Smlr_net June 2023

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June 30, 2023
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30 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 30, 2023* *Title:* The Supreme Court Rules Against USPS in Sunday Work Case *Source:* NPR *Author:* Nina Totenberg and Meghanlata Gupta *Date:* June 29, 2023 *Summary:* The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously handed a major victory to religious groups by greatly expanding how far employers must go to accommodate the religious views of their employees. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3NRolqS *Title:* Applications for Jobless Benefits in the U.S. Retreat after Three Weeks of Elevated Claims *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Matt Ott *Date:* June 29, 2023 *Summary:* U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 26,000 to 239,000 for the week ending June 24, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Economists were expecting the elevated claims numbers to continue above 260,000, where they had settled the past three weeks. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3pt8rK6 *Title:* Southwest Pilots’ Union Lays Groundwork for Potential Strike with Labor Talks at an Impasse *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Leslie Josephs *Date:* June 29, 2023 *Summary:* Southwest Airlines pilots’ union said Thursday it sought to be released from federal mediation for a new labor contract, laying the groundwork for a potential strike as talks with the carrier haven’t yet yielded an agreement. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CYpsyE *Title:* Now’s the Time to Bring Up Menopause at Work *Source:* Time *Author:* Alana Semuels *Date:* June 29, 2023 *Summary:* Genentech is one of many companies starting to adopt menopause benefits as they work on recruiting and retaining female employees. Years after companies started covering fertility treatments, they’re now expanding health benefits to cover menopause as Millennials begin to enter perimenopause, the prequel to menopause, which can start in a woman’s 30s and last as long as a decade, and can be characterized by increased anxiety and depression, sleep troubles, and hot flashes. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3PwmnO2 *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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June 29, 2023
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29 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 29, 2023* *Title:* With a Month Before Strike Deadline, Teamsters Walk Away From Talks With UPS *Source:* CNN Business *Author:* Chris Isidore *Date:* June 28, 2023 *Summary:* The Teamsters union says it has walked away from negotiations with United Parcel Service with just over a month to go before its contract expires. The union, whose rank-and-file members have already authorized a strike if a new deal with the parcel carrier is not reached by the July 31 contract expiration deadline, is demanding that UPS present it with its “last, best, and final offer” by this Friday. It would then present the offer to the 340,000 members who work at UPS with the expectations that they would reject the deal, in the hopes that it would force the company to improve the offer before the deadline. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3JEaiT3 *Title:* SAG-AFTRA “Prepared To Strike” Letter Hits 1,000 Signatures, Including Guild President Fran Drescher *Source:* Deadline *Author:* Peter White and Rosy Cordero *Date:* June 28, 2023 *Summary:* After it emerged that over 300 actors had written to SAG-AFTRA leadership that they are “prepared to strike” if the guild doesn’t “get all the way there” during talks with the studios, the number of actors signing the letter has more than tripled overnight. *Link:* https://bit.ly/44GFEkj *Title:* Eyeing Expanding Revenue, N.F.L. Players Tap a Business Executive to Lead Their Union *Source:* The New York Times *Author: * Ken Belson *Date:* June 28, 2023 *Summary:* Lloyd Howell Jr. was elected executive director of the union, replacing DeMaurice Smith, as gambling, new media and an expanding schedule generate more business for the N.F.L. *Link:* https://bit.ly/46qG6ok *Title:* Mississippi Farms Pay Overdue Wages for Favoring Immigrants Over Local Black Workers, Agency Says *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Emily Wagster Pettus *Date:* June 28, 2023 *Summary:* Forty-four farms in Mississippi exploited local Black workers by paying higher wages to immigrants who were in the United States on temporary work visas, the U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday. The department announced it completed investigations that it began last year in the rural flatlands of the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest areas of the U.S. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3XxQR3W *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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June 28, 2023
