Smlr_net May 2021

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May 14, 2021
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14 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 14, 2021* *Title:* Desperate for Workers, U.S. Restaurants and Stores Raise Pay *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Christopher Rugaber *Date:* May 13, 2021 *Summary:* U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood of customers as the pandemic eases. McDonald’s, Sheetz and Chipotle are just some of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart and Costco in boosting wages, in some cases to $15 an hour or higher. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3tGsgtm *Title:* President of Key Teachers’ Union Shares Plea: ‘Schools Must Be Open’ in Fall *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Dana Goldstein *Date:* May 13, 2021 *Summary:* About half the nation’s schools are not fully open despite rising vaccination levels, and teachers’ unions are getting much of the blame. Randi Weingarten hopes to carve a path forward. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2Ra4ngL *Title:* Already Under Massive Stress from the Virus, More Indian Workers Turn to ‘Gig Economy’ Livelihoods *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Sumathi Bala *Date:* May 13, 2021 *Summary:* India’s work culture is at an inflection point. The coronavirus pandemic is shaking up the country’s labor force, shifting the focus sharply to gig economy jobs — or on-demand, part-time work given to contract workers. The global embrace of remote work or working from home has reset expectations, employment choices and work cultures, according to industry experts who spoke to CNBC. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3w1OoA3 *Title:* Human Resource Director Who Sent Cinco de Mayo Meme Should Face Discipline, N.J. Union Says *Source:* NJ.com *Author:* Matt Gray *Date:* May 13, 2021 *Summary:* A union representing Salem County workers is demanding an apology and diversity training after they say a county official circulated a culturally insensitive meme to employees. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3tLo9MJ *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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May 13, 2021
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13 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 13, 2021* *Title:* Unemployment Claims Report Will Shed New Light on the Economy *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Patricia Cohen *Date:* May 13, 2021 *Summary:* The latest update on the labor market is scheduled to arrive Thursday morning when the government releases its weekly report on jobless claims. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect that the number of new claims filed will fall slightly from the previous week. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3uPKhac *Title:* Secret Service Seizes $2 Billion in Fraudulent COVID Unemployment Payments, Returns Funds to States *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Scott Zamost *Date:* May 12, 2021 *Summary:* The Secret Service has confiscated and returned to states about $2 billion in stolen Covid unemployment relief funds, agency officials said Wednesday. Programs in at least 30 states received the money after the agency determined recipients had fraudulently applied for pandemic-related unemployment. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3tIPlf1 *Title:* As World Runs Short of Workers, a Boost for Wages – and Inflation *Source:* The Wall Street Journal *Author:* Greg Ip *Date:* May 12, 2021 *Summary:* In the two largest economies, plunging birthrates and aging populations squeeze the labor supply. *Link:* https://on.wsj.com/3eF8U3A *Title:* Worcester Hospital Announces Plans to Hire Permanent Replacement Nurses Amid Strike *Source:* WCVB, ABC 5 *Author:* WCVB, ABC 5 *Date:* May 12, 2021 *Summary:* A Massachusetts hospital announced plans to hire permanent replacement nurses as a strike involving nurses has entered a third month. *Link:* https://bit.ly/2SLU6Yu *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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May 12, 2021
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12 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 12, 2021* *Title:* Hindu Temple in N.J. Accused of Exploiting Workers it Lured from India, Lawsuit Alleges *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Joe Atmonavage *Date:* May 11, 2021 *Summary:* A lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday alleges the builders of a New Jersey Hindu temple — considered to be one the largest in the United States — lured workers from India, worked them nearly 90 hours per week and paid them around $1.20 per hour. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3uHwgLz *Title:* These 9 States Will End Participation in Unemployment Assistance Programs. Their Reasons Vary *Source:* USA Today *Author:* Elinor Aspegren *Date:* May 12, 2021 *Summary:* At least nine states have announced that they will be ending participation in unemployment assistance programs directed at alleviating problems produced by the coronavirus pandemic. Among them: $300 unemployment checks, which for any state that doesn't opt out will be extended through Sept. 6. