Smlr_net August 2021

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August 18, 2021
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18 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 18, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* Workers, in Demand, Have a New Demand of Their Own: A Career Path *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Steve Lohr *Date:* August 18, 2021 *Summary:* More low-wage employees want opportunities to grow. Big companies are making more promises to help them. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3xWzSKy *Title:* GM Workers’ Historic Vote in Mexico Tests New Trade Deal *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Daina Beth Solomon *Date:* August 17, 2021 *Summary: *The vote marks the first major test of labor rules under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a regional trade deal that replaced NAFTA and aims to foster stronger unions and boost wages in Mexico, in part to reduce incentives for U.S. companies to move jobs south of the border. *Link:* https://reut.rs/3xRvYm4 *Title:* Baltimore Police and Fire Unions Frustrated By Appeals Court Ruling Upholding City’s Right to Raise Retirement Age *Source:* The Baltimore Sun *Author:* Jessica Anderson *Date:* August 17, 2021 *Summary:* Leaders of the Baltimore police and fire unions say they are disappointed by a Court of Appeals ruling upholding changes to the city’s pension plan that required first responders to serve an additional five years before being eligible for retirement benefits. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3gcUNTm *Title:* Home Depot Punished Worker for Black Lives Matter Logo, Labor Board Says *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Maria Cramer *Date:* August 17, 2021 *Summary:* A former employee said Home Depot told him to stop wearing a Black Lives Matter logo or quit, according to a National Labor Relations Board complaint. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3gcTOm8 *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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August 17, 2021
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17 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 17, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* Hundreds of Workers Have Died From Heat in the Last Decade – and it’s Getting Worse *Source:* NPR *Author:* Julia Shipley, Brian Edwards, David Nickerson, Robert Benincasa, Stella M. Chávez, and Cheryl W. Thompson *Date:* August 17, 2021 *Summary:* An analysis of federal data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the three-year average of worker heat deaths has doubled since the early 1990s. CJI and NPR reviewed hundreds of pages of documents, including workplace inspection reports, death investigation files, depositions, court records and police reports, and interviewed victims' families, former and current officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workers, employers, workers' advocates, lawyers and experts. *Link:* https://n.pr/3yVuEzW *Title:* Job Vacancies in Britain Hit a Record High as Wages Climb and Unemployment Falls *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Eshe Nelson *Date:* August 17, 2021 *Summary: *Job vacancies in Britain climbed to a record high at the start of the summer as businesses competed with each other to fill positions after the government lifted pandemic restrictions. From May to July, businesses sought to fill 953,000 vacancies, up 44 percent from three months earlier and well above prepandemic levels, according to data from the Office for National Statistics published on Tuesday. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/37Pqy0h *Title:* ‘All We Want is a Fair Wage, Some Respect & Proper Training’: High Rise Window Washers Go On Strike *Source:* CBS Minnesota *Author:* Pafoua Yang *Date:* August 16, 2021 *Summary:* Window Washers who clean Twin Cities skyscrapers rallied on the corner of 8th Street and Nicollet Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on Monday. Union members are striking for safe jobs and better pay. *Link:* https://cbsloc.al/3smToi9 *Title:* Unemployment Benefits During the Pandemic Helped Workers More Than in the Great Recession *Source:* Yahoo!Money *Author:* Denitsa Tsekova *Date:* August 16, 2021 *Summary:* Unemployment benefits during the pandemic provided a better financial buffer for a much larger share of Americans than during the Great Recession — especially among low-income workers. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3jZywd0 *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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August 16, 2021
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16 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 16, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* N.J. Businesses To Get Socked with $250M Unemployment Insurance Tax Hike *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Samantha Marcus *Date:* August 14, 2021 *Summary:* New Jersey businesses will in the coming months face what lawmakers and industry groups expect will be a $250 million hike in the unemployment insurance payroll tax to replenish a fund depleted by millions of pandemic unemployment claims. *Link:* https://bit.ly/37LUOJr *Title:* Inside the Battle To Boost Female Trucker Numbers Amid HGV Driver Shortage *Source:* ITV News *Author:* Chris Choi *Date:* August 13, 2021 *Summary: *ITV News Consumer Editor Chris Choi reports on the haulage industry's efforts to boost the number of female drivers and the issues making some reluctant to join the male-dominated workforce. