Smlr_net October 2022

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October 17, 2022
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17 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 17, 2022* *Title:* N.J. Public Worker Premium Hikes, Murphy Deal With Unions Will Cost Taxpayers. Leaders are Baffled. *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Derek Hall *Date:* October 16, 2022 *Summary:* Recently approved rate hikes on health care premiums for public workers in New Jersey are hitting towns and counties at a difficult time, and Gov. Phil Murphy’s handling of the process has left labor representatives and local government leaders angry and perplexed. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ENanCc *Title:* Is the Uber, Lyft and Gig Economy Battle Over Workers Nearing Its End Game? *Source:* CNBC Work *Author:* Tim Mullaney *Date:* October 16, 2022 *Summary:* With federal regulators set to tighten Trump-era labor standards that let Uber and Lyft, as well as food-delivery services like Doordash, treat gig workers as independent contractors with few protections under labor law, shares dropped sharply last week. But while a shift, the Department of Labor proposal doesn’t immediately transform gig workers into employees entitled to overtime pay, unemployment insurance and other benefits. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3TkAk0k *Title:* Migrants in New York Are Grateful for Help. But They Want to Work. *Source:* The New York Times *Author: * Karen Zraick *Date:* October 17, 2022 *Summary:* Newly arrived asylum seekers are finding that their job options are limited by federal rules on work permits. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3MCeenG *Title:* For GM Auto Union Workers, There’s Still a Lot to Learn About Making EVs *Source:* CNBC Work *Author:* Bob Woods *Date:* October 16, 2022 *Summary:* The Orion plant, in operation since 1983, was beginning to transition from making a variety of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to EVs. Following their reskilling, the popular term for upgrading job skills, Brown and the team went back to Orion and over several months trained roughly 1,000 other assembly workers on both the subtle and the substantial differences in putting together an EV. Part of the changes for workers’ duties were related to retooling in the body shop and on the engine line to accommodate components and production processes distinct to EVs. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3TsZ5HC *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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October 14, 2022
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14 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 14, 2022* *Title:* High Inflation Leads to the Biggest Raise in Social Security in More Than 40 Years *Source:* NPR *Author:* Scott Horsley *Date:* October 13, 2022 *Summary:* The annual increase is automatic — pegged to inflation the previous July, August and September. Most years, when prices are stable, it's a trivial adjustment. Now though, with prices climbing rapidly, retirees can look forward to the biggest cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in four decades: 8.7%. That will boost the average benefit by $141 a month. *Link:* https://n.pr/3MDzAkI *Title:* Jersey City Jobs Program, a Once Thriving Community Resource Rocked By Scandal, Officially Closing Friday *Source:* The Jersey Journal *Author:* Teri West *Date:* October 13, 2022 *Summary:* At its core, the Jersey City Employment and Training Program set out to do one thing — help people get jobs — and for many years, it quietly did just that. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3MwwmPO *Title:* Apple Store Workers in Oklahoma to Vote on Labor Union *Source:* CNN Business *Author: * Catherine Thorbecke *Date:* October 13, 2022 *Summary:* The Apple store workers in Oklahoma are seeking to gain representation with the Communication Workers of America union. Voting is set to take place on Thursday and Friday, with the vote-tally scheduled for Friday evening. Just under 100 employees at the Apple store in the Penn Square Mall are eligible to vote in this union election. *Link:* https://cnn.it/3CY7vkU *Title:* French Strike May Presage a Winter of Discontent for Europe *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Catherine Porter and Constant Méheut *Date:* October 14, 2022 *Summary:* Bitten by inflation, workers are demanding a greater share of the surging profits of energy giants. It’s the kind of unrest leaders fear as they struggle to keep a united front against Russia. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3EFyHpA *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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October 13, 2022
