Smlr_net September 2021

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September 30, 2021
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30 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 30, 2021* *Title:* Labor Memo Amounts to New Stance from Feds Against the N.C.A.A. *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* David W. Chen *Date:* September 29, 2021 *Summary:* The top lawyer at the National Labor Relations Board signaled that private universities should not treat those who compete in college sports as “mere ‘student-athletes.’” *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3maJcGK *Title:* Amazon Settles With Two Employees Who Said They Were Fired Over Activism *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Annie Palmer *Date:* September 29, 2021 *Summary: *Amazon settled with two former employees the National Labor Relations Board claimed were illegally fired for publicly speaking out about the company’s climate record and labor policies. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3ikGHAi *Title:* NJ Pension Rides Investment Boom *Source:* NJ Spotlight News *Author: *John Reitmeyer *Date:* September 30, 2021 *Summary:* New Jersey’s public-worker pension fund appears to have taken full advantage of Wall Street’s recent hot streak by running up nearly 30% annual returns during the most recent fiscal year. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3B2JDJy *Title:* Opinion: Why Working While in College Can Be a Bad Investment for Students *Source:* The Hechinger Report *Author:* Ruth Bauer White *Date:* September 27, 2021 *Summary:* Juggling school and work can create difficult, sometimes impossible trade-offs for students. Yet it’s a brutal reality for the majority of American college students today, a growing number of whom are financially independent and need to work to support themselves during college. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3uo5nNn *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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September 29, 2021
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29 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 29, 2021* *Title:* Amazon, Walmart, Target are Paying for College, But Money Isn’t Everything in Education *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Eric Rosenbaum *Date:* September 28, 2021 *Summary:* Amazon, Walmart, Target and McDonald’s are among the companies now offering various ways for their employees to obtain an education for free. It’s not a new idea in the world of employee benefits — employer-sponsored education has a history that goes back decades. But the education programs for low-wage workers are receiving more focus as the companies promote them in tight labor market, and that inevitably has led to skepticism about who benefits more: employer or employee? *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3F2EkMf *Title:* New York Health-Care Workers Who are Fired for Refusing to be Vaccinated Won’t Be Eligible for Unemployment Benefits – in Most Cases *Source:* MarketWatch *Author:* Elisabeth Buchwald *Date:* September 28, 2021 *Summary: *“Absent a valid request for accommodation,” these workers won’t be able to collect unemployment benefits “because these are workplaces where an employer has a compelling interest in such a mandate, especially if they already require other immunizations,” according to the New York Department of Labor website. *Link:* https://on.mktw.net/2ZHZIGH *Title:* Vermont Ski Resorts Face Worker Shortage as they Prepare for Upcoming Season *Source:* Vermont Public Radio *Author: *Nina Keck *Date:* September 28, 2021 *Summary:* Vermont’s ski industry lost an estimated $100 million last winter due to COVID-19. That means this year is critical. With travel restrictions loosened, many in the ski industry hoped this season would be easier. But a housing crunch and worker shortage — problems that have been simmering for years — have gotten even worse since the pandemic. So ski resorts, and businesses that rely on them, are having to get creative about doing more with fewer people. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CVQQLT *Title:* The Raise the Wage Act Would Support Essential Care Workers *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Julia Wolfe and Ben Zipperer *Date:* September 28, 2021 *Summary:* Nearly 2 million direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports would benefit from a $15 minimum wage in 2025. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3F0ukTY *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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September 28, 2021
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28 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 28, 2021* *Title:* N.J. to Offer $500 ‘Return-to-Work’ Bonuses, Up to $10K for Businesses to Train New Hires *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Matt Arco *Date:* September 27, 2021 *Summary:* As businesses continue to struggle with labor shortages throughout the country and state, New Jersey will offer $500 return-to-work bonuses for unemployed residents in their first paycheck after hiring and employers will be eligible for up to $10,000 in wage subsidies to hire and train new workers, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3kL3mre *Title:* Ford Will Build 4 Factories in a Big Electric Vehicle Push *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Neal E. Boudette *Date:* September 27, 2021 *Summary: *The automaker and a supplier will spend $11.4 billion on three battery factories and a truck plant, creating 11,000 jobs. