Smlr_net July 2022

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July 15, 2022
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15 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 15, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* As U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Climb, a Chronic Nursing Shortage is Worsening *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Christine Chung *Date:* July 15, 2022 *Summary:* Hospitals across the country continue to struggle to hire and retain enough nurses, as the spread of the BA.5 subvariant adds to caseloads. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3ASuSvy *Title:* U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Since November in Holiday Week *Source:* Bloomberg *Author:* Maria Paula Mijares Torres *Date:* July 14, 2022 *Summary:* Applications for US state unemployment insurance rose to the highest level since November during the week that included the July 4th holiday, led by a big jump in New York. Initial unemployment claims increased by 9,000 to 244,000 in the week ended July 9, Labor Department data showed Thursday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 235,000 applications. *Link:* https://bloom.bg/3Pb8aD8 *Title:* Bank of America Fines $225 Million Over Unemployment Benefits Program *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Leslie Picker *Date:* July 14, 2022 *Summary:* Bank of America had contracts with about 12 state agencies to deliver unemployment and benefit payments through prepaid debit cards. It now has just one, California, which recently extended the relationship. When the pandemic hit and the unemployment rate surged in 2020, these cards were the target of a great deal of fraud. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3OavKyr *Title:* AFGE Will Split From Its ICE Union Over Ideological Divide *Source:* Government Executive *Author:* Erich Wagner *Date:* July 14, 2022 *Summary:* The American Federation of Government Employees announced Wednesday that it had made the “difficult” decision to begin the process of removing its council representing officers at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, filing paperwork with the Federal Labor Relations Authority to disclaim interest in the bargaining unit. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3cm67xG *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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July 14, 2022
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14 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 14, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* The Magic of Your First Work Friends *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Emma Goldberg *Date:* July 14, 2022 *Summary:* Early-career connections can be life-defining. For young people entering the work force today, the connections over Zoom are shaky. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3Rw7RV4 *Title:* Nintendo Japan Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages, in Defiance of Country’s Laws *Source:* Variety *Author:* Todd Spangler *Date:* July 13, 2022 *Summary:* Gaming giant Nintendo said it will provide the same benefits to employees in domestic partnerships with a same-sex partner as those in opposite-sex unions — even though Japan outlaws gay marriage. “We want to create a work environment that supports and empowers each and every one of our unique employees,” Nintendo Japan said in a July 12 update to its corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3cdlnNb *Title:* United Airlines, Pilots’ Union to Renegotiate Contract After Last Deal Faced Opposition *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Leslie Josephs *Date:* July 13, 2022 *Summary:* United Airlines and its pilots’ union are going back to the negotiating table for a new contract, a setback for the carrier after it was the first to reach a tentative agreement since the pandemic started. The United branch of the Air Line Pilots Association acknowledged Wednesday that the current agreement “fell short” of some pilots’ expectations. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3uLXEKn *Title:* Convoy of Big Rigs Slow Traffic on LA Freeways in Protest of Gig Worker Law *Source:* CBS Los Angeles *Author:* Darleene Powells *Date:* July 13, 2022 *Summary:* The truckers are protesting AB 5, which is also known as the gig worker law, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The law, which applies only to workers in California regardless of where the employer is based, assumes all workers as employees unless they satisfy three conditions: they are free from the control of the hiring company, do work outside the hiring company's usual business, and have an independent business themselves. *Link:* https://cbsn.ws/3yxctBq *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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July 13, 2022