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13 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 13, 2022* *Title:* Men in Unions May Make $1.3 Million More in Lifetime than Men Not in One, Study Says *Source:* NPR *Author:* Ayana Archie *Date:* October 13, 2022 *Summary:* The study analyzed data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) from 1969 through 2019. The men studied had to be no older than 25 between 1969 and 1973. The sample consists only of men because women earners are categorized as "spouse" in the PSID, and data on spouses only began being collected consistently in 1979, the researchers said. *Link:* https://n.pr/3SYNpwm *Title:* Battle Over Wage Rules for Tipped Workers Is Heating Up *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Talmon Joseph Smith *Date:* October 13, 2022 *Summary:* A system counting tips toward the minimum wage is being fought in many places. Critics say it’s often abused. Defenders say workers benefit overall. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3EDFmk4 *Title:* Apple to Withhold Latest Employee Perks From Unionized Store *Source:* Bloomberg *Author: * Mark Gurman *Date:* October 12, 2022 *Summary:* The company told retail and corporate staff this week that it will increase benefits for outside educational classes and health care, according to people familiar with the matter. Workers will get more funds to pursue coursework, and employees in some states will be able to access new health plan benefits, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the program hasn’t been announced publicly. *Link:* https://bloom.bg/3VzWZHQ *Title:* To Fight for Equality in Connecticut, a New Coalition Takes Shape *Source:* Non-Profit Quarterly *Author:* Rob Baril and Puya Gerami *Date:* October 12, 2022 *Summary:* As the crises of the 2020s widen the chasm between the two Connecticuts, a new statewide coalition called Recovery For All has formed to eliminate that chasm. Anchored by unions that practice Bargaining for the Common Good, the coalition unites 59 labor, community, faith, and nonprofit advocacy organizations in a long-term mission to shift the balance of power at the state level and enact public policy that will create a more equitable future. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3TdtvNM *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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October 12, 2022
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12 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 12, 2022* *Title:* Labor Proposal Could Upend Rules for Gig Workers, Companies *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Michelle Chapman and Alexandra Olson *Date:* October 11, 2022 *Summary:* The U.S. Department of Labor rule, which could take months to take effect, would replace a scrapped Trump-era standard that had lowered the bar for classifying employees as contractors, workers who are not covered by federal minimum wage laws and are not entitled to benefits including health insurance and paid sick days. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3rOSo6T *Title:* Amazon Labor Union, With Renewed Momentum, Faces Next Test *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber and Karen Weise *Date:* October 11, 2022 *Summary:* A vote this week at a warehouse near Albany, N.Y., will help show whether the upstart union can win outside its home base on Staten Island. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3yyJUEG *Title:* With Formal Talks Stalled, Public Officials Look to Kick-Start Negotiations to End PMA Strike *Source:* The Philadelphia Inquirer *Author: * Stephan Salisbury *Date:* October 11, 2022 *Summary:* The strike at the Philadelphia Museum of Art has now entered its third week — Tuesday was the 16th day workers have been on the picket lines — making it among the largest and longest museum strikes in city history. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3VgsyGx *Title:* Detroit Launches JumpStart Program to Lure Unemployed Residents Into the Workforce *Source:* Detroit Free Press *Author:* Dana Afana *Date:* October 11, 2022 *Summary:* Mayor Mike Duggan is seeking community organizations to partner with the city to help unemployed residents reenter the job market. The program, dubbed JumpStart, seeks groups that are already helping residents gain employment and training opportunities to connect them with new jobs across Detroit. Duggan said employers in Detroit are looking to fill 11,000 jobs and the new program could help break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3esDmAH *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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October 11, 2022
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11 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 11, 2022* *Title:* Large Rail Union Rejects Deal, Renewing Strike Possibilities *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Josh Funk *Date:* October 10, 2022 *Summary:* Over half of track maintenance workers represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division who voted opposed the five-year contract despite 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses. Union President Tony Cardwell said the railroads didn’t do enough to address the lack of paid time off — particularly sick time — and working conditions after the major railroads eliminated nearly one-third of their jobs over the past six years. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3RLGSDO *Title:* The Cooling Economy *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Ben Casselman *Date:* October 10, 2022 *Summary:* The job market is still strong, but the long-expected slowdown has begun. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3fSL7QJ *Title:* People Not Looking For Work Due to Illness Hits Record High *Source:* BBC News *Author: * Nick Edser *Date:* October 11, 2022 *Summary:* The number of people not looking for work because they are suffering from a long-term illness has hit a record high, latest official figures show. *Link:* https://bbc.in/3Eu1s8R *Title:* Labor Rising: Is the Working Class Experiencing a New CIO Moment? *Source:* The Progressive Magazine *Author:* Sarah Jaffe *Date:* October 10, 2022 *Summary:* The CIO, she notes, benefited from the momentum generated by overlapping protest movements: tenant, immigrant, and anti-racist organizing, all in response to the massive crisis of the Great Depression. Against this background of desperation—something that, after years of economic crisis and pandemic, today’s workers certainly feel—the organizers of the 1930s were willing to put resources behind a new path for organizing. And that, Sneiderman says, is what unions and organizers should emulate. “This is a time for some massive experimentation, some radical risk-taking, pushing every boundary.” *Link:* https://bit.ly/3TdYVn8 *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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October 10, 2022