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3smxM5x *Title:* Opinion: America Runs on ‘Dirty Work’ and Moral Inequality *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Eyal Press *Date:* August 13, 2021 *Summary:* Contemporary America runs on dirty work. Some of the people who do this work are our agents by virtue of the fact that they perform public functions, such as running the world’s largest penal system. Others qualify as such by catering to our consumption habits — the food we eat, the fossil fuels we burn, which are drilled and fracked by dirty workers in places like the Gulf of Mexico. The high-tech gadgets in our pockets rely on yet another form of dirty work — the mining of cobalt — that has been outsourced to workers in Africa and to foreign subcontractors that often brutally exploit them. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3CTAuUU *Title:* Why It’s Harder for American Workers To Get Ahead, and What We Can Do About It (Podcast) *Source:* Brookings *Author:* Marcela Escobari and Fred Dews *Date:* August 13, 2021 *Summary:* On this 400th episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, Marcela Escobari, a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development at Brookings, talks about her new report on how to tackle the worker mobility crisis in the U.S. economy. *Link:* https://brook.gs/3yUUMuS *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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August 13, 2021
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13 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 13, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* US Jobless Claims Near Pandemic Low as Economy Strengthens *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Christopher Rugaber *Date:* August 12, 2021 *Summary:* The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time last week, the latest sign that employers are laying off fewer people as they struggle to fill a record number of open jobs and meet a surge in consumer demand. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CCSNNQ *Title:* Frontier Communications Workers to Picket Over Eroding Pay, Benefits *Source:* The Press-Enterprise *Author:* Kevin Smith *Date:* August 12, 2021 *Summary: *Frontier Communications workers plan to picket Sunday, Aug. 15 in Hemet, alleging the company wants to reduce employee benefits and is failing to offer cost-of-living raises and hazard pay hikes during the pandemic while its executives have received nearly $38 million in bonuses. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CGdQiN *Title:* The Largest U.S. Teachers’ Union Announces Support for Vaccination or Testing for Educators *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Sarah Mervosh *Date:* August 12, 2021 *Summary:* The nation’s largest teachers' union on Thursday offered its support to policies that would require all teachers to get vaccinated against COVID or submit to regular testing. It is the latest in a rapid series of shifts that could make widespread vaccine requirements for teachers more likely as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads in the United States. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3AGj644 *Title:* Rail Strike Plunges Germany Into Chaos *Source:* Politico Europe *Author:* Merlin Sugue *Date:* August 12, 2021 *Summary:* A nationwide rail strike is creating turmoil for German travelers at the peak of the holiday travel season — and there are worries the shutdown will extend longer than originally planned. *Link:* https://politi.co/3g0iazx *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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August 12, 2021
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12 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 12, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* ‘Price Growth is Winning the Race’: Inflation is Devouring Wage Gains *Source:* Politico *Author:* Megan Cassella *Date:* August 11, 2021 *Summary:* Rising prices on everything from groceries to gasoline have eaten away the wage gains workers have seen since the start of the year, leaving most Americans earning less than they were before the pandemic began and derailing the White House’s argument that paychecks have grown under President Joe Biden’s tenure. *Link:* https://politi.co/3jR1ziz *Title:* Google Employees Could Face Pay Cuts if They Choose To Permanently Work From Home *Source:* USA Today *Author:* Gabriela Miranda *Date:* August 11, 2021 *Summary: *Workers with longer commutes were reported to receive the highest pay cuts. Reuters found that an employee living in Stamford, Connecticut, an hour from Google's New York office, would be paid 15% less working from home, but a colleague living in New York would see no cut. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3jNtfVR *Title:* Labor Unions Want the FTC To Block Amazon’s Acquisition of MGM *Source:* Gizmodo *Author:* Brianna Provenzano *Date:* August 11, 2021 *Summary:* In a 12-page letter, four major unions on Wednesday called upon Holly Vedova, the acting director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, to block Amazon’s plans to acquire Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. *Link:* https://bit.ly/2VOTrXP *Title:* Baltimore Approves Health Insurance Rate Increase for City Employees Over Protests from Labor Unions *Source:* The Baltimore Sun *Author:* Christine Condon *Date:* August 11, 2021 *Summary:* Baltimore’s Board of Estimates approved an increase Wednesday in health insurance rates for city employees, citing coronavirus-related effects on health care spending, over protests from labor unions. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CBf26Z *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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August 11, 2021