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13 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 13, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* Injured Amazon Warehouse Workers Get the Runaround Over Benefits and Care *Source:* c|net *Author:* Laura Hautala *Date:* July 12, 2022 *Summary:* Workers hustle through Prime Day in a job where getting hurt is common. Getting help can be hard. *Link:* https://cnet.co/3P0cPHU *Title:* Employees Are Accepting Lower Pay In Order To Work Remotely *Source:* NPR *Author:* Greg Rosalsky *Date:* July 12, 2022 *Summary:* In a new study, economists Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis, Brent H. Meyer, and Emil Mihaylov surveyed more than 500 American companies, asking them how they are using remote work. They find that many companies are capitalizing on remote work by using it as a substitute for giving workers raises, so much so that it's helping to moderate inflation. *Link:* https://n.pr/3yFHvaF *Title:* Leveraging Worker Voice and Labor Rights to Address the Root Causes of Migration in Central America *Source:* U.S. Department of Labor Blog *Author: * Thea Lee *Date:* July 11, 2022 *Summary:* Last week, I visited Guatemala and Honduras, where I met with government leaders, workers, unions, civil society actors, and employers on how we can build on past successes in strengthening labor law compliance under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3cdy0YE *Title:* Railroad Union Members Vote 99.5% to Authorize a July 18 Nationwide Strike *Source:* Fort Worth Star-Telegram *Author:* Harrison Mantas *Date:* July 12, 2022 *Summary:* The membership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to authorize a strike if progress on a new labor contract isn’t made by the end of the week. At issue are wages and benefits. The unions have been working without a contract since June 2019 and blame rail carriers for dragging out negotiations while earning what they say are record profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Rv0jlq *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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July 12, 2022
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12 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 12, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* Gerald W. McEntee, Union Leader With Political Clout, Dies at 87 *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber *Date:* July 11, 2022 *Summary:* He made the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees an electoral force in a time of Republican hostility to organized labor. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3yv58m9 *Title:* Dodger Stadium Workers Authorize Strike Ahead of MLB All-Star Game *Source:* CNN Business *Author:* Chris Isidore *Date:* July 11, 2022 *Summary:* About 1,500 food and other concession workers could go on strike at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles during the upcoming All-Star Game festivities. The threat of the strike was announced by Unite Here Local 11, which represents the hourly workers at the stadium. The union said 99% of its members voted Sunday to authorize a strike. They are employees of Levy Restaurants, which is a subsidiary of the food services giant Compass Group (CMPGF). *Link:* https://cnn.it/3P3mDB5 *Title:* Uber Files: Whistleblower Behind Massive Leak Comes Forward *Source:* c|net *Author: * Sarah McDermott *Date:* July 11, 2022 *Summary:* The files were leaked by former Uber lobbyist Mark MacGann, who revealed himself as the whistleblower Monday in an interview with The Guardian. MacGann directed Uber's efforts to win over governments in several nations, including the UK, France and Russia. *Link:* https://cnet.co/3PmqyIM *Title:* Rising Minimum Wages in 20 States and Localities Help Protect Workers and Families Against Higher Prices *Source:* Working Economics Blog – Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Sebastian Martinez Hickey and David Cooper *Date:* July 11, 2022 *Summary:* On July 1, three states, 16 cities and counties, and the District of Columbia raised their minimum wages. At a time when families are coping with rising prices, these increases will help many low-wage workers and their families make ends meet. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3AMEkQX *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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July 11, 2022
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11 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 11, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* Airline Pilots Seek Big Raises, and Broader Changes *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Niraj Chokshi *Date:* July 10, 2022 *Summary:* Pilots feel frustrated and overworked, issues that they say the air travel rebound has magnified by disrupting operations. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3NXmaPv *Title:* Group Behind First-Ever U.S. Amazon Union Backs Campaigns at 2 Warehouses *Source:* ABC News *Author:* Max Zahn *Date:* July 9, 2022 *Summary:* The development demonstrates the appeal of worker-led union campaigns and raises the possibility that the momentum built by the initial labor victory will foster unionization at other warehouses, experts said. *Link:* https://abcn.ws/3c4vjZp *Title:* Dwindling Reproductive Rights is “Single-Biggest Issue” for Economy, Commerce Secretary Says *Source:* Politico *Author: * Annie Connell-Bryan *Date:* July 10, 2022 *Summary:* Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Sunday explained that while she isn’t too worried about the overall health of the economy, she does have a bone to pick on one particular issue: women’s access to participating in the workforce. *Link:* https://politi.co/3bSjVzt *Title:* The Pandemic Pushed People to Reevaluate Their Jobs. Meet 5 Who Reinvented Themselves *Source:* NPR *Author:* Rachel Treisman *Date:* July 10, 2022 *Summary:* Scores of people changed jobs in search of higher pay, better working conditions and career development opportunities. And as remote work brought on by the pandemic continued, many found it easier to relocate to a new city or devote would-be commuting hours to the pursuit of other interests. *Link:* https://n.pr/3avRF5y *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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July 8, 2022
