April 2, 2021 - Smlr_net

2 Apr 2021


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*APRIL 2, 2021*
*Title:*                    Biden Allows Trump’s Freeze on Skilled Worker
and Other Visas to Expire
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Jason Breslow
*Date:*                   April 1, 2021
*Summary:*          President Biden has allowed a ban on H1-B and other
kinds of foreign work visas to expire, bringing to a close a dramatic
clampdown on legal immigration put in place by the Trump administration
last year as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
*Link:*                    https://n.pr/2OcCHGi
*Title:*                    STEM Jobs See Uneven Progress in Increasing
Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity
*Source:*               Pew Research Center
*Author:*               Richard Fry, Brian Kennedy and Cary Funk
*Date:*                   April 1, 2021
*Summary:*          Higher education pipeline suggests long path ahead for
increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering.
*Link:*                    https://pewrsr.ch/2PQOnza
*Title:*                   Here’s How the PRO Act Would Impact Freelance
and Gig Workers
*Source:*               Fortune
*Author:*               Nicole Goodkind
*Date:*                   March 31, 2021
*Summary:*          As the National Labor Relations Board reviews ballots
from Amazon.com’s union election in Alabama, the U.S. labor movement is
entering a pivotal moment that will likely define the future of worker
organization for decades to come.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3drgr45
*Title:*                    Unions Demand Biden Cancel Student Debt for
Public Service Workers
*Source:*               Politico
*Author:*               Michael Stratford
*Date:*                   April 1, 2021
*Summary:*          Labor unions are making a new push to get the Education
Department to use executive action to forgive the student loans of
Americans working in public service jobs — the latest pressure from the
left for the Biden administration to act more aggressively on student debt
relief.
*Link:*                    https://politi.co/3udDqXe
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