Smlr_net November 2022

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November 30, 2022
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30 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 30, 2022* *Title:* Taking Brunt of Lockdown, Migrant Workers Fuel China’s Latest Protests *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Amy Chang Chien, Chris Buckley, Muyi Xiao, Joy Dong and Olivia Wang *Date:* November 30, 2022 *Summary:* Although security forces have reasserted control in many cities, poor workers could help maintain the pushback against Beijing’s strict Covid restrictions. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3gT2B05 *Title:* A Women’s Policy Giant Struggles Amid New Leadership *Source:* The American Prospect *Author:* Julianne McShane *Date:* November 29, 2022 *Summary:* The allegations of turmoil within IWPR come at a time when advocates say that research on women’s economic and employment issues is critical, particularly in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the pandemic’s negative impacts on women’s employment. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3ESBZEs *Title:* Labor Forces See ‘Huge Opportunity’ In Democratic-Controlled Michigan *Source:* Politico *Author: * Liz Crampton and Eleanor Mueller *Date:* November 30, 2022 *Summary:* If Democrats succeed in repealing certain laws in Michigan — and in pushing through other union-backed measures — union officials and campaign operatives hope to rekindle the labor movement’s influence in other states. Democrats are putting their energy toward raising the minimum wage, banning so-called captive audience meetings where employers can warn against unionization, and more. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3OPaRuK *Title:* Treasury Outlines Wage, Apprenticeship Requirements for Clean Energy Tax Credits *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Emma Kinery *Date:* November 29, 2022 *Summary:* “I want to send a message to investors, developers, contractors looking at clean energy projects,” said Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. “I encourage them to take advantage of all these opportunities. They are more than tax incentives, they’re powerful tools for building a skilled workforce.” *Link:* http://bit.ly/3uegTeM *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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November 29, 2022
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29 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 29, 2022* *Title:* Congress Looks to Intervene in Rail Dispute as Strike Deadline Looms *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Michael D. Shear and Noam Scheiber *Date:* November 28, 2022 *Summary:* After urging from President Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would consider an agreement that could avert a shutdown of the nation’s freight trains. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3EKIv0c *Title:* Crunch Time for Democrats is Holding Up Bipartisan Bill to Protect Pregnant Workers *Source:* Politico *Author:* Eleanor Mueller *Date:* November 28, 2022 *Summary:* The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would require employers to provide pregnant workers with “reasonable accommodations” like more frequent bathroom breaks. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3OHUQ9W *Title:* SAG-AFTRA Begins Wages & Working Conditions Process for Upcoming Film & TV Contract Talks *Source:* Deadline *Author: * David Robb *Date:* November 28, 2022 *Summary:* The union’s current TV/Theatrical contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers expire June 30. The union has said that the contract talks are set to begin in the spring and that “wage rate increases and the streaming residuals structure” will be among the issues to be bargained. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3VzHKh5 *Title:* How the University of California Strike Could Reshape Higher Education *Source:* Time *Author:* Katie Reilly *Date:* November 28, 2022 *Summary:* As a strike of 48,000 academic workers at the University of California—the largest labor action of the year—stretches into a third week, other universities are watching closely. The outcome in California, experts say, could shape a new model for higher education across the country. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3gGnz2r *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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November 28, 2022