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10 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 10, 2022* *Title:* Immigrant Workers Face Wage Theft and Unsafe Conditions as They Rebuild Florida *Source:* NBC News *Author:* Alicia Victoria Lozano *Date:* October 9, 2022 *Summary:* Crucial to rebuilding communities after natural disasters, they are increasingly subject to exploitation and even human trafficking, advocates say. *Link:* https://nbcnews.to/3Tc4UJ4 *Title:* Europe Inc’s Wage Hikes Alarm Investors as Worries About Recession Grow *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Joice Alves and Josephine Mason *Date:* October 10, 2022 *Summary:* Plans by European companies to hike wages and pay one-off bonuses to help staff cope with a torrid winter are raising alarm among investors concerned that the extra cost could hurt profits and undermine the region's economy. While those payouts are relatively easy for big multinational companies to digest, a bigger worry is that many are also bringing forward negotiations for annual pay reviews or have agreed unscheduled wage hikes. *Link:* https://reut.rs/3s1GiHP *Title:* More Companies Offer Emergency Savings Option to Workers *Source:* The New York Times *Author: * Ann Carrns *Date:* October 7, 2022 *Summary:* Such rainy-day funds may help attract employees. The plans are meant to support consumers who don’t have a cash cushion for smaller, unexpected expenses. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3rEMhSF *Title:* The Dark Side of Remote Work Shows It’s Not as Great as It Appears *Source:* Fortune *Author:* Chloe Berger *Date:* October 9, 2022 *Summary:* More than half (55%) of remote employees are highly anxious about their finances, according to a recent survey conducted by MetLife, which interviewed 1,000 full-time workers. That’s more than fully in-person or hybrid employees, 46% of whom feel similarly. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3SRBQqP *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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October 7, 2022
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07 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 7, 2022* *Title:* Jobs Report Will Gauge Economy’s Strength and Fed’s Success *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Sydney Ember *Date:* October 7, 2022 *Summary:* Economists and policymakers are also monitoring two other bits of data that will be included in the report: average hourly earnings, which have showed signs of slowing, and the labor force participation rate, which ticked up in August. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3fOZaa1 *Title:* Americans are Becoming Less Productive, and That’s a Risk to the Economy *Source:* NPR *Author:* Stacey Vanek Smith *Date:* October 7, 2022 *Summary:* Data now shows that the U.S. workforce is not as productive as just a year ago — it seems people are not producing as much in the hours between clocking in and clocking out each day. In the end, this could have a profound effect on the country's well-being, according to economists. *Link:* https://n.pr/3rAFOYX *Title:* Google Contract Workers Claim They Were Fired for Union Discussions and Fight Over Benefits *Source:* Gizmodo *Author: * Mack DeGeurin *Date:* October 6, 2022 *Summary:* Google contract workers at multiple data centers filed unfair labor practice complaints Thursday against Alphabet for alleged firings in retaliation for union activity. The allegations come within days of a separate National Labor Relations Board complaint accusing Apple of illegally intimidating and discriminating against unionizing employees. Together, the cases highlight the simmering tensions between tech’s budding labor movement and resistant management. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3fJulU1 *Title:* (Opinion) In the Battle With Robots, Human Workers are Winning *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Farhad Manjoo *Date:* October 7, 2022 *Summary:* Technologists have long been warning that robots will replace human workers. It doesn’t seem to be happening. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3ecg1D5 *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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October 6, 2022
