April 1, 2021 - Smlr_net

1 Apr 2021


      *SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource
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*APRIL 1, 2021*
*Title:*                    Google Union Wins Dispute Over Discussing Pay
*Source:*               The Verge
*Author:*               Zoe Schiffer
*Date:*                   March 31, 2021
*Summary:*          Google is telling workers they are allowed to discuss
pay and working conditions as part of a settlement agreement with the
Alphabet Workers Union (AWU), Bloomberg