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28 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 28, 2022* *Title:* These Young Workers are ‘Romanticizing’ the Return to Office *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Marie Solis *Date:* November 27, 2022 *Summary:* As many others chafe against employer mandates, creators on TikTok — some new to the work force — are trying to show that the office can be fun. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3EKzoMK *Title:* Amazon Workers in 30 Other Countries Protest on Black Friday *Source:* CBS News *Author:* Alain Sherter *Date:* November 25, 2022 *Summary:* Amazon workers and activists in 30 countries marked the traditional start of holiday shopping season with a series of walkouts and protests to demand better pay and working conditions. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3XD37jv *Title:* South Korea’s Striking Truckers Say No Deal Reached in Government Talks *Source:* Reuters *Author: * Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang *Date:* November 28, 2022 *Summary:* South Korea failed to reach agreement with a striking truckers' union in the first session of talks on Monday, the fifth day of a nationwide walkout, the union said, as supply chain glitches worsen and concrete runs out at building sites. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3EHYLyQ *Title:* Giant Wind Farms Arise Off Scotland, Easing the Pain of Oil’s Decline *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Stanley Reed *Date:* November 27, 2022 *Summary:* Oil and gas workers, losing their jobs as fossil fuel investment wanes, find work in the wind energy business. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3ASxFDY *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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November 23, 2022
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23 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 23, 2022* *Title:* Bank Accused of Discriminating Against Women, Black and Latino Workers in Jersey City Office Oks $1.9 Million Payout *Source:* The Jersey Journal *Author:* Ron Zeitlinger *Date:* November 22, 2022 *Summary:* A routine compliance review by the federal agency’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) found BNY Mellon discriminated against 120 female workers in investment services technology positions and 47 Black and 26 Hispanic workers in its technology services group from Dec. 1, 2016, to Dec. 1, 2017. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3i7n6qg *Title:* Can Sensor Technology Help Keep Office Workers Healthy? *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Craig S. Smith *Date:* November 23, 2022 *Summary:* The company OpenSensors uses small, inexpensive sensors to monitor air quality and other conditions in offices. The timing couldn’t be better. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3i9vFkb *Title:* Apprenticeships for Office Jobs Can Prepare Downtowns for the Future of Work *Source:* Brookings *Author: * Annelies Goger and Tracy Hadden Loh *Date:* November 21, 2022 *Summary:* As big cities across the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they are staring down some formidable challenges in their downtown commercial and office districts, as well as in their labor markets. Today, most U.S. downtowns have lower levels of activity compared to before the pandemic, especially in larger cities—and the federal relief that has compensated for lost sales taxes, transit fares, and other revenue is running out. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3gr5w03 *Title:* Unions Team Up In Attempt To Organize Thousands of Delta Workers *Source:* The Atlanta Journal-Constitution *Author:* Kelly Yamanouchi *Date:* November 21, 2022 *Summary:* Three major labor unions are taking the unusual step of joining forces, in an effort to organize tens of thousands of employees at mostly non-union Delta Air Lines. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3Azzm9p *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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November 22, 2022
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22 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 22, 2022* *Title:* Domestic Workers Chartbook 2022 *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Asha Banerjee, Katherine DeCourcy, Kyle K. Moore, and Julia Wolfe *Date:* November 22, 2022 *Summary:* A comprehensive look at the demographics, wages, benefits, and poverty rates of the professionals who care for our family members and clean our homes. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3XrRzzl *Title:* Largest Rail Union Rejects Contract, Stoking Fears of a Strike *Source:* NPR *Author:* Andrea Hsu *Date:* November 21, 2022 *Summary:* Eight other unions have ratified the deal, but they too could be pulled back into this labor dispute. That's because if one union decides to strike, all of the unions, representing about 115,000 freight rail workers, will honor the picket lines. Such a move would bring not just freight trains, but some Amtrak and commuter rail systems that operate on tracks owned by the freight railroads, to a halt. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3OoVyc1 *Title:* LGBTQ Employees are Less Happy With Their Pay, Workplace Benefits, and Their Jobs Overall *Source:* Fast Company *Author: * Shalene Gupta *Date:* November 21, 2022 *Summary:* A new survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute offers a grim assessment of workplace equality in regards to LGBTQ communities. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3V0dMTu *Title:* Study: Automation Drives Income Inequality *Source:* MIT News *Author:* Peter Dizikes *Date:* November 21, 2022 *Summary:* New data suggest most of the growth in the wage gap since 1980 comes from automation displacing less-educated workers. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3goYKrs *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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November 21, 2022