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11 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 11, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* CEO Pay Has Skyrocketed 1,322% Since 1978 *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra *Date:* August 10, 2021 *Summary:* From 1978 to 2020, CEO pay based on realized compensation grew by 1,322%, far outstripping S&P stock market growth (817%) and top 0.1% earnings growth (which was 341% between 1978 and 2019, the latest data available). In contrast, compensation of the typical worker grew by just 18.0% from 1978 to 2020. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3lXJDFN *Title:* Workers Are Getting Pay Raises and It Could End Up Contributing to High Inflation *Source:* NPR *Author:* Scott Horsley *Date:* August 11, 2021 *Summary: *A lot of workers are getting wage hikes this year as employers compete for scarce labor. But it's not all good news for workers, or for the economy: Some businesses are raising prices to offset the wage hikes, contributing to surging inflation and eroding some of the benefits from that higher pay. *Link:* https://n.pr/3jHGlUx *Title:* Hospitals Run Low On Nurses As They Get Swamped With COVID *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Terry Spencer, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Andrew Selsky *Date:* August 10, 2021 *Summary:* The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hot spots that can no longer keep up with the flood of unvaccinated patients and are losing workers to burnout and lucrative out-of-state temporary gigs. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3yEc6UJ *Title:* Nabisco Workers Strike at Portland Bakery Over Workweek *Source:* KATU (ABC) *Author:* KATU Staff *Date:* August 11, 2021 *Summary:* Hundreds of workers at the Nabisco-Kraft bakery in Northeast Portland have gone on strike. *Link:* https://bit.ly/37CzK8d *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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August 10, 2021
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10 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 10, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* Apple Keeps Shutting Down Employee-Run Surveys on Pay Equity – and Labor Lawyers Say It’s Illegal *Source:* The Verge *Author:* Zoe Schiffer *Date:* August 9, 2021 *Summary:* Apple insists it does not have a problem with pay inequality. Skeptical Apple employees have been trying to verify that claim by sending out informal surveys on how much people make, particularly as it relates to women and underrepresented minorities. But the company has shut down three of those surveys, citing stringent rules on how employees can collect data. Now, multiple labor lawyers tell The Verge the company may be violating worker protections: the surveys can be considered a form of labor organizing — under US law, employees have the right to discuss pay. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3AqKVx2 *Title:* Fact Check: Workers Fired for Refusing a Vaccine are Unlikely to Qualify for Unemployment *Source:* USA Today *Author:* McKenzie Sadeghi *Date:* August 9, 2021 *Summary: *A worker who does not comply with a company's policy to get vaccinated is generally ineligible for unemployment benefits, experts say. But there are some exceptions – and unemployment qualification is not the same in every state. *Link:* https://bit.ly/2VIhuY6 *Title:* Philly’s Teachers’ Union Supports a Vaccine Mandate. But Mayor Kenney is Still Trying to Convince City Workers *Source:* The Philadelphia Inquirer *Author:* Laura McCrystal and Allison Steele *Date:* August 9, 2021 *Summary:* “Everyone should be vaccinated — I don’t know how else to say it,” Kenney said, raising his arms in exasperation as he spoke Monday morning at a back-to-school event in Northeast Philadelphia. “I don’t want to twist anybody’s arm to do it, but we’ll try to figure out a way to get people to cooperate.” How that might occur remained unclear: As of Monday, none of the four labor unions representing thousands of city workers has come out in support of a mandate. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3AruSz6 *Title:* The Case for Elevating Human Resources *Source:* Forbes *Author:* Jim Purcell *Date:* August 10, 2021 *Summary:* The 2021 Fortune/Deloitte CEO Survey asked CEOs about their biggest challenges. They named one above all others: talent, including attracting, hiring, retaining, developing, growing, and engaging employees. Yet, despite this assertion that human capital is a precious resource, few companies actually include HR - the very function responsible for managing talent - as part of their “Inner Circle” for executing top business priorities. This must change. *Link:* https://bit.ly/37vbaG2 *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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August 9, 2021