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08 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 8, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* Amazon Hub in Newark Is Canceled After Unions and Local Groups Object *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber and Karen Weise *Date:* July 7, 2022 *Summary:* The e-commerce giant planned to build an airport cargo center, hire 1,000 workers and invest hundreds of millions of dollars over 20 years. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3ORtDRu *Title:* Activists Say Amazon Misled Shareholders About Warehouse Working Conditions *Source:* The Seattle Times *Author:* Lauren Rosenblatt *Date:* July 7, 2022 *Summary:* When the investment firm BlackRock voted against an independent audit of the working conditions at Amazon’s warehouses, it was relying on false and misleading information from the company, one activist group is arguing in a new complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3IvlbVG *Title:* Retailers Scale Back Hiring As Worry About a Slowdown Grows *Source:* Associated Press *Author: * Anne D’Innocenzio and Haleluya Hadero *Date:* July 7, 2022 *Summary:* After going on a frenzied hiring spree for a year and a half to meet surging shopper demand, America’s retailers are starting to temper their recruiting. The changing mindset comes as companies confront a pullback in consumer spending, the prospect of an economic downturn and surging labor costs. Some analysts suggest that merchants have also learned to do more with fewer workers. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3NWkAxc *Title:* Jobs Aplenty, But a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Lydia DePillis, Jeanna Smialek and Ben Casselman *Date:* July 7, 2022 *Summary:* A lack of child care and elder care options has forced some women to limit their hours or sidelined them altogether, hurting their career prospects. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3RcyZbo *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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July 7, 2022
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07 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 7, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* Most Employers Aren’t Expanding Benefits, In Spite of Retention Woes *Source:* Human Resource Executive *Author:* Kathryn Mayer *Date:* July 6, 2022 *Summary:* Despite recruitment challenges, a rapidly changing market and heightened employee expectations, the majority of employers haven’t expanded benefits over the past year, new data finds. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3nKybgv *Title:* Job Openings Eased, In a Sign of the Cooling Labor Market *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Lydia DePillis *Date:* July 6, 2022 *Summary:* The number of open positions fell to 11.3 million, down from an upwardly revised 11.6 million in April, the Labor Department said Wednesday in the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. That still leaves nearly two jobs available for every unemployed person in the United States. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3NPF62r *Title:* Biden in Ohio Spotlights Effort to Rescue Union Pensions *Source:* Associated Press *Author: * Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak *Date:* July 6, 2022 *Summary:* Reassuring frustrated blue-collar voters, President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited Ohio iron workers to highlight federal action to shore up troubled pension funding for millions now on the job or retired — and to make his political case that he’s been a champion for workers in the White House. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3bS0I0W *Title:* States Expand Bans on Nondisclosure Pacts Beyond #MeToo Claims *Source:* Bloomberg *Author:* Chris Marr *Date:* July 7, 2022 *Summary:* Several states now impose a broader ban on nondisclosure agreements covering all forms of workplace discrimination and harassment—including California, which revised its law in 2021, and Maine, where a new law is set to take effect Aug. 8. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ami0mk *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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July 6, 2022
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06 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 6, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* More Companies Are Trying Out the 4-Day Workweek. But It Might Not Be For Everyone *Source:* NPR *Author:* Jeevika Verma *Date:* July 6, 2022 *Summary:* The four-day workweek considers if workers really need to be working 40 hours a week. As part of its "Worklife" series, NPR's Morning Edition looked into how realistic this actually is. *Link:* https://n.pr/3RgmXhm *Title:* Teens in N.J. Will Now Be Able to Work Longer Hours as Murphy Signs Law *Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com *Author:* Brent Johnson and Karin Price Mueller *Date:* July 5, 2022 *Summary:* Some teenagers are now permitted to work longer hours during the busy summer months in New Jersey under a bipartisan bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Tuesday as employers in the state continue to face staffing issues. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3IguLvn *Title:* Union Accuses Academy Museum of “Anti-Union Actions”; Sides In “Productive Conversations” - Update *Source:* Deadline *Author: * David Robb *Date:* July 5, 2022 *Summary:* “After workers went public with their union, the Academy Museum changed the job description for an entire group of workers, those in Visitor Experience, to classify them as security guards, thus keeping them out of the bargaining unit. Visitor Experience is the largest department in the museum.” *Link:* https://bit.ly/3usJrlo *Title:* HarperCollins Union Authorizes Strike *Source:* Publishers Weekly *Author:* Jim Milliot *Date:* July 5, 2022 *Summary:* The union, Local 2110 of the UAW, represents more than 250 HC employees in the design, editorial legal, marketing, publicity, and sales departments. According to the union, current contract negotiations with HC management began in December 2021, when a one-year pandemic extension of the contract was set to expire. The union is bargaining for higher pay, improved family leave benefits, a greater commitment to diversifying staff, and stronger union protection. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3bMoknv *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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July 5, 2022
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05 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 5, 2022* *Please note: The SMLR_Net Listserv will go on hiatus from July 18th to August 31st.* *Title:* How Companies Offering to Cover Travel for Out-of-State Abortions Might Work *Source:* NPR *Author:* Scott Neuman *Date:* July 5, 2022 *Summary:* On the heels of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, several big-name companies such as Microsoft, Nike and Tesla have announced that they plan to assist employees who live in places where abortion is restricted to travel out-of-state to undergo the procedure. *Link:* https://n.pr/3bNhyxW *Title:* Norwegian Oil and Gas Output Falls as Workers Go on Strike *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Gwladys Fouche and Nora Buli *Date:* July 5, 2022 *Summary:* Norwegian offshore oil and gas workers went on strike over pay on Tuesday, the first day of planned industrial action that could cut the country's gas output by almost a quarter and exacerbate supply shortages in the wake of the Ukraine war. *Link:* https://reut.rs/3NHUKNl *Title:* Britain Gears Up for a Summer of Labor Discontent *Source:* The New York Times *Author: * Stephen Castle *Date:* July 5, 2022 *Summary:* With energy costs and inflation surging, and taxes and the cost of loans increasing, British workers are demanding higher pay and going on strike with a militancy not seen in years. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3yczrhc *Title:* Good Jobs Are Out of Reach for Many 20-Somethings in the U.S. *Source:* Brookings *Author:* Martha Ross and Anthony P. Carnevale *Date:* June 29, 2022 *Summary:* Bettors wouldn’t like the odds facing many young people as they enter the labor market seeking decent-paying employment. New research from Brookings Metro and Child Trends finds that nearly 60% of adults who were socioeconomically disadvantaged in their teens continue to struggle economically at age 30—facing low earnings, high poverty rates, and many barriers to employment. *Link:* https://brook.gs/3adQVlk *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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July 1, 2022
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01 Jul '22

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *July 1, 2022* *Title:* Jersey City Schools’ Business Administrator Files Lawsuit, Claiming Discrimination by Superintendent, HR Officer *Source:* The Jersey Journal *Author:* Jake Maher *Date:* June 30, 2022 *Summary:* The outgoing Jersey City school district business administrator is suing the district, claiming discrimination and retaliation by an administration that wants to get rid of Black employees. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3OCPMmq *Title:* ‘The Simpsons’ Production Workers Say They Deserve a Place at the Table *Source:* NPR *Author:* Andrew Limbong *Date:* July 1, 2022 *Summary:* Production workers at the long-running animated television shows The Simpsons, American Dad! and Family Guy filed to join a union this month. Employees said they are hoping to receive benefits, such as healthcare and retirement, but also to change the way production work is seen in the industry. *Link:* https://n.pr/3bHCOF7 *Title:* U.S. Jobless Claims Edged Lower Last Week *Source:* The Wall Street Journal *Author: * Rina Torchinsky *Date:* June 30, 2022 *Summary:* New applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week, a sign the labor market remains tight as the broader economy shows signs of slowing. *Link:* https://on.wsj.com/3ug46Jq *Title:* Workers at Airports Have Had It *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Liz Alderman *Date:* July 1, 2022 *Summary:* Across Europe, airport and other transport employees are striking, disrupting summer travel plans to demand better staffing and pay. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3I6CZWQ *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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