[Smlr_net] April 5, 2021

*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management*

*APRIL 5, 2021*

*Title:* Payroll Employment Rises by 916,000 in March; Unemployment Rate Edges Down to 6.0%

*Source:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

*Author:* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

*Date:* April 2, 2021

*Summary:* Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 916,000 in March, and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.0 percent. These improvements in the labor market reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to COVID-19. Job growth was widespread in March.

*Link:* https://bit.ly/3nE6Eek

*Title:* Generation Unemployed: Another Class of Graduates Face Pandemic-Scarred Future

*Source:* NPR

*Author:* Sam Gringlas

*Date:* April 5, 2021

*Summary:* Youth unemployment remains stubbornly high. Though much better than the 27.4% rate in April last year, the unemployment rate for those aged 16-24 actually ticked higher, to 11.1% in March. That was significantly above the overall unemployment rate of 6.0%.

*Link:* https://n.pr/3sPV5Ec

*Title:* Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds

*Source:* The New York Times

*Author:* Karen Weise

*Date:* April 5, 2021

*Summary:* The two employees had publicly pushed the company to reduce its impact on climate change and address concerns about its warehouse workers.

*Link:* https://nyti.ms/3dDTN8I

*Title:* Florida Labor Unions Say Proposal Will Lead to ‘Disaster’ for State Worker Pensions

*Source:* Tallahassee Democrat

*Author:* James Call

*Date:* April 2, 2021

*Summary:* State, county and city workers and retirees are mounting a full-scale lobbying effort to block a Florida Senate proposal they say will bankrupt the pension fund in the Florida Retirement System (FRS).

*Link:* https://bit.ly/3moOXjF

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