Smlr_net September 2022

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*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *September 1, 2022* *Title:* Support for Labor Unions in the U.S. is at a 57-Year High *Source:* NPR *Author:* Jaclyn Diaz *Date:* August 31, 2022 *Summary:* Seventy-one percent of Americans now approve of labor unions — up from last year's 68%. Union support is also up from 64%, before the COVID-19 pandemic, and is the highest the polling firm has recorded since 1965. Support for unions was highest in the 1950s, according to the Gallup, when 3 in 4 Americans approved of labor organizations. *Link:* https://n.pr/3wN6N6i *Title:* Job Openings Picked Up in July, Showing the Labor Market Remains Hot *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Talmon Joseph Smith *Date:* August 30, 2022 *Summary:* Demand for workers remained strong in July, a sign that the U.S. labor market remains vibrant even as the Federal Reserve tries to cool the economy by raising interest rates. Job openings ticked up to 11.2 million, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday as part of its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS. *Link:* https://nyti.ms/3KBnEyF *Title:* ‘It’s About Fairness and Respect’: California May Get a New Salary Transparency Law Soon *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Jennifer Liu *Date:* August 31, 2022 *Summary:* A new salary transparency law may soon be coming to California, home to 19 million workers and some of the most influential companies in the world including Apple, Disney, Google and Meta. The state legislature approved a bill Tuesday that would require all employers in the state with at least 15 workers to include the hourly rate or salary range on job listings. *Link:* https://cnb.cx/3Txf8F6 *Title:* Royal Mail and BT Strikes See 150,000 Workers Walk Out *Source:* BBC *Author:* Beth Timmins *Date:* August 31, 2022 *Summary:* On Wednesday 115,000 Royal Mail workers were on strike while 40,000 BT and Openreach workers stayed out, in action that began on Tuesday. The postal worker strikes will disrupt delivery of packages and letters. Royal Mail staff are planning further strikes on 8 and 9 September. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at the Royal Mail said they were striking after rejecting a pay rise of 2%, and called on Royal Mail to offer an increase that "covers the current cost of living". *Link:* https://bbc.in/3RdUM2g *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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