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28 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 28, 2023* *Title:* Too Many Workers, or Too Few: India’s Colossal Employment Challenge *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Alex Travelli and Hari Kumar *Date:* June 28, 2023 *Summary:* In some places, educated young people are desperate for steady employment in the world’s most populous nation. In others, factory owners struggle to retain workers. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3PzvnBP *Title:* Starbucks Files Labor Complaint Against Union Over Pride Decor Allegations *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Kate Rogers *Date:* June 27, 2023 *Summary:* Starbucks fired back Monday at the union that represents baristas at hundreds of its stores, filing charges with the National Labor Relations Board over Starbucks Workers United’s allegations that dozens of its stores were not allowed to put up Pride month decor. *Link:* https://bit.ly/444VaXg *Title:* England Nurse Strikes End as Vote Turnout Too Low *Source:* BBC News *Author: * Nick Triggle *Date:* June 27, 2023 *Summary:* Strike action by nurses at the Royal College of Nursing will not continue after the union's ballot of its members in England failed to achieve a mandate. While most of those members who cast a ballot voted to continue industrial action, the proportion taking part in the vote was too low for it to count. *Link:* https://bit.ly/46sTlVk *Title:* Pay Equity Is Officially Coming to Tennis. Eventually. *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Matthew Futterman *Date:* June 27, 2023 *Summary:* The WTA Tour approved a plan to achieve pay equity at its biggest tournaments. But it won’t be fully implemented until 2033. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3JC3F3Q *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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June 27, 2023
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27 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 27, 2023* *Title:* A New Law Aims to Stop Pregnancy Discrimination at Work *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Alisha Haridasani Gupta *Date:* June 27, 2023 *Summary:* On Tuesday, a new federal law that requires employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” for pregnant and postpartum workers went into effect, expanding protections for millions of people. *Link:* https://bit.ly/42VGTe5 *Title:* Air traffic Controllers Union Pushes for Staffing Solution after Scathing DOT Watchdog Report *Source:* CNN Business *Author:* Pete Muntean *Date:* June 26, 2023 *Summary:* Last week, the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General released an audit which found that that “the lack of fully certified controllers, operational supervisors, and traffic management coordinators pose a potential risk to air traffic operations.” The audit also found that 77% of critical facilities are staffed below the FAA’s own 85% staffing threshold and “at several facilities, controllers were working mandatory overtime and 6-day work weeks to cover staff shortages.” *Link:* https://bit.ly/3JAa9QJ *Title:* Microsoft’s Union-Neutral Deal Spurs Video Game Organizing Wave *Source:* Bloomberg Law *Author: * Parker Purifoy *Date:* June 26, 2023 *Summary:* Microsoft Corp.‘s union-friendly stance has opened the door for organizing among online gaming studios nationwide in what legal observers say is a model for other companies looking to establish better relationships with organized labor. *Link:* https://bit.ly/46mlVb4 *Title:* For Workers, Unions and Public Pressure Get the Goods *Source:* The American Prospect *Author:* Ryan Cooper *Date:* June 26, 2023 *Summary:* In December last year, a looming freight rail strike was forbidden by the federal government. This was seen as a major defeat for labor, and it certainly was in the moment. But since that time, the unions have kept up the pressure, with some assistance from labor-friendly members of Congress, journalists, and the Biden administration, gradually forcing the rail companies to fold one by one. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3PxDUFC *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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June 26, 2023
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26 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 26, 2023* *Title:* Starbucks Union Plans to Strike Over Pride Décor and Labor Practices *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* J. Edward Moreno and Noam Scheiber *Date:* June 23, 2023 *Summary:* Walkouts were called at more than 150 stores in the next week after workers said Pride Month decorations had been banned in some, a claim the company denied. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Pw2y9I *Title:* UAW Rips Biden Administration on US Loan to Ford Joint Venture Battery Plant *Source:* Reuters *Author:* David Shepardson *Date:* June 23, 2023 *Summary:* UAW Union President Shawn Fain called the loan a massive "giveaway" with "no consideration for wages, working conditions, union rights or retirement security" that would help create low-paying jobs adding, "Why is Joe Biden’s administration facilitating this corporate greed with taxpayer money?" *Link:* https://bit.ly/42Z3ZjN *Title:* Without Paid Family Leave, Teachers Stockpile Sick Days and Aim for Summer Babies *Source:* NPR *Author: * Beth Wallis *Date:* June 26, 2023 *Summary:* Less than one-fifth the largest school districts offer paid parental leave for teachers, and only a handful of states guarantee it. That leaves few options for educators who want to start a family. *Link:* https://bit.ly/46gOhnb *Title:* The Uneven Effect of Remote Work, in One List *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Emily Badger *Date:* June 26, 2023 *Summary:* This ranking of jobs by percentage of remote work also helps explain why the pandemic has left more scars in certain areas. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3pnySRf *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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June 23, 2023
by SMLR Library 23 Jun '23

