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

*April 20, 2022*

*Title:* With Inflation, Workers are Facing Return-to-Office Sticker Shock

*Source:* The New York Times

*Author:* Emma Goldberg

*Date:* April 20, 2022

*Summary:* The cost of a daily routine — travel, coffee, food — is far pricier than it was when offices shut down two years ago.

*Link:* https://nyti.ms/3L2DEJt

*Title:* Democratic Party Weighs Banning Its Consultants from Anti-Union Activity

*Source:* Politico

*Author:* Eleanor Mueller

*Date:* April 19, 2022

*Summary:* POLITICO has obtained a draft of a contract addendum that would forbid Democratic-aligned consultants from participating in union-busting, aiding an employer in a labor dispute or lobbying against union-backed legislation.

*Link:* https://politi.co/3jWlgWU

*Title:* Verizon Raises Minimum Wage for Retail, Customer Service Staff to $20 Per Hour

*Source:* c|net

*Author: * Eli Blumenthal

*Date:* April 18, 2022

*Summary:* Verizon is upping its minimum wage, announcing on Monday that it will now pay at least $20 per hour to retail, sales and customer service teams nationwide. The company says that the new increase will automatically apply to new hires, while current employees will have their rates automatically adjusted.

*Link:* https://cnet.co/3MlrsEa

*Title:* Nintendo Hit with Labor Complaint

*Source:* Axios

*Author:* Stephen Totilo

*Date:* April 19, 2022

*Summary:* An unnamed worker is alleging that Nintendo, and a firm it uses for hiring contractors, violated their legally protected right to unionize, according to a new filing with the National Labor Relations Board.

*Link:* https://bit.ly/3xFlNV3

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