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09 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 9, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* Payroll Employment Rises by 943,000 in July, Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.4% *Source:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *Author:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics *Date:* August 6, 2021 *Summary:* Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 943,000 in July, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.5 percentage point to 5.4 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in local government education, and in professional and business services. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3nE6Eek *Title:* After Trumka’s Death, A.F.L.-C.I.O. Faces a Crossroads *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber *Date:* August 8, 2021 *Summary: *For years, influencing political outcomes has been the priority. Some are calling for more emphasis on basic organizing. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3ApQImG *Title:* Amid Strike, Worcester’s St. Vincent Hospital Says It Has Hired 100 Replacement Nurses *Source:* The Boston Globe *Author:* Nick Stoico *Date:* August 8, 2021 *Summary:* More than 100 replacement nurses have been hired at Worcester’s St. Vincent Hospital amid a nurses’ strike now entering its sixth month, hospital officials said Sunday. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3s5k1rr *Title:* Big Tech Call Center Workers Face Pressure to Accept Home Surveillance *Source:* NBC News *Author:* Olivia Solon *Date:* August 8, 2021 *Summary:* Colombia-based call center workers who provide outsourced customer service to some of the nation’s largest companies are being pressured to sign a contract that lets their employer install cameras in their homes to monitor work performance, an NBC News investigation has found. *Link:* https://nbcnews.to/3xw1A0b *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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August 6, 2021
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06 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 6, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* Richard Trumka, A.F.L.-C.I.O. Chief, Dies at 72 *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber *Date:* August 5, 2021 *Summary:* A third-generation coal miner from Pennsylvania, he had led the labor federation since 2009, forging influential ties with leading Democrats. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3jotAho *Title:* Pumping Up the Paycheck: Jersey City Raising Minimum Wage for City Workers to $17 an Hour *Source:* The Jersey Journal *Author:* Joshua Rosario *Date:* August 5, 2021 *Summary: *Jersey City is raising the minimum wage for municipal employees from $15 an hour to $17, a move that is being hailed by one of the largest unions in the country. Mayor Steve Fulop announced Thursday a $2 increase per hour that will benefit about 400 city employees, including parking enforcement and crossing guards. The raises will go into effect on Aug. 23. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3xsKujY *Title:* Continuing Jobless Claims Hit New Pandemic-Era Low, Falling Below 3 Million *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Jeff Cox *Date:* August 5, 2021 *Summary:* Initial claims for unemployment insurance edged lower last week, meeting Wall Street expectations, while longer-term unemployment signs showed improvement, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings for benefits dipped to 385,000 for the week ended July 31, a decline of 14,000 from the previous week as the jobs market remains essentially in a holding pattern during the economic recovery. The total hit the Dow Jones estimate exactly. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3rZnlob *Title:* More Companies are Requiring Vaccines for Workers, But Some Unions Could Slow the Effort Down *Source:* CNN Business *Author:* Nathaniel Meyersohn *Date:* August 5, 2021 *Summary:* More employers are mandating Covid-19 vaccines for their workers as the Delta variant surges across the United States. But one step in the process could slow down the rollout of such requirements: negotiations with labor unions representing employees. *Link:* https://cnn.it/2X3rImL *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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August 5, 2021
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05 Aug '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *August 5, 2021* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from August 19th to August 31st. * *Title:* Return to Work? Not With Child Care Still in Limbo, Some Parents Say. *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Claire Cain Miller *Date:* August 5, 2021 *Summary:* The rise of the Delta variant and the uncertainty over schools and child care are keeping these parents from applying for jobs. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3ioaNn2 *Title:* How the Pandemic Ate Millions of Jobs in American Restaurants *Source:* Politico *Author:* Rebecca Rainey *Date:* August 5, 2021 *Summary: *Automation accelerated during COVID, but it might not be all bad for former waiters and bartenders. *Link:* https://politi.co/3xl60ap *Title:* Nursing Home Operator Tells Workers to Get Vaccine or Lose Their Jobs *Source:* PBS NewsHour *Author:* Bernard Condon and Matt Sedensky *Date:* August 4, 2021 *Summary:* The nation’s largest nursing home operator told its workers this week they will have to get COVID-19 vaccinations to keep their jobs — a possible shift in an industry that has largely rejected compulsory measures for fear of triggering an employee exodus that could worsen already dangerous staffing shortages. *Link:* https://to.pbs.org/3Ciehzt *Title:* CVS Health Boosts Pay, Cuts Education Requirements as Retailers Compete for Workers *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Melissa Repko *Date:* August 4, 2021 *Summary:* As retailers fiercely compete for workers, CVS Health said Wednesday it is slashing education requirements for job candidates and giving employees a raise. The drugstore chain said it will boost hourly pay as soon as this month and ultimately hike its minimum wage to $15 an hour as of July 2022. Its current starting wage is $11, but CVS said about two-thirds of employees already make more than $15 an hour. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3fyfFnW *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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