23 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 23, 2023* *Title:* Congress Spotlights ‘Serious’ Forced Labor Concerns With Chinese Shopping Sites *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Ana Swanson and Claire Fu *Date:* June 22, 2023 *Summary:* A congressional investigation into Temu and Shein offered new insight into services that are delivering a deluge of cheap and little-regulated products. *Link:* https://bit.ly/44aaIcl *Title:* Weekly US Applications for Unemployment Aid Remain Relatively Elevated *Source:* Associated Press *Author:* Matt Ott *Date:* June 22, 2023 *Summary:* U.S. applications for jobless claims were 264,000 for the week ending June 17, the same as the previous week’s revised number, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s slightly more than analysts were expecting. The claims numbers for the past two weeks are the highest since October of 2021. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3prNMG2 *Title:* Uptick In Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Has Left Workers Concerned for Their Safety And Benefits: ‘I Worry That We’re Moving Backwards’ *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Rebecca Picciotto *Date:* June 22, 2023 *Summary:* This legislative trend has led to growing concerns for LGBTQ+ employees about their professional security, access to benefits and safety at work. For example, workers say they are worried that they may lose gender-affirming health care for themselves or their children. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CHqlvo *Title:* N.J.’s Largest Union for Cannabis Workers Offers Summer Program To Enter the Legal Weed Market *Source:* NJ.com *Author:* NJ Cannabis Insider Staff *Date:* June 22, 2023 *Summary:* The state’s largest cannabis union, UFCW Local 360, announced an application process for its apprenticeship program that’s meant to provide hands-on training for those who want to start a career in New Jersey legal weed industry as a retail employee. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3NluNoB *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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June 22, 2023
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22 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 22, 2023* *Title:* New Senate Legislation Seeks To Revise National Labor Law, Targeting Port Union Workers *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Lori Ann LaRocco *Date:* June 22, 2023 *Summary:* The legislation, sponsored by Idaho Republican Senator Jim Risch, would amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 to deter labor slowdowns and prohibit labor organizations from blocking the modernization of ports. *Link:* https://bit.ly/44dbbtD *Title:* Michigan Supreme Court to Review Strategy That Curbed Minimum Wage, Sick Leave Plans *Source:* The Detroit News *Author:* Beth LeBlanc *Date:* June 21, 2023 *Summary:* An ultimate decision from the high court could result in changes to Michigan's minimum wage, which has been following a slower, stepped increase enacted by the Legislature in 2018 instead of a more aggressive timeline envisioned by the groups collecting signatures for the effort. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3NhIXat *Title:* Employers Are Upping Their Incentives to Bring Workers Back to the Office *Source:* CBS News *Author: * Khristopher J. Brooks *Date:* June 21, 2023 *Summary:* Free lunch and game nights and live concerts — oh boy! These are some of the perks a growing number of U.S. employers are dangling in front of workers, in hopes of luring them back to the office. Companies are also relaxing their dress codes, adding commuter benefits and even raising salaries to entice employees. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CILjdw *Title:* More Than 25% of U.S. Workers Are Covered Under Pay Transparency Laws—That Could Soon Be Near 50% *Source:* CNBC *Author:* Jennifer Liu *Date:* June 21, 2023 *Summary:* Nearly 44.8 million people, or 26.6% of the U.S. labor force, live in a state where employers are required by law to list salary ranges in public job postings, according to data from the National Women’s Law Center. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Jqx8NY *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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June 21, 2023
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21 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 21, 2023* *Title:* A Job With a Fair Salary? What Pay Transparency Laws Are Revealing *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* H. Claire Brown *Date:* June 20, 2023 *Summary:* Salary disclosure laws have been a boon for workers searching for jobs that pay fairly — but only when the advertised pay bands are narrow enough to be useful. *Link:* https://bit.ly/42L2BRO *Title:* Church of England Clergy Asks For a Pay Raise for the First Time In History *Source:* NPR *Author:* Joe Hernandez *Date:* June 21, 2023 *Summary:* Even the Church of England is feeling the pinch of the United Kingdom's cost-of-living crisis, and now clergy members are asking for a pay raise. Members of the clergy have submitted a formal pay claim to the church for the first time in history, according to the labor union Unite. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CCugd2 *Title:* Poland Wants to Boost Its Minimum Wage By 20% — and It’s Got Economists Worried *Source:* CNBC *Author: * Elliot Smith *Date:* June 21, 2023 *Summary:* The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party announced plans last week to increase the current monthly minimum wage of 3,490 zloty ($859.60) — already set to increase from July 1 — to 4,242 zloty in January 2024 and 4,300 zloty in July 2024. *Link:* https://bit.ly/44eT0nz *Title:* Supreme Court Justices’ Close Ties with Business Interests Threaten Workers’ Rights *Source:* Economic Policy Institute – Working Economics Blog *Author:* Eve Tahmincioglu, Celine McNicholas, and Daniel Costa *Date:* June 20, 2023 *Summary:* Workers should pay attention to news that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been wined and dined by a billionaire businessman for years without disclosures, while Justice Neil Gorsuch sold property to a law firm executive who has been involved in numerous cases before the court. It will come as no surprise that justices receiving lavish gifts are going to side with the interests of their wealthy benefactors when a case comes before them involving business interests versus workers’ rights. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3peF2mM *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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June 20, 2023
