-food workers assembled at a McDonald's in midtown Manhattan to demand better pay. Their demonstration kicked off a massive wave of protests for a $15 minimum wage. Since then, cities and states around the nation have taken action. And now, the federal government, led by President Biden and a Democratic-controlled Congress, has begun to consider making the $15 minimum wage national. *Link:* http://n.pr/2N3z9G4 *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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February 15, 2021
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15 Feb '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *FEBRUARY 15, 2021* *Title:* Most Construction ESOPs Not Significantly Impacted by Pandemic *Source:* Construction Dive *Author:* Kim Slowey *Date:* February 12, 2021 *Summary:* In a survey of construction companies with employee stock ownership plans in place, Prairie Capital Advisors found that they fared well in many key areas, with almost 68% reporting that the pandemic had not impacted their operations as far as sustainability, cash flow and liquidity, culture or stock repurchase obligation. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3jREc8m *Title:* Some Delivery Workers Have No Choice but to Bring Their Kids Along During the Pandemic *Source:* CNN Business *Author:* Sara Ashley O’Brien *Date:* February 12, 2021 *Summary:* For Ashley Vincent, a single mom in Binghamton, New York, delivering for DoorDash often requires some negotiation with her seven-year-old son. "We can go out tonight but you can only do six deliveries," he'll say. *Link:* http://cnn.it/3rTR0h7 *Title:* Millions Are Out of a Job. Yet Some Employers Wonder: Why Can’t I Find Workers? *Source:* NPR *Author:* Kat Lonsdorf *Date:* February 15, 2021 *Summary:* At a time when millions of Americans are unemployed, businessman Bill Martin has a head-scratching problem: He's got plenty of jobs but few people willing to take them. *Link:* http://n.pr/3aqUMsN *Title:* Signs of Inequality: U.S. Salaries Recover Even as Jobs Haven’t *Source:* Los Angeles Times *Author:* Christopher Rugaber *Date:* February 14, 2021 *Summary:* In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic recession and recovery, Americans as a whole are now earning the same amount in wages and salaries that they did before the virus struck — even with nearly 9 million fewer people working. *Link:* http://lat.ms/3rUKqHh *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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