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3uMOM5m *Title:* Low Wages and Crappy Jobs Gave Us the Labor “Shortage” *Source:* The New Republic *Author:* Jacob Silverman *Date:* May 11, 2021 *Summary:* Republicans think overly generous unemployment benefits are keeping people from working. Biden might be taking the bait. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3y4xX7H *Title:* Lawmakers Question General Motors About Alleged Labor Violations in Mexico *Source:* The Detroit News *Author:* Riley Beggin *Date:* May 11, 2021 *Summary:* Flint Rep. Dan Kildee and two other Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra Tuesday raising concerns about "disturbing reports of gross labor rights violations" at one of the automaker's plants in Mexico. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3oceePe *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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May 11, 2021
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11 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 11, 2021* *Title:* Longtime AFL-CIO Official Takes Up Key Labor Post in Biden Administration *Source:* NPR *Author:* Andrea Hsu *Date:* May 10, 2021 *Summary:* Thea Lee was named head of the Labor Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs, which enforces trade commitments and investigates forced labor and child labor around the world. *Link:* https://n.pr/3tzEgwF *Title:* I.P.A. Signing Bonuses and Free Subs: Luring Labor as a Beach Economy Booms *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Jeanna Smialek and Jim Tankersley *Date:* May 11, 2021 *Summary:* Restaurants are cutting lunch hours and gas stations are paying signing bonuses as a beach town’s boom serves as a possible preview to the nation. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3uIBh6w *Title:* Passing Paid Leave Without GOP Could Leave Out Most Vulnerable *Source:* Politico *Author:* Eleanor Mueller *Date:* May 9, 2021 *Summary:* The president's plan would provide 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, but many workers would have no job protection if it's passed through reconciliation. *Link:* https://politi.co/2Q8u1Sl *Title:* U.S. Unions Lodge First Mexico Labor Grievance Under New NAFTA *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Daina Beth Solomon *Date:* May 10, 2021 *Summary:* U.S. unions on Monday filed the first labor rights petition against Mexico under a new regional trade pact, vying to bring a complaint against an auto parts company on the border that they say has denied workers the right to independent representation. *Link:* https://reut.rs/3tLrqf7 *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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May 10, 2021
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10 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 10, 2021* *Title:* Payroll Employment Rises by 266,000 in April; Unemployment Rate Changes Little at 6.1% *Source:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *Author:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *Date:* May 7, 2021 *Summary:* Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 266,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.1 percent. Job gains in leisure and hospitality, other services, and local government education were partly offset by losses in temporary help services and in couriers and messengers. *Link:* https://bit.ly/2Okd85Z *Title:* Do Restrictions on H-1B Visas Create American Jobs? *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Youyou Zhou *Date:* May 8, 2021 *Summary:* There are millions fewer jobs in the United States than there were at the start of the pandemic, and data released on Friday showed an unexpected slowdown in hiring. In a speech to a joint session of Congress last month, President Biden said a priority of his economic rescue plan was to create “good-paying jobs that can’t be outsourced.” *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3uBS4If *Title:* Washingtonian Staff Goes on Publishing Strike After CEO’s Op-Ed About Remote Work *Source:* The Washington Post *Author:* Elahe Izadi *Date:* May 7, 2021 *Summary:* Cathy Merrill’s essay in The Washington Post shocked her employees, who viewed it as a threat to their job status. *Link:* https://wapo.st/2Rb43Ox *Title:* Top Union Sets Sights on Works Council at Tesla’s German Gigafactory *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Ilona Wissenbach and Jan Schwartz *Date:* May 7, 2021 *Summary:* Germany’s largest and most powerful union IG Metall has set its sights firmly on setting up a works council at Tesla’s gigafactory near Berlin, which is scheduled to open later this year, its head Joerg Hofmann said. *Link:* https://reut.rs/3eZQJV2 *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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May 7, 2021
