Smlr_net February 2023

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February 28, 2023
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28 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 28, 2023* *Title:* In Rare Victory, Immigrants Prevail in Suit Over Meat Plant Raid *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Miriam Jordan *Date:* February 27, 2023 *Summary:* The workers accused the government of racial profiling and excessive force. The agreement is very likely the first class settlement over an immigration enforcement operation at a work site, experts say. *Link:* http://bit.ly/41ytLMw *Title:* Amazon Workers in Coventry Take Second Day of Strike Action *Source:* BBC News *Author:* BBC News *Date:* February 28, 2023 *Summary:* Union members at an Amazon distribution center have begun a second day of industrial action. In January, workers at Coventry's depot became the first in the UK to take strike action against the online retail giant, in a row over pay. The GMB union is calling for a pay rise from £10.50 to £15 an hour, although the union is not recognized by Amazon. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3kAliHU *Title:* Maryland Gov. Moore Testifies for Faster Minimum Wage Boost *Source:* Associated Press *Author: * Brian White *Date:* February 27, 2023 *Summary:* Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pushed lawmakers on Monday to increase the minimum wage to $15 this year — instead of waiting until 2025 — and allow annual increases that are tied to the cost of living. Part of the measure that would tie future increases to the Consumer Price Index beginning in 2025 is coming under particular scrutiny. During a panel discussion with some business leaders who support the Democratic governor’s proposal, Moore acknowledged the challenge of persuading lawmakers to support it. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3kCwKTl *Title:* Sara Nelson Could Be the Greatest Labor Secretary Since the New Deal *Source:* The Nation *Author:* John Nichols *Date:* February 28, 2023 *Summary:* The demand for a fearless labor secretary is as great now as it was in the 1930s, and Nelson is more than ready to meet the moment. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3mexLBj *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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February 27, 2023
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27 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 27, 2023* *Title:* As Oil Companies Stay Lean, Workers Move to Renewable Energy *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Clifford Krauss *Date:* February 27, 2023 *Summary:* Solar, wind, geothermal, battery and other alternative-energy businesses are adding workers from fossil fuel companies, where employment has fallen. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3kwlPdT *Title:* NI Strikes: Road Maintenance Workers Walk Out *Source:* BBC News *Author:* BBC News *Date:* February 27, 2023 *Summary:* Road maintenance workers have gone on strike across Northern Ireland for seven days. The Department of Infrastructure has urged road users to be careful as essential services like gritting and oil spill clearance will be affected. About 200 of the workers are members of the union Unite and will be joining colleagues from the GMB. They are calling for productivity bonuses to be part of their pay, not dependent on a manager's decision. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3IXDbKb *Title:* Child Labor Violations are on the Rise as Some States Look to Loosen Their Rules *Source:* NPR *Author: * Kaitlyn Radde *Date:* February 26, 2023 *Summary:* Child labor violations have been on the rise since 2015 after declining for years, according to data from the U.S. Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division. The total number of violations is much lower than it was two decades ago, but experts are still troubled. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3KAMAbM *Title:* What Layoffs? Many Employers Are Eager to Hang On to Workers *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Sydney Ember and Ben Casselman *Date:* February 26, 2023 *Summary:* Despite interest rate increases meant to cool the labor market, companies outside the tech industry worry about having too few workers, not too many. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3Iz4Bo7 *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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February 24, 2023
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24 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 24, 2023* *Title:* Judge Scales Back Ruling Against Starbucks in Union Fight *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber *Date:* February 23, 2023 *Summary:* After barring Starbucks from firing any U.S.-based worker over labor activity, a federal judge said he had erred and limited the action to one store. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3Socy48 *Title:* MLS Players Association Becomes AFL-CIO Affiliate *Source:* ESPN *Author:* Jeff Carlisle *Date:* February 23, 2023 *Summary:* MLSPA members will join the more than 12.5 million workers that make up the unions of the AFL-CIO. The players associations of MLB, NFL, NWSL, WNBA and the USWNT are all AFL-CIO members. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3XWJz8O *Title:* Millions of Men are Leaving the Workforce. Here’s the Lasting Impact That Has on the Economy. *Source:* USA Today *Author: * Paul Davidson *Date:* February 23, 2023 *Summary:* Men ages 25 to 54, have been dropping out of the workforce for decades. Their participation rate rebounded somewhat from 2017 to 2019 as unemployment fell and wages increased in a vibrant labor market. But it slid during the health crisis and has yet to fully recover despite record job growth over the past two years. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3IulfFk *Title:* U.S. Labor Market Resilient; Inflation Hotter in Fourth Quarter *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Lucia Mutikani *Date:* February 23, 2023 *Summary:* The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a persistently tight labor market, and further fueling fears that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates higher than anticipated. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3ExJv8k *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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February 23, 2023
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23 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 23, 2023* *Title:* Trial Run of 4-Day Workweek Wins Converts *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Lora Kelley *Date:* February 22, 2023 *Summary:* Of 61 British companies that participated in a pilot program, 56 said they would continue. Both employers and employees reported benefits. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3EyNXE5 *Title:* FedEx Pilot Union Inches Closer to Strike with Unanimous Approval for Authorization Vote *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Noah Sheidlower *Date:* February 22, 2023 *Summary:* Contract negotiations between FedEx management and the FedEx Express Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association International have stalled, with no future talks scheduled, the release said. FedEx pilots have been in negotiations with management since May 2021. According to a statement on the FedEx pilots’ website, pilot leaders allege the company has failed to “acknowledge pilot contributions.” *Link:* http://bit.ly/3Y0CJiq *Title:* Flexible Work Without Exploitation *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author: * Jennifer Sherer and Margaret Poydock *Date:* February 23, 2023 *Summary:* Digital platform companies like Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and DoorDash are waging increasingly aggressive campaigns to erode long-standing labor rights and consumer protections in states across the country. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3knuy22 *Title:* Toyota Accepts Union Demands for Biggest Wage Hike in Two Decades *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Maki Shiraki and Eimi Yamamitsu *Date:* February 22, 2023 *Summary:* The automaker's incoming president Koji Sato said the decision to accept the union's demands in full at the first round of talks was meant not just for Toyota but "also for the industry as a whole, and in the hope that it will lead to frank discussions between labour and management at each company." *Link:* http://bit.ly/3m2rBEv *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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February 22, 2023
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22 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 22, 2023* *Title:* Dozens of *New York Times* Journalists Hit Staff Union for Its Defense of Trans Coverage Criticism *Source:* Vanity Fair *Author:* Charlotte Klein *Date:* February 21, 2023 *Summary:* A group of high-profile New York Times journalists on Tuesday privately fired back against NewsGuild of New York president Susan DeCarava, over a letter that she’d written affirming journalists’ right to criticize the paper in order to address workplace conditions, a response that came amid a dispute over the Times’ coverage of transgender issues. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3IHQahR *Title:* Employers Can’t Force You To Keep Quiet To Get Severance, Labor Board Decides, Reversing Trump-Era Rulings *Source:* Business Insider *Author:* Charles R. Davis *Date:* February 21, 2023 *Summary:* Companies that make former workers promise not to disparage their former employers in exchange for a severance payment are breaking the law, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday, restoring what it said was an "important principle and longstanding precedent" that employees cannot be coerced into waiving their rights. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3IL7Ytv *Title:* Low Wages Linked With Elevated Mortality Risk for Middle-Age Workers in the US, Study Finds *Source:* CNN Health *Author: * Deidre McPhillips and Alicia Wallace *Date:* February 21, 2023 *Summary:* Workers who had a sustained history of low wages – annual earnings below the poverty line for a family of four – were 38% more likely to die over the course of 12 years than those who had never experienced low-wage earnings. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3IIJzVw *Title:* Strikes More Than Double in 2022, With Workers Exerting Leverage in Tight Labor Market *Source:* CBS News *Author:* Laura Doan *Date:* February 21, 2023 *Summary:* Against the backdrop of hot inflation and a tight market, strike activity spiked by about 50% in 2022, and the number of workers involved jumped 60% year over year, according to a new "Labor Action Tracker" report by Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). *Link:* http://bit.ly/3krxYRb *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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February 21, 2023