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06 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 6, 2022* *Title:* BCG’s New Frontier: Autoworkers and the Environmental Movement *Source:* Non-Profit Quarterly *Author:* Ramón Cruz and Cindy Estrada *Date:* October 5, 2022 *Summary:* It’s only by coming together as a united labor, environmental, and racial justice movement that we will have enough power to take on corporations and their political allies and ensure that this transition benefits people working in the automotive industry, our communities, and life on our planet. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3SHjM2u *Title:* Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Fire Protest *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Haleluya Hadero *Date:* October 5, 2022 *Summary:* Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organizers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionize earlier this year. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3rynsYf *Title:* Nurses Urged to Strike for First Time Over Pay *Source:* BBC News *Author: * Nick Triggle *Date:* October 6, 2022 *Summary:* The Royal College of Nursing is balloting all of its UK members for strike action for the first time in its 106-year history. The union is recommending its 300,000 members walk out over pay, with the result of the ballot due next month. If strikes go ahead, the RCN says they would affect non-urgent but not emergency care. The government has urged nurses to "carefully consider" the impact on patients. *Link:* https://bbc.in/3ynmuSB *Title:* U.S. Senators Ask Starbucks for Information About Union Dealings *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Hilary Russ *Date:* October 5, 2022 *Summary:* According to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters, they cited "reports that Starbucks is engaging in illegal union-busting tactics" and asked Starbucks to respond within a month. *Link:* https://reut.rs/3T3RBe2 *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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October 5, 2022
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05 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 5, 2022* *Title:* Job Openings Fell in August, but Turnover Was Little Changed *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Lydia DePillis *Date:* October 4, 2022 *Summary:* Government data showed 10.1 million openings, a decline from 11.2 million in July. Overall hiring, quitting and layoffs were fairly steady. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3SDUAtI *Title:* More Rail Disruption as 9,000 Train Drivers Strike *Source:* BBC News *Author:* BBC News and Katy Austin *Date:* October 5, 2022 *Summary:* The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (Aslef) strike is the latest in a series of actions, as unions representing rail workers battle the government and companies over pay, job cuts and changes to terms and conditions. *Link:* https://bbc.in/3EiT7Vf *Title:* N.J. School District Offering $92,000 Salaries to Lure Retired Teachers Back to the Classroom *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author: * Rob Jennings *Date:* October 3, 2022 *Summary:* A new state law allowing school districts to temporarily hire retired teachers to fill vacant classroom positions is already having a big impact in Newark. Classes are currently being taught by 26 retired teachers — and another 10 retirees will be starting in the next few weeks, according to Newark assistant superintendent Yolanda Méndez. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3rxXiF4 *Title:* N.L.R.B. Issues Complaint Against Apple *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Tripp Mickle *Date:* October 4, 2022 *Summary:* The labor agency found that the tech giant interrogated employees about the union and prevented union fliers in the break room. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3SSqOB4 *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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October 4, 2022
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04 Oct '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *October 4, 2022* *Title:* N.L.R.B. Rules Activision Withheld Raises Because of Union Activity *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Cade Metz *Date:* October 3, 2022 *Summary:* Activision, the embattled video game company that has agreed to be acquired by Microsoft in a $70 billion deal, withheld raises from quality assurance testers working for its subsidiary Raven Software, which helps test the Activision title Call of Duty, the board said. Workers there voted 19 to 3 to form a union in May. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3e3K9AB *Title:* CEO Pay Has Skyrocketed 1,460% Since 1978 *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Josh Bivens and Jori Kandra *Date:* October 4, 2022 *Summary:* Corporate boards running America’s largest public firms are giving top executives outsize compensation packages that have grown much faster than the stock market and the pay of typical workers, college graduates, and even the top 0.1%. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3rrfoIT *Title:* An Industrial Policy for Good Jobs *Source:* Brookings *Author: * Dani Rodrik *Date:* September 28, 2022 *Summary:* For decades the service sector has driven the economy in the United States. Is there a role for industrial policy in sustaining this growth? Dani Rodrik (Harvard University) has written a policy proposal that explains how a modern industrial policy framework would create more “good jobs” by improving productivity and labor income growth for service-sector workers. Rodrik defines a good job as one that invests in worker skills, provides workers with a voice, discretion, and autonomy, and gives them responsibility for the quality of service. *Link:* https://brook.gs/3rqhsku *Title:* Less Turnover, Smaller Raises: Hot Job Market May Be Losing Its Sizzle *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Sydney Ember and Ben Casselman *Date:* October 3, 2022 *Summary:* Unemployment is low, and hiring is strong. But there are signs that frenzied turnover and rapid wage growth are abating. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3SBUF14 *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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