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3ugwxFU *Title:* California Workers With Disabilities Were Paid as Little as $2 an Hour. Why That Will Change. *Source:* The Sacramento Bee *Author: *Jeong Park *Date:* September 27, 2021 *Summary:* Workers with disabilities in California must be paid at least the state’s minimum wage by 2025, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday. Senate Bill 639, by Sen. María Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, ends a practice known as 14(c) or sheltered workshops, in which workers with disabilities were paid as little as $2 an hour. The state will join ten other states including Alaska, Oregon and Texas in phasing out the practice. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3oat1fb *Title:* Kaiser Workers to Vote on Strike Authorization in Southern California *Source:* The Orange County Register *Author:* Kevin Smith *Date:* September 27, 2021 *Summary:* A union of 24,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other workers who say they’re understaffed and facing a revamped pay system that would fuel more shortages announced their bargaining team will vote next month to authorize a strike if needed. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3AP6xnu *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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September 27, 2021
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27 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 27, 2021* *Title:* New York May Use the National Guard to Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers *Source:* NPR *Author:* Rachel Treisman *Date:* September 26, 2021 *Summary:* New York state officials are bracing for staffing shortages when the state's health care worker vaccination mandate takes effect on Monday, and could be looking to the National Guard — as well as medical professionals from other states and countries — to help address them. *Link:* https://n.pr/3zHSs9R *Title:* ‘Every Day is Frightening’: Working for the Top U.S. Employer Amid COVID *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Chris Colin *Date:* September 27, 2021 *Summary: *As offices debate the merits and logistics of reopening, a parallel sphere of workers like Peter Naughton, a Walmart cashier, seem to inhabit another world. Often their jobs just got really hard. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2ZBVLDm *Title:* Cinematographers Guild Board Votes Unanimously to Support IATSE Strike Authorization *Source:* The Hollywood Reporter *Author: *Carolyn Giardina *Date:* September 26, 2021 *Summary:* The national executive board of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG), Local 600, announced that it has voted unanimously to support the IATSE nationwide strike authorization vote and to recommend members vote “Yes.” *Link:* https://bit.ly/2ZuvHK9 *Title:* Labor Unions Help Sponsor Michigan GOP Conference *Source:* The Detroit News *Author:* Melissa Nann Burke, Beth LeBlanc and Craig Mauger *Date:* September 26, 2021 *Summary:* Union groups that usually align with Democratic candidates were sponsors of the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island this weekend. The sponsorships from Laborers International Union of North America and Operating Engineers marked the first time the labor groups sponsored the conference. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ude50K *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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September 24, 2021
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24 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 24, 2021* *Title:* Weekly Jobless Claims Total 351,000, Worse Than Expected *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Jeff Cox *Date:* September 23, 2021 *Summary:* First-time filings for unemployment benefits jumped last week, hitting the highest level in a month, the Labor Department reported Thursday. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3CKOhfI *Title:* A New Law in California Aims to Protect Workers at Retail Warehouses Like Amazon’s *Source:* NPR *Author:* Jaclyn Diaz *Date:* September 23, 2021 *Summary: *California has become the first state to implement a law that addresses working conditions for warehouse workers, like those for Amazon and other major companies. *Link:* https://n.pr/3zCAvK6 *Title:* New York Passes Sweeping Bills to Improve Conditions for Delivery Workers *Source:* The New York Times *Author: *Jeffery C. Mays *Date:* September 23, 2021 *Summary:* A package of legislation from the City Council set minimum pay and working conditions, placing New York at the forefront of regulating a multibillion-dollar industry. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3zFkLFU *Title:* Transport Union TSSA in Talks Over Merger with US Counterpart *Source:* BBC News *Author:* Justin Parkinson *Date:* September 24, 2021 *Summary:* The TSSA said joining the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) would be a "transatlantic first" and allow it access to more funds. *Link:* https://bbc.in/3zDB324 *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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September 23, 2021
by SMLR Library 23 Sep '21