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21 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 21, 2022* *Title:* NJ Temp Workers Say Tragic Car Crash Shows Urgent Need for Change *Source:* Patch *Author:* Eric Kiefer *Date:* November 18, 2022 *Summary:* All across New Jersey, people are being packed like sardines into vans and shipped off to work for poverty wages in often-dangerous conditions. They face salary theft … retaliation … discrimination. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3tNkSin *Title:* Staughton Lynd, Historian and Activist Turned Labor Lawyer, Dies at 92 *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Clay Risen *Date:* November 18, 2022 *Summary:* After being blacklisted from academia for his antiwar activity, he became an organizer among steel workers in the industrial Midwest. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3gnKrU5 *Title:* Layoffs Mount, and Main Street Still Can’t Find Any Workers To Hire for Open Jobs *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Cheryl Winokur Munk *Date:* November 19, 2022 *Summary:* When it comes to salary, small business owners generally don’t play in the same league as larger companies. It’s even trickier now in a tight labor market with rising wages and with more states and municipalities posting salary ranges, which stand to make small businesses look even less appealing from a salary perspective. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3gk6w67 *Title:* Rail Union Votes Could Force Congress to Head Off a Strike *Source:* Politico *Author:* Alex Daugherty and Tanya Snyder *Date:* November 20, 2022 *Summary:* The two largest railroad unions will decide Monday whether to ratify a contract with freight railroads — and a no vote could force Congress to step in to avert a rail strike just before the holiday season. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3EPfly3 *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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November 18, 2022
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18 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 18, 2022* *Title:* Train Workers Going On Strike? NJ Transit Fighting With One Union *Source:* New Jersey 101.5 *Author:* David Matthau *Date:* November 17, 2022 *Summary:* Reliable sources close to the negotiations tell New Jersey 101.5 that 14 of the 15 rail unions have accepted NJ Transit’s deal offering a 12% pay increase over 4 and a half years, but BLET, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union. has rejected it, and wants more than double what’s been offered. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3V4PJCC *Title:* Twitter Employees Quit in Droves After Elon Musk’s Ultimatum Passes *Source:* NPR *Author:* Shannon Bond *Date:* November 17, 2022 *Summary:* Twitter saw a fresh exodus of employees on Thursday as the company hit a deadline set by billionaire owner Elon Musk for remaining staff to commit to being "extremely hardcore" or leave the company. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3GrMQaV *Title:* Anti-Corporate Sentiment in U.S. is Now Widespread in Both Parties *Source:* Pew Research Center *Author: * Amina Dunn and Andy Cerda *Date:* November 17, 2022 *Summary:* The U.S. public’s views of banks and other financial institutions, as well as large corporations, have become much more negative in recent years. Today, these institutions are both held in low esteem by Americans in both parties. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3tZgxc9 *Title:* To Fight Wage Theft California Gets Strong Assist From Worker Centers *Source:* CalMatters *Author:* Alejandro Lazo and Jeanne Kuang *Date:* November 15, 2022 *Summary:* Labor experts say the partnership is one of the state’s most proactive responses to wage theft. By convincing groups of workers to testify in an investigation, the partner groups help the state target prominent employers and seek large repayments for workers, despite legal fights that are long and drawn out, state officials said. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3UMctrb *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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November 17, 2022
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17 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 17, 2022* *Title:* The Older Workers and Retirement Chartbook *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Monique Morrissey, Siavash Radpour, and Barbara Schuster *Date:* November 16, 2022 *Summary:* The Older Workers and Retirement Chartbook shows the risks to retirement security and disparities in retirement preparedness, and explores the links between labor market challenges facing older workers and retirement insecurity. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3V5FBcY *Title:* SpaceX Employees Say They Were Fired for Speaking Up About Elon Musk *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber and Ryan Mac *Date:* November 17, 2022 *Summary:* Charges filed with federal regulators accuse the company of retaliating against eight workers over an open letter critical of the chief executive. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3UJKBEl *Title:* Starbucks Union to Strike at More Than 100 Locations on Red Cup Day, One of the Chain’s Busiest Days of the Year *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Amelia Lucas *Date:* November 17, 2022 *Summary:* On Thursday, organizers at 113 striking locations are planning to protest and distribute a version of the red cup featuring the Grinch’s hand holding an ornament with the logo of the Starbucks union. The actions are expected to affect store operations for at least part of the day. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3tDD660 *Title:* Lawsuit Accuses Largest US Meat Producers of Wage Fixing *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Colleen Slevin *Date:* November 17, 2022 *Summary:* The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Denver on Friday, seeks class-action status and alleges the producers have worked together since at least 2014 to keep workers’ compensation lower than the market would allow, violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3V3hQC5 *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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November 16, 2022
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16 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 16, 2022* *Title:* These Companies Ran an Experiment: Pay Workers Their Full Salary to Work Fewer Days *Source:* NPR *Author:* Paddy Hirsch *Date:* November 15, 2022 *Summary:* Companies in the United Kingdom are about to complete the biggest trial of a four-day work week ever undertaken, anywhere in the world. The program's thesis was a provocative one: that for six months, these companies would reduce their workers' hours by 20%, to 32 hours a week, but continue to pay them 100% of their pay. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3V5cFSp *Title:* Foreign Trade Competition Has Hurt Black and Disadvantaged Workers Most, Report Says *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Ana Swanson *Date:* November 15, 2022 *Summary:* A government trade agency report suggested that the impact of trade policy differed for workers depending on their race and socioeconomic status. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3X3Ksgq *Title:* ‘Fundamental Right’ of Workers to Organize Being Added to Illinois Constitution *Source:* Chicago Tribune *Author: * Jeremy Gorner and Jake Sheridan *Date:* November 15, 2022 *Summary:* In a historic win for organized labor, Illinoisans are adding a new amendment to the state constitution that will dedicate a “fundamental right” for workers to unionize and the ability to collectively bargain, according to unofficial results from The Associated Press. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3GihX8T *Title:* Construction Workers Who Helped Build Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin File Complaints Claiming Unpaid Wages and Fake Workplace Safety Certifications *Source:* Business Insider *Author:* Aaron Mok *Date:* November 15, 2022 *Summary:* The construction workers accused their subcontractors — those who employed and paid the workers — of withholding wages from some workers, according to a complaint sent by an attorney at the Workers Defense Project, the nonprofit that's representing the construction workers. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3E9KvyF *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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November 15, 2022
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15 Nov '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *November 15, 2022* *Title:* Railroad Unions Struggle to Get Rebellious Workers to ‘Yes’ on Contracts *Source:* Politico *Author:* Eleanor Mueller *Date:* November 15, 2022 *Summary:* More than half of freight rail workers will vote on proposed contracts next week amid a highly organized effort by some of their colleagues to urge a “no” vote. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3UBNzuh *Title:* University of California Academic Employees Strike for Higher Pay *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Shawn Hubler *Date:* November 14, 2022 *Summary:* In one of the nation’s biggest strikes in recent years, teaching assistants, researchers and other workers walked off the job Monday, forcing some classes to be canceled. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3UBKkTS *Title:* Equal Pay Day: EU Women Now Working ‘For Free’ Until End of the Year *Source:* Euronews *Author: * Euronews *Date:* November 15, 2022 *Summary:* That's because November 15 marks Equal Pay Day across the EU as women across the bloc continue to make 13% less than their male colleagues for an equal job. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3X5EkUK *Title:* It’s the End of the Boom Times in Tech, as Layoffs Keep Mounting *Source:* NPR *Author:* Laurel Wamsley *Date:* November 14, 2022 *Summary:* For more than two decades, the U.S. tech industry has been a reliable source of booming stocks and cushy, high-paid jobs. In the span of weeks, the sheen has faded and the ax has fallen. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3hNgJrK *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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