Smlr_net April 2021

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April 2, 2021
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02 Apr '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *APRIL 2, 2021* *Title:* Biden Allows Trump’s Freeze on Skilled Worker and Other Visas to Expire *Source:* NPR *Author:* Jason Breslow *Date:* April 1, 2021 *Summary:* President Biden has allowed a ban on H1-B and other kinds of foreign work visas to expire, bringing to a close a dramatic clampdown on legal immigration put in place by the Trump administration last year as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic. *Link:* https://n.pr/2OcCHGi *Title:* STEM Jobs See Uneven Progress in Increasing Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity *Source:* Pew Research Center *Author:* Richard Fry, Brian Kennedy and Cary Funk *Date:* April 1, 2021 *Summary:* Higher education pipeline suggests long path ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering. *Link:* https://pewrsr.ch/2PQOnza *Title:* Here’s How the PRO Act Would Impact Freelance and Gig Workers *Source:* Fortune *Author:* Nicole Goodkind *Date:* March 31, 2021 *Summary:* As the National Labor Relations Board reviews ballots from Amazon.com’s union election in Alabama, the U.S. labor movement is entering a pivotal moment that will likely define the future of worker organization for decades to come. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3drgr45 *Title:* Unions Demand Biden Cancel Student Debt for Public Service Workers *Source:* Politico *Author:* Michael Stratford *Date:* April 1, 2021 *Summary:* Labor unions are making a new push to get the Education Department to use executive action to forgive the student loans of Americans working in public service jobs — the latest pressure from the left for the Biden administration to act more aggressively on student debt relief. *Link:* https://politi.co/3udDqXe *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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April 1, 2021
by SMLR Library 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *APRIL 1, 2021* *Title:* Google Union Wins Dispute Over Discussing Pay *Source:* The Verge *Author:* Zoe Schiffer *Date:* March 31, 2021 *Summary:* Google is telling workers they are allowed to discuss pay and working conditions as part of a settlement agreement with the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU), Bloomberg reports. The move settles a labor dispute brought by AWU in February. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3sG3c6c *Title:* Minimum Wage Rises for Two Million Workers *Source:* BBC News *Author:* BBC News *Date:* April 1, 2021 *Summary:* The National Living Wage will rise 2.2% to £8.91, the equivalent of more than £345 a year for a full-time employee. *Link:* https://bbc.in/3fDpu4V *Title:* Opinion: The Real Reason for the Border Crisis *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Christopher Landau *Date:* April 1, 2021 *Summary:* Until we meaningfully hold employers accountable for the people they hire, and disincentivize them from hiring unauthorized immigrants, I am not optimistic about our ability to contain unauthorized immigration. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/31CaFaj *Title:* Next Round of Recovery Spending is About Meeting Social Needs, Not Filling Macroeconomic Gaps *Source:* Economic Policy Institute, Working Economics Blog *Author:* Josh Bivens *Date:* March 31, 2021 *Summary:* Today, President Biden will give a speech laying the groundwork for a new legislative package his administration bills as “building back better.” Much of the debate around this new package has swirled around its headline cost, and we have frequently gotten questions about what is the “right” number for this upcoming proposal. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3dnfWYZ *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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