23 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 23, 2021* *Title:* What Will it Take for Electric Vehicles to Create Jobs, Not Cut Them? *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber *Date:* September 22, 2021 *Summary:* A report by Economic Policy Institute tries to quantify the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will be crucial. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3EN8WkP *Title:* Workforce Diversity: Analysis of Federal Data Shows Hispanics are Underrepresented in the Media Industry *Source:* U.S. Government Accountability Office *Author:* U.S. Government Accountability Office *Date:* September 21, 2021 *Summary: *There have been questions about the media industry's commitment to ensuring workforce diversity, including for Hispanic workers. We found that Hispanics are underrepresented in the media industry compared to their representation in the rest of the workforce. In 2019, Hispanics made up an estimated 12% of workers in the media industry (which includes film, television, publishing, and news) compared to an estimated 18% of workers in the rest of the workforce. *Link:* https://bit.ly/39wcFow *Title:* U.S. Soccer Files Response to Women’s Equal Pay Appeal *Source:* ESPN *Author: *Jeff Carlisle *Date:* September 21, 2021 *Summary:* In the filing, the USSF stressed that in a decision made in May of 2020, U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner was correct in dismissing the players' equal pay claims, primarily because the players' total compensation spelled out in its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) -- including guaranteed salaries and benefits -- was actually higher than men's compensation during the class period in question. The USSF argued this was true regardless of whether these figures were computed on an aggregate, per game, or revenue basis. *Link:* https://es.pn/2XJGQqd *Title:* Puerto Rico’s New Minimum Wage: ‘Not Enough, But a Starting Point’ *Source:* NBC News *Author:* Nicole Acevedo *Date:* September 22, 2021 *Summary:* Puerto Rico raised its minimum wage for the first time in more than a decade, but experts say while it's a step in the right direction, there are several structural factors that make it difficult for working-class families in the U.S. territory. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi signed a law Tuesday to increase the current minimum pay of $7.25 an hour to at least $8.50 an hour starting in January. *Link:* https://nbcnews.to/2XH78c0 *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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September 22, 2021
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22 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 22, 2021* *Title:* Activision Confirms SEC Probe into Discrimination Allegation *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Tali Arbel *Date:* September 21, 2021 *Summary:* Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s most high-profile video game companies, confirmed a regulatory probe and said it is working to address complaints of workplace discrimination. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3zqRChT *Title:* SAIC Announces New Industry-Leading Employee Benefits for 2022 *Source:* Business Wire *Author:* Business Wire *Date:* September 20, 2021 *Summary: *Science Applications International Corp. announced a new array of expanded and additional employee benefits for calendar year 2022, designed to provide greater work flexibility, commemorate the Juneteenth holiday and enhance support for employees and their families. These investments are aligned with SAIC’s strategy to deliver an industry-leading employee experience for top talent. *Link:* https://bwnews.pr/3Cz6AEn *Title:* Wage Theft, Tip Withholding: Chinatowns’ Workers Unionize En Masse for Better Conditions *Source:* NBC News *Author: *Claire Wang *Date:* September 21, 2021 *Summary:* Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinatowns in particular have become a hotbed of labor protests and legal challenges, many of which are concentrated in the hard-hit hospitality sector. Nationally, 90 percent of small Asian-owned businesses lost revenue last year, a rate higher than for other racial groups, according to a March study from the New York Federal Reserve. *Link:* https://nbcnews.to/3hWPwQS *Title:* They Never Could Work from Home. These Are Their Stories. *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Sydney Ember *Date:* September 22, 2021 *Summary:* A parallel universe of millions of employees did not have the luxury of thinking about returning to the office — they never left. Six workers share their experiences. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3hSCmUL *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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September 21, 2021
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21 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 21, 2021* *Title:* In a First, Washington Will Draft Rules on Workplace Heat Dangers *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Coral Davenport *Date:* September 21, 2021 *Summary:* The move, aimed at protecting workers in sectors like agriculture and construction, reflects a growing recognition of the health threats posed by global warming. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3kohOp0 *Title:* Governor Murphy Announces Winners of the Future of Work Accelerator Open Innovation Challenge *Source:* Insider NJ *Author:* Insider NJ *Date:* September 14, 2021 *Summary: *Governor Phil Murphy announced winners selected for the New Jersey Future of Work Accelerator program – the result of a national call for applications for innovations designed to promote worker rights, worker safety, and lifelong learning. The selected participants, including the Center for Innovation in Worker Organizations at Rutgers, will now start a 9-month program to help them start, grow, or scale their projects in New Jersey. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CoqQbM *Title:* The Government is Setting Hard-Hit Americans Up for Disaster by Forcing Them to Pay Back Unemployment Benefits *Source:* Business Insider via Yahoo!News *Author: *Eoin Higgins *Date:* September 20, 2021 *Summary:* Americans have been forced to figure out how to pay their bills as unemployment insurance ends. Now, states are demanding that people pay back their unemployment benefits. It's creating a situation where people are wondering how they're supposed to live. *Link:* https://yhoo.it/3koZzjk *Title:* Hollywood Union Calls for Strike Authorization Vote by Crew Workers *Source:* Los Angeles Times *Author:* Anousha Sakoui *Date:* September 20, 2021 *Summary:* Leaders of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees are asking tens of thousands of entertainment industry workers to give them authority to call a strike. Union leaders said in a statement Monday that they would ask their members to approve a so-called strike authorization vote. The extraordinary move comes after four months of increasingly acrimonious talks between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed to produce an agreement on a new contract. *Link:* https://lat.ms/2VWmJnC *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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September 20, 2021
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20 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 20, 2021* *Title:* Nabisco Workers End Weekslong Strike After Reaching New Contract *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Neil Vigdor *Date:* September 19, 2021 *Summary:* A weekslong strike by Nabisco employees in five states ended on Saturday, as their union announced that its members had overwhelmingly approved a four-year contract with the parent company of the maker of Oreos, Ritz Crackers and other snacks. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3AqkesX *Title:* Battle Over Biden’s Massive Child-Care Bill Takes New Turn With Virus *Source:* Politico *Author:* Megan Cassella *Date:* September 18, 2021 *Summary: *The return to classrooms was supposed to be a turning point for women, whose participation in the labor force plunged to its lowest level in more than three decades during the pandemic. *Link:* https://politi.co/3Ex45nV *Title:* ‘Build Back Better’ Agenda Will Ensure Strong, Stable Recovery in Coming Years *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author: *Adam S. Hersh *Date:* September 16, 2021 *Summary:* This report assesses the potential macroeconomic impact of two pieces of legislation pending in Congress: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), incorporating elements of the American Jobs Plan (White House 2021a, 2021c, 2021d), and Congress’s $3.5 trillion (over 10 years) budget reconciliation bill, still being written in Congress, incorporating measures proposed under the Biden administration’s American Families Plan of the Build Back Better agenda (White House 2021b). *Link:* https://bit.ly/2XzeZIz *Title:* The Affordable Care Act Can Help Au Pairs Avoid Medical Debt *Source:* NPR *Author:* Bryce Covert *Date:* September 20, 2021 *Summary:* According to the State Department, 14 au pair agencies operate in the U.S. These private companies are required to offer their au pairs basic health coverage under State Department regulations. But some of the plans amount to emergency or travel insurance — excluding many types of necessary care, according to Natalia Friedlander, a staff attorney at the Rhode Island Center for Justice, a nonprofit public interest law center. *Link:* https://n.pr/3kmcHWe *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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September 17, 2021
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17 Sep '21

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 17, 2021* *Title:* 3,000 Health Care Workers in France Have Been Suspended For Not Getting a COVID Shot *Source:* NPR *Author:* Scott Neuman *Date:* September 16, 2021 *Summary:* France's health minister has said that thousands of health care workers across the country have been suspended without pay for failing to get a required COVID-19 vaccine. *Link:* https://n.pr/3CkqeDV *Title:* Italy Extends its Health-Pass Requirement To Cover Most Workers, Public and Private *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Gaia Pianigiani and Emma Bubola *Date:* September 16, 2021 *Summary: *Italy will require its residents to show a health pass to go to work, the government announced Thursday. It is the first country in Europe to require coronavirus vaccination certificates so widely. “It’s an extraordinary endeavor,” Italy’s public administration minister, Renato Brunetta, said Thursday night. “It’s all the human capital in the country.” *Link:* https://nyti.ms/2Z7dLFt *Title:* Gen Z Battles To Bring Back Unions, One Starbucks at a Time *Source:* BBC *Author: *Daniel Thomas *Date:* September 16, 2021 *Summary:* Currently none of Starbucks' 8,000 US cafes is unionised, meaning the world's biggest coffee house chain is under no obligation to negotiate with staff over pay and conditions. But the baristas hope to change that at five cafes in Buffalo, setting a precedent that could disrupt the firm's business practices much more widely. *Link:* https://bbc.in/2XqayQg *Title:* Seattle-area Carpenters On Strike, Slowing Construction Projects Across the Region *Source:* The Seattle Times *Author:* Heidi Groover *Date:* September 16, 2021 *Summary:* For the first time in nearly two decades, hundreds of Washington carpenters walked off the job Thursday, slowing work at job sites and calling for better pay. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3AjLvNF *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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