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21 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 21, 2023* *Title:* Illinois Poised To Mandate Paid Leave for Nearly All Workers *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Claire Savage *Date:* February 19, 2023 *Summary:* Fourteen states and Washington, D.C., require employers offer paid sick leave via similar laws, although employees may only use it for health-related issues. What sets Illinois’ new legislation apart is workers won’t have to explain the reason for their absence as long as they provide notice in accordance with reasonable employer standards. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3IGNUsd *Title:* Michigan Starbucks Worker’s Unlawful Firing Has National Impact for Union Workers *Source:* MLive.com *Author:* Lindsay Moore *Date:* February 20, 2023 *Summary:* A Starbucks union leader’s unlawful termination at an Ann Arbor store has resulted in a nationwide order preventing the coffee chain from firing workers who support unionization. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3kg7diK *Title:* The Climate Benefits of a Four-Day Workweek *Source:* BBC *Author: * Giada Ferraglioni and Sergio Colombo *Date:* February 20, 2023 *Summary:* There's growing interest in the benefits of a four-day workweek for productivity and employee wellbeing, but the picture is more complicated when it comes to climate change. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3kja0aY *Title:* Union Pacific to Provide Paid Sick Leave to 2,100 Rail Workers *Source:* Bloomberg *Author:* Thomas Black *Date:* February 20, 2023 *Summary:* Union Pacific Corp. reached an agreement with two of its unions to provide up to seven days of paid sick leave, the latest in a sweeping change to benefits being offered in the rail industry. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3SgWAIS *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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February 20, 2023
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20 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 20, 2023* *Title:* Thomas Donahue, Influential Leader of Organized Labor, Dies at 94 *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Robert D. McFadden *Date:* February 19, 2023 *Summary:* A one-time doorman and bus driver, he became an assistant secretary of labor but fell short of his goal of being elected head of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3SflQzf *Title:* New York City Reaches Labor Agreement with DC 37, Largest Municipal Union *Source:* CBS News *Author:* Marcia Kramer *Date:* February 17, 2023 *Summary:* The five-year deal, retroactive to May 2021, guarantees an $18 an hour minimum wage for every worker -- well above the state rate of $14.20. It also includes raises of 3% for the first four years, 3.5% in the fifth year, and gives every member a $3,000 signing bonus. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3XE7dqk *Title:* British Medical Association Calls Government Reckless Over Pay Talks *Source:* BBC News *Author: * Fiona Nimoni *Date:* February 19, 2023 *Summary:* The British Medical Association has accused the government of "reckless" behaviour ahead of the results of a strike ballot by junior doctors. The BMA's Professor Philip Banfield said the prime minister and health secretary were refusing to enter meaningful negotiations with unions. The Department of Health and Social Care said it had met with the BMA and other unions to discuss pay. BMA members are expected to vote in favour of strike action. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3EmfxUU *Title:* ‘Digital Nomads’ Can Now Live in Spain With Their Families – If They Earn Enough *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Chris Dwyer *Date:* February 19, 2023 *Summary:* Remote workers looking for a change of scenery can now live and work in Spain if they meet the requirements of its new visa program. The visa is aimed at “international teleworkers,” according to the Spanish government. The so-called “digital nomad” visa is open to a wide variety of remote workers and has already attracted considerable interest. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3IfLaR7 *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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February 17, 2023
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17 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 17, 2023* *Title:* Tesla Fired Buffalo Workers Seeking to Organize, Union Says *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Jack Ewing and Noam Scheiber *Date:* February 16, 2023 *Summary:* A filing to the National Labor Relations Board called the dismissals retaliatory. The carmaker denied the allegation, saying they were based on performance. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3KfeyJO *Title:* Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Leaves Biden Administration To Lead NHL players' Union *Source:* NPR *Author:* Andrea Hsu *Date:* February 16, 2023 *Summary:* "As someone who grew up in an active union family and is a card-carrying union member, serving as Secretary of Labor and being given this unique opportunity to help working people is itself a privilege," Walsh said in a letter to colleagues shared by the Labor Department. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3Kgw40u *Title:* Union Tells Striking Warrior Met Coal Miners to Return to Work *Source:* AL.com *Author: * William Thornton *Date:* February 16, 2023 *Summary:* The United Mine Workers of America is telling its members that they may return to work at Warrior Met Coal next month, 23 months and one day after the union’s strike began. UMWA International President Cecil Roberts sent a letter today to Warrior Met Coal CEO Walt Scheller announcing that union members would return to work at the company’s four locations on March 2. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3lJWBcj *Title:* USWNT and Canada Unite in Protest for Gender Equality and Trans Rights Before SheBelieves Cup Game *Source:* CNN *Author:* Homero De la Fuente *Date:* February 17, 2023 *Summary:* The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) and Canada’s women’s soccer team gathered in a circle moments before kickoff on Thursday to show solidarity with the Canadians in their equal pay dispute with the national federation ahead of their opening match of the SheBelieves Cup at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3xt0fKj *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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February 16, 2023
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16 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 16, 2023* *Title:* CBO Projects Higher Unemployment, Slow Exit from Inflation *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak and Kevin Freking *Date:* February 16, 2023 *Summary:* The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the U.S. economy to stagnate this year with the unemployment rate jumping to 5.1% — a bleak outlook that was paired with a 10-year projection that publicly held U.S. debt would nearly double to $46.4 trillion in 2033. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3HXawTK *Title:* Thousands of Chinese Retirees Protest Government Cuts to Benefits *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Keith Bradsher, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu *Date:* February 16, 2023 *Summary:* Thousands of retirees confronted local officials and the police outside a popular park in the central Chinese city of Wuhan to demand the repeal of recent cuts in government-provided medical insurance for seniors. *Link:* http://bit.ly/414aOAP *Title:* California Democrats Propose $25 Minimum Wage for Health Workers *Source:* CBS News *Author: * Samantha Young *Date:* February 15, 2023 *Summary:* Union-aligned Democrats were set to introduce legislation Wednesday mandating a statewide $25 minimum wage for health workers and support staffers, likely setting up a pitched battle with hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3YXCFB5 *Title:* German Airport Group Warns of ‘Massive Disruptions’ From Strike *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Reuters *Date:* February 15, 2023 *Summary:* German trade union Verdi on Wednesday called on workers at Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen airports to go on a 24-hour strike, saying collective bargaining efforts had made little progress. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3xrfZgJ *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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February 15, 2023
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15 Feb '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *February 15, 2023* *Title:* Tesla Workers in Buffalo Begin Union Drive *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Jack Ewing *Date:* February 14, 2023 *Summary:* If successful, the workers who help develop Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system will be the first group at the company to organize. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3RXaAaN *Title:* RIPL Granting $12 Million to States to Combat Unemployment and Transform Workforce Development *Source:* PR Newswire *Author:* RIPL (Research Improving People’s Lives) *Date:* February 14, 2023 *Summary:* Research Improving People's Lives (RIPL) announced the launch of its Opening Workforce DOORS Grant Program to help states transform the outdated workforce and unemployment programs and get people back to work through cloud technology, streamlined digital services, and government data. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3XxTNMo *Title:* Inflation Rose 0.5% in January, More Than Expected and Up 6.4% From a Year Ago *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Jeff Cox *Date:* February 14, 2023 *Summary:* Inflation turned higher to start 2023, as rising shelter, gas and fuel prices took their toll on consumers, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3I1HLFp *Title:* Amazon: Unionised Coventry Workers Announce Strike Escalation *Source:* BBC News *Author:* BBC News *Date:* February 14, 2023 *Summary:* Unionised workers at an Amazon distribution centre have announced more strikes in a row over pay. About 350 staff at the Coventry warehouse became the first in the UK to take industrial action against the online retail giant last month. *Link:* http://bit.ly/3xpIQ5a *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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