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20 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 20, 2023* *Title:* Return to Office Enters the Desperation Phase *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Emma Goldberg *Date:* June 20, 2023 *Summary:* The next stage of getting workers back at their desks includes incentives like $10 to the charity of their choice — and consequences like poor performance evaluations if they don’t make the trek in. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Nhhztd *Title:* What to Know About Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Newly-Signed Laws Restricting Trans, DEI, and Labor Rights *Source:* Time Magazine *Author:* Solcyre Burga *Date:* June 18, 2023 *Summary:* The law specifically affects ordinances that establish minimum breaks at work, the Texas Tribune reports. In Dallas and Austin, ordinances requiring construction workers to take 10-minute breaks every four hours due to the heat will now be annulled. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3CACv9F *Title:* Higher Minimum Wages and Mixed Effects on Health *Source:* Centre for Economic Policy Research *Author: * David Neumark *Date:* June 19, 2023 *Summary:* A handful of studies have led influential health advocacy organisations to recommend increasing minimum wages to improve health. This column assesses the emerging body of evidence on minimum-wage effects on health and health-related behaviours to see whether conclusions can be drawn. Raising minimum wage reduces suicides but has mixed effects on overall physical health, a beneficial or no effect on obesity, and an adverse effect on smoking. More rigorous research on minimum wages and health is still needed. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3NDmDt6 *Title:* States are Leading the Way in Tearing the ‘Paper Ceiling’ and Making Good Jobs Available To Workers Without Degrees *Source:* Brookings *Author:* Papia Debroy and Blair Corcoran de Castillo *Date:* June 16, 2023 *Summary:* Last month, Virginia became the 13th state to remove unnecessary degree requirements for hard-to-fill roles in state government. This trend of tearing the “paper ceiling” is being implemented by Democratic and Republican leaders alike, and speaks to the critical need to rethink our standard hiring practices in a labor market that is not allowing workers to reach their full potential. A shift to skills-based hiring instead of degree-based hiring is not only a sensible public sector reform to find qualified workers in a tight labor market—it can also unlock economic mobility for millions of workers who have been overlooked for decades. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3qMmRFf *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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June 19, 2023
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19 Jun '23

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management* *June 19, 2023* *Title:* Gen Z Workers are Exhausted — and Seeking Solutions *Source:* NPR *Author:* Destinee Adams *Date:* June 16, 2023 *Summary:* Researchers say younger generations deal with an ongoing wealth inequality. They see senior executives get bonuses and higher wages, while average worker wages remain stagnant. In a 2023 Deloitte survey, nearly half of Gen Zs and four in 10 millennials said they feel stressed all or most of the time. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3NfeOsb *Title:* Biden Again Has Union Support. But the Unions Look Different This Time *Source:* The New York Times *Author:* Reid J. Epstein *Date:* June 17, 2023 *Summary:* At a rally on Saturday hosted by the A.F.L.-C.I.O., President Biden enjoyed a warm reception. But changes in union membership mean that he still has work to do. *Link:* https://bit.ly/43NdVOv *Title:* UPS Teamsters Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike If No Deal Is Reached By August 1 *Source:* CNN Business *Author: * Chris Isidore *Date:* June 16, 2023 *Summary:* The members at the country’s largest delivery service voted 97% in favor of authorizing a strike to start on August 1, if there is no agreement in contract talks now taking place between the company and the union. The Teamsters represent more than 340,000 UPS logistics warehouse workers and package delivery drivers nationwide. *Link:* https://bit.ly/3Nff1LZ *Title:* 83 Top Workplaces in N.J. Recognized For Communication and Work/Life Flexibility *Source:* NJ.com *Author:* Liz Alterman *Date:* June 18, 2023 *Summary:* For employers and employees alike, the pandemic sparked a time of significant reflection. Many workers discovered that their career path was no longer ideal, resulting in what was dubbed The Great Resignation. Those employees seem to have found what they were seeking, according to results from Energage’s Top Workplaces survey, which showed that, overall, workers are happier than they were the previous year. *Link:* https://bit.ly/43NXDoC *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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