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May 31, 2023
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31 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 31, 2023* *Title:* Why Are Remote Corporate Workers Having More Fun? Co-Working Spaces. *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Roy Furchgott *Date:* May 31, 2023 *Summary:* For many, shared offices have become an escape from often chaotic homes — and a chance to join a community. Are they the future of co-working? *Link:* https://bit.ly/45EXl4J *Title:* Noncompete Agreements Violate US Labor Law, Official Says *Source:* Reuters *Author:* Daniel Wiessner *Date:* May 30, 2023 *Summary:* A U.S. labor board official on Tuesday said requiring workers to sign agreements not to join competing companies is usually illegal, the latest bid by government regulators to rein in the practice. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo in a memo to agency lawyers said so-called "noncompete agreements" discourage workers from exercising their rights under U.S. labor law to advocate for better working conditions. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3ONSU1F *Title:* China’s Youth Unemployment Hits a Record High, Deepening Its Economic Scars *Source:* NBC News *Author: * Clement Tan *Date:* May 30, 2023 *Summary:* Urban unemployment among 16- to 24-year-olds hit a record 20.4% in April, about four times the broader unemployment rate, even as millions more college students are expected to graduate this year. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3JbpsPJ *Title:* How Remote Work Connected Employees Making $19 an Hour and $80,000 a Year *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Emma Goldberg *Date:* May 31, 2023 *Summary:* At Amazon, warehouse workers have shown support for corporate colleagues, noting they have nothing to gain if office workers lose flexibility that the pandemic proved possible. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3qaFUc2 *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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May 30, 2023
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30 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 30, 2023* *Title:* Historic Gains: Low-Income Workers Scored in the COVID Economy *Source:* Politico *Author:* Victoria Guida *Date:* May 29, 2023 *Summary:* For the past three years, low-income workers have made historic gains in wages even after inflation, reversing the trend of advances for upper-income workers and stagnating pay for laborers that dominated the previous four decades, according to a POLITICO analysis of data from the U.S. Labor Department. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3WJeZjN *Title:* Employee Stock Ownership Plans Are an Overlooked Tax Unicorn *Source:* Bloomberg Law *Author:* Lawrence Kaplan *Date:* May 30, 2023 *Summary:* Employee stock ownership plans can provide many unique tax benefits for closely held companies, says CSG Partners’ Lawrence Kaplan. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3qkSaXu *Title:* Amazon to Offer Parents Term-Time-Only Working *Source:* BBC News *Author: * Zoe Conway *Date:* May 29, 2023 *Summary:* Parents and grandparents who work in Amazon warehouses will be able to choose to work in term-time only. Amazon said the new contract will mean people with children to look after can take six weeks of holiday in summer and two weeks at Easter and at Christmas. But the GMB union, which is fighting Amazon for recognition, said that while flexible working is welcome, most workers want better wages. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3MHAoVT *Title:* Why New York City’s Lifeguard Shortage Is Even Worse This Year *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Corey Kilgannon and Dana Rubinstein *Date:* May 29, 2023 *Summary:* Despite pay increases and efforts to simplify the notoriously difficult swim test, New York’s lifeguard shortage is dire. The city says the lifeguard unions are partly to blame. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3N4Zf7L *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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May 26, 2023
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26 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 26, 2023* *Title:* Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Kellen Browning *Date:* May 25, 2023 *Summary:* Gov. Tim Walz said the legislation would have raised costs for ordering an Uber or Lyft too high, potentially pricing out Minnesota customers. *Link:* https://bit.ly/438Rfbd *Title:* Report: 20 of the World's Richest Economies, Including the U.S., Fuel Forced Labor *Source:* NPR *Author:* Ayana Archie *Date:* May 26, 2023 *Summary:* The report released this week by Walk Free, an international human rights group, found that countries belonging to the Group of 20 major economies helped fuel forced labor through global supply chains and state-imposed forced labor. Between the 20 countries, they imported $468 billion worth of products possibly made by forced labor, with the U.S. making up nearly $170 billion of that, the report said. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3opHAhD *Title:* More Americans Apply for Jobless Benefits but Labor Market Remains Tight *Source:* Associated Press *Author: * Matt Ott *Date:* May 25, 2023 *Summary:* The number of Americans filing for jobless claims for the week ending May 20 rose by 4,000 to 229,000 from 225,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The previous week’s number was revised down by a significant 17,000. *Link:* https://bit.ly/42aCSlA *Title:* Young Workers Express Lower Levels of Job Satisfaction than Older Ones, But Most are Content with Their Job *Source:* Pew Research Center *Author:* Rebecca Leppert *Date:* May 25, 2023 *Summary:* From a COVID-19-era trend of “quiet quitting” to the rise of the #quittok hashtag on TikTok, young workers in the United States have reportedly grown disengaged from their jobs and traditional “hustle culture.” But while young workers are less likely than their older counterparts to express the highest levels of job satisfaction, most (85%) are at least somewhat satisfied with their job overall, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3qeEGNa *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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May 25, 2023
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25 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 25, 2023* *Title:* Resident Doctors End Strike at Elmhurst Hospital *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Joseph Goldstein *Date:* May 24, 2023 *Summary:* The doctors walked off the job earlier this week, in the first strike by New York City hospital doctors in more than 30 years. Their union reached a deal with Mount Sinai, which employs them, on Wednesday. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3OzsHDX *Title:* DGA & Studios “Have A Lot Of Ground To Cover” Before Any Possible Deal, As Talks Continue *Source:* Deadline *Author:* Dominic Patten *Date:* May 24, 2023 *Summary:* Two weeks into their negotiations, the Lesli Linka Glatter-led union and the Alliance of Motion Picture Producers and Television Producers haven’t “agreed on anything significant,” well-positioned sources say. Not entirely surprising at this juncture in the media-blacked-out talks, the reality of the situation extinguishes the rumor flying around town today that an agreement is close. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3qebZA0 *Title:* Labor Board Issues Complaint Against Amazon’s Bessemer Center *Source:* AL.com *Author: * William Thornton *Date:* May 23, 2023 *Summary:* Specifically, the complaints deal with Amazon’s “off-duty access” rule banning employees from company facilities when not on shift. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3BZMl4g *Title:* Effort to Decertify Starbucks Unions Ramps Up with Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation *Source:* The Buffalo News *Author:* Samantha Christmann *Date:* May 24, 2023 *Summary:* The effort to oust unions at Starbucks stores is escalating, now with a push from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a nonprofit that provides free legal aid to workers fighting compulsory union membership. The foundation has put out a notice to employees on its website urging employees to contact it for free legal advice. *Link:* https://bit.ly/45I94Qn *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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May 24, 2023
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24 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 24, 2023* *Title:* The California Teachers’ Strikes Have a Vital Lesson for the Labor Movement *Source:* The Nation *Author:* Cecily Myart-Cruz *Date:* May 19, 2023 *Summary:* In addition to salaries that keep up with inflation and smaller class sizes, Oakland educators held the line for almost seven days on what are known as “common good” demands. Common-good bargaining refers to agreements that go beyond issues of wages and benefits in an attempt to have a positive impact on the broader community. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3MR2rUm *Title:* The Times Reaches a Contract Deal With Its Newsroom Union *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Katie Robertson *Date:* May 23, 2023 *Summary:* The agreement, if ratified, will give union members immediate salary increases of up to 12.5 percent to cover the last two years and 2023, and will raise the required minimum salary to $65,000, up from about $37,500. The previous contract expired in March 2021, and union members have not received contractual raises since 2020. *Link:* https://bit.ly/43lzxkG *Title:* Commentary - Should the Federal Government Spend More On Workforce Development? *Source:* Brookings *Author: * Harry J. Holzer *Date:* May 23, 2023 *Summary:* This article is based on Professor Holzer’s testimony before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, Committee on Education and Labor on May 11, 2023. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Wu77CG *Title:* A.I.’s Threat to Jobs Prompts Question of Who Protects Workers *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Emma Goldberg *Date:* May 23, 2023 *Summary:* Tens of millions of jobs could be automated by generative artificial intelligence. The makers of new technologies are looking to the government to step in. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3WtaTMF *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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May 23, 2023