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07 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 7, 2021* *Title:* Millions Head Back to Work Amid Employer Confusion Over Masks, Vaccines *Source:* Politico *Author:* Rebecca Rainey *Date:* May 6, 2021 *Summary:* Although the CDC said that vaccinated Americans only need to wear a mask when gathering in indoor public places, it’s unclear how that applies to private workplaces like factories and offices. *Link:* https://politi.co/3h4qBLy *Title:* New Unemployment Claims Tick Up in N.J. Despite Nationwide Drop *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Sophie Nieto-Munoz *Date:* May 6, 2021 *Summary:* New Jersey is experiencing a rise in new unemployment filings even as new applications are falling across the country. Another 14,073 claims were filed for the week ending April 30, nearly 2,000 more than the prior week, and marking the third week of increases. Yet it’s a steep drop from where claims were this time in 2020 — the state Labor Department received 90,000 initial claims for the same week last year. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3xSTeS0 *Title:* Promising Job Numbers are Hiding a Slow Recovery for Many Metro Areas *Source:* Brookings *Author:* Sarah Crump and Alan Berube *Date:* May 6, 2021 *Summary:* Employers across America’s largest metro areas added nearly 453,000 workers to their payrolls in March. This marked the largest monthly addition to job totals in the nation’s 191 largest metro areas since October, and is a sign that a steady recovery from the pandemic recession is underway as vaccination rates increase, stimulus checks flow to households, and businesses reopen. *Link:* https://brook.gs/3b8zjop *Title:* Nurses are Striking Across the Country Over Patient Safety *Source:* The Nation *Author:* Sarah Jaffe and C.M. Lewis *Date:* May 6, 2021 *Summary:* The pandemic—and widespread frustration over unsafe working conditions—has triggered a wave of strikes in hospitals from Massachusetts to Hawaii. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ertVyv *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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May 6, 2021
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06 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 6, 2021* *Title:* Hotels and Restaurants That Survived Pandemic Face New Challenge: Staffing Shortages *Source:* NPR *Author:* Tovia Smith *Date:* May 5, 2021 *Summary:* Jarvis is one of many who rely every year on seasonal foreign workers coming to the U.S. on H-2B visas. They're perennially in high demand, and even with an extra 22,000 the Biden administration has added for a total of 55,000 this season, businesses say it's not nearly enough. Jarvis got about one-third of what he needs. *Link:* https://n.pr/2PUi0Qt *Title:* Montana to End Unemployment Pay Boost Due to Worker Shortage *Source:* ABC 10 *Author:* Iris Samuels *Date:* May 5, 2021 *Summary:* Montana is ending its participation in the federal unemployment program that gives people extra weekly unemployment benefit payments as the state struggles with a worker shortage, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Tuesday. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3b6IHIO *Title:* Biden Repeals Trump-Era Rule on Gig Workers *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Associated Press *Date:* May 5, 2021 *Summary:* The Biden administration nullified a Trump-era rule Wednesday that would have made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors, blocking a change supported by delivery and ride-hailing services. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ekUAwS *Title:* Oregon Tech Faculty Strike Ends *Source:* OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) *Author:* Meerah Powell *Date:* May 5, 2021 *Summary:* The faculty union said early Tuesday it had achieved its first-ever contract with the university. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3tp94jM *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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May 5, 2021
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05 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 5, 2021* *Title:* U.S. Labor Shortage? Unlikely. Here’s Why *Source:* Economic Policy Institute – Working Economics Blog *Author:* Heidi Shierholz *Date:* May 4, 2021 *Summary:* There are lots of anecdotal reports swirling around about employers who can’t find workers. Just search “worker shortages” online and a seemingly endless list of stories pops up, so it’s easy to assume there’s an alarming lack of people to fill jobs. But a closer look reveals there may be a lot less to this than meets the eye. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3vHFAPx *Title:* Rethinking Employee Benefits for Permanently Remote Workers *Source:* SHRM *Author:* Stephen Miller *Date:* May 5, 2021 *Summary:* From a health benefits perspective, employers should review and adjust their strategies to accommodate a far-flung workforce. For example, employers may need to rethink a strategy that provides incentives for employees to choose the best health care providers located near company worksites. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3eUmPBM *Title:* AT&T Violated Labor Law But Can Still Ban Workers From Recording Conversations, NLRB Rules *Source:* The Verge *Author:* Zoe Schiffer *Date:* May 4, 2021 *Summary:* An AT&T policy that bars employees from recording conversations with managers or colleagues is legal, according to a ruling from the National Labor Relations Board Monday. The board found that while AT&T violated US labor law in how it had applied the policy, the recording ban itself was not illegal. *Link:* https://bit.ly/2StA7h5 *Title:* Unions Push Back as U.S. Refiners Shunt Aside Longtime Trade Workers *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Laura Sanicola *Date:* May 4, 2021 *Summary:* Operators of U.S. Midwest refiners, including BP, Marathon Petroleum Corp and Cenovus, are hiring lower-cost subcontractors to handle massive, months-long maintenance projects, setting aside longtime unionized workers, six sources familiar with the projects told Reuters. *Link:* https://reut.rs/3nW8kBt *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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May 4, 2021
by SMLR Library 04 May '21

04 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 4, 2021* *Title:* How Social Class Affects COVID-Related Layoffs Worldwide *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Jonathan Rothwell *Date:* May 3, 2021 *Summary:* In the most egalitarian countries, poor and less educated adults were more protected from job losses. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2RjeoI2 *Title:* How Companies Rip Off Poor Employees – and Get Away With It *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Alexia Fernández Campbell and Joe Yerardi *Date:* May 4, 2021 *Summary:* When a recession hits, U.S. companies are more likely to stiff their lowest-wage workers. These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don’t pay their employees at all. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3b1uVHE *Title:* Nine Major Sports Unions Join Forces to Oppose U.S. State Voting Restrictions *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Reuters *Date:* May 3, 2021 *Summary:* Nine major U.S. sports unions joined together on Monday to declare their opposition to state legislative efforts restricting the right to vote. *Link:* https://reut.rs/2QV9qBt *Title:* The Booming U.S. Recovery Is Leaving Some Communities Completely Behind *Source:* Bloomberg *Author:* Andre Tartar, Olivia Rockeman, Christoper Cannon and Catarina Saraiva *Date:* May 4, 2021 *Summary:* The U.S. economy is on a multi-speed track as minorities in some cities find themselves left behind by the overall boom in hiring, according to a Bloomberg analysis of about a dozen metro areas. *Link:* https://bloom.bg/3nOZB4a *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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May 3, 2021
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03 May '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 3, 2021* *Title:* Biden’s Proposals Aim to Give Sturdier Support to the Middle Class *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Patricia Cohen *Date:* May 2, 2021 *Summary:* Some proposals are meant to support parents who work: federal paid family and medical leave, more affordable child care, free prekindergarten classes. Others would use public investment to create jobs, in areas like clean energy, transportation and high-speed broadband. And a higher minimum wage would aim to buoy those in low-paid work, while free community college would improve skills. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2QI3sE4 *Title:* The Pandemic Stunted America’s Youth *Source:* Axios *Author:* Erica Pandey *Date:* May 3, 2021 *Summary:* American jobs are starting to come back, but youth unemployment is still high. And many young people are postponing college. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3xHEF3t *Title:* Workers Protest Indonesia’s Labor Law in May Day Rallies *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Niniek Karmini and Andi Jatmiko *Date:* May 1, 2021 *Summary:* Workers in Indonesia marked international labor day on Saturday with significantly less-attended marches due to coronavirus restrictions, but thousands still vented their anger at a new law they say harms their rights and welfare. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3edJI3P *Title:* Virginia Minimum Wage Increase Sparks Debate *Source:* CBS 6 News Richmond *Author:* Tyler Layne *Date:* May 2, 2021 *Summary:* For the first time in more than a decade, Virginia has raised the hourly minimum wage for workers -- sparking a debate over the benefits and downsides. *Link:* https://bit.ly/33coeOt *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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