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23 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 23, 2023* *Title:* Companies Are Taking a Harder Line on Union Organizers, Workers Say *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Noam Scheiber *Date:* May 22, 2023 *Summary:* Apple, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s and REI are accused of targeting union supporters after organizing efforts gained traction, charges the companies deny. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3WvKyNO *Title:* Resident Physicians Go on Strike at Hospital Once Called ‘The Epicenter of the Epicenter’ of the Country’s Coronavirus Pandemic *Source:* CNN *Author:* Nicki Brown *Date:* May 22, 2023 *Summary:* The resident physicians at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens don’t receive the same pay and benefits as their non-union counterparts working at other hospitals, according to Sunyata Altenor, the communications director for the Committee of Interns and Residents union. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3OCGB8f *Title:* US Seeks Labor Rights Probe at Goodyear Tire in Mexico *Source:* Reuters via U.S. News & World Report *Author: * Reuters *Date:* May 22, 2023 *Summary:* The complaint from the U.S. Trade Representative's office (USTR) comes after independent Mexican union La Liga petitioned the U.S. government to open a case, arguing Goodyear employees in the central state of San Luis Potosi were offered fewer benefits than available to other workers in the rubber sector in Mexico. *Link:* https://bit.ly/420ukxw *Title:* AI is Changing How Americans Find Jobs, Get Promoted and Succeed At Work *Source:* The Conversation *Author:* Catherine Rymsha *Date:* May 22, 2023 *Summary:* Whether we realize it or not, advancements in artificial intelligence are increasingly influencing the paths of our careers. Advancements in human capital management systems, more strategic and data-driven human resource and talent management practices, and increased attention to bias are all factors that are changing how people are hired, developed, promoted and fired. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3MSu5QW *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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May 22, 2023
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22 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 22, 2023* *Title:* The Latest Workers Calling for a Better Quality Of Life: Airline Pilots *Source:* NPR *Author:* Andrea Hsu *Date:* May 22, 2023 *Summary:* In the departures hall of Washington Dulles International Airport, hundreds of uniformed United Airlines pilots filed silently past travelers pulling suitcases and children toward the check-in kiosks. Faces stoic, they carried signs with messages such as "Fix our schedules!" and "Future pilots are watching." Such protests have been staged at airports all across the country in recent weeks, as United, American and Southwest airlines have all been engaged in contract talks. Quality of life issues have taken center stage. *Link:* https://bit.ly/422ybdo *Title:* Child Labor Bill Passed By Iowa Legislature Appears To Violate Federal Law, Federal Officials Say *Source:* NBC News *Author:* Laura Strickler *Date:* May 19, 2023 *Summary:* A new law passed by the Iowa Legislature designed to increase youth employment opportunities in a tight labor market appears to violate federal child labor protections, according to U.S. Labor Department officials. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Iv2DWJ *Title:* Uber’s Diversity Chief Put on Leave After Complaints of Insensitivity *Source:* The New York Times *Author: * Kellen Browning *Date:* May 21, 2023 *Summary:* The executive hosted sessions about race and being a white woman that were titled “Don’t Call Me Karen,” prompting an employee uproar. *Link:* https://bit.ly/42Y2a7x *Title:* Workforce Development is a Crucial Part of Digital Equity *Source:* Brookings *Author:* Nicol Turner Lee and Jack Malamud *Date:* May 18, 2023 *Summary:* The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), includes a historic investment of $42.5 billion toward expanding broadband deployment throughout the U.S. The BEAD program has also implemented a number of requirements that, according to its Workforce Planning Guide, are intended to support “the development of an equity-driven telecommunications workforce that offers good jobs and opportunities to workers in America, especially for populations who have been historically underserved by public policy initiatives.” *Link:* https://bit.ly/45p1GsI *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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May 19, 2023
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19 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 19, 2023* *Title:* Unions Accuse UPMC of Wielding Market Power Against Workers *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Reed Abelson *Date:* May 18, 2023 *Summary:* A coalition of unions has filed an antitrust complaint with the Justice Department, accusing the Pennsylvania hospital system of suppressing wages and worsening working conditions. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Mi9O5x *Title:* University of California Considers Hiring Undocumented Students Despite Federal Ban *Source:* Politico *Author:* Blake Jones *Date:* May 18, 2023 *Summary:* The UC Regents voted Thursday to create a working group that will explore hiring such workers and advise the board on a decision, which it expects to make by the end of November. The board took the vote after meeting for more than two hours behind closed doors with attorneys. Such a move would forward an unprecedented test to federal immigration and employment law. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3WgiKgz *Title:* National Labor Relations Board Files Complaint for Unfair Labor Practices vs. NCAA, Pac-12, USC *Source:* ESPN *Author: * Dan Murphy *Date:* May 18, 2023 *Summary:* A legal battle that would open the door for some college athletes to form unions took an expected, yet significant step forward Thursday when the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against the NCAA, the Pac-12 and USC for unfair labor practices. *Link:* https://bit.ly/42NYZiX *Title:* Initial Jobless Claims Fell Last Week as Fraudulent Activity in Massachusetts Clouds Data *Source:* CNN Business *Author:* Alicia Wallace *Date:* May 18, 2023 *Summary:* The number of first-time claims for weekly jobless benefits fell last week to 242,000, down 22,000 from 264,000 the week before, according to data published Thursday by the Department of Labor. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Oxapmy *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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May 18, 2023
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18 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 18, 2023* *Title:* Ron DeSantis’s Immigration Law is Already Leading to Worker Shortages *Source:* Vox *Author:* Christian Paz *Date:* May 17, 2023 *Summary:* Dozens of videos on social media show empty construction sites and farms even before a new law goes into effect. *Link:* https://bit.ly/459dwHt *Title:* SAG-AFTRA’s National Board Votes Unanimously To Ask Members For Strike Authorization *Source:* Deadline *Author:* David Robb *Date:* May 17, 2023 *Summary:* “In anticipation of the union’s forthcoming TV/Theatrical Contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which begin June 7, the SAG-AFTRA National Board agreed unanimously to recommend that its members vote to authorize a strike,” the guild said in a statement posted on its website. *Link:* https://bit.ly/41IkvEk *Title:* Bill Would Increase Wages For Rideshare Drivers; Uber Says It Could Increase Customer Costs By 30% *Source:* CBS Minnesota *Author: * Caroline Cummings *Date:* May 17, 2023 *Summary:* The proposal sets new minimum payment rates to boost the driver's share of a ride's final tab in a move by Democrats to give them a fair shake. It would require compensation of at least $1.45 per mile and 34 cents per minute for rides in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area, with a 20-cent decrease in the mileage rate elsewhere in the state. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3M8ne48 *Title:* What’s In Sanders’ ‘Bold’ Plan For Health Care *Source:* Politico *Author:* Daniel Payne and Burgess Everett *Date:* May 17, 2023 *Summary:* In an interview with POLITICO, Sanders (I-Vt.) described a plan that would, over five years, provide $130 billion for community health centers and $60 billion in funding to grow the workforce. Within the workforce funding, he would set aside $15 billion for graduate medical education programs, with an emphasis on boosting primary care access. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Orhh5f *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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May 17, 2023
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17 May '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *May 17, 2023* *Title:* In a Historic Step, Strippers at an LA Bar are Poised to Unionize *Source:* NPR *Author:* Emma Bowman *Date:* May 16, 2023 *Summary:* The news comes after a 15-month battle between the North Hollywood club and the group of dancers, who are seeking higher compensation and safer workplace conditions, including better security to protect them from belligerent patrons. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3IkL37M *Title:* Many Older Workers Have Difficult Jobs That Put Them at Risk *Source:* Economic Policy Institute *Author:* Monique Morrissey *Date:* May 17, 2023 *Summary:* Significant numbers of Americans over 50 endure difficult working conditions, including physically taxing, dangerous and stressful jobs—jobs that often don’t even pay enough to allow them to ever retire. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3pLJ31S *Title:* Work From Home And Other Benefits May Be At Risk After Covid Emergency Declaration Ends *Source:* Forbes *Author: * Kelly Phillips Erb *Date:* May 15, 2023 *Summary:* Now that the emergency declaration has ended, there’s a dilemma for employers: cease Covid-19 related payments, accept that they might be taxable, or determine whether they might otherwise be deductible under another section. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3MbSCyK *Title:* CNET Staff are Unionizing, Citing Editorial Independence and Use of AI Tools *Source:* The Verge *Author:* Mia Sato *Date:* May 16, 2023 *Summary:* Months after CNET came under fire for quietly running articles written using artificial intelligence tools, staff at the tech news outlet are forming a union with the Writers Guild of America, East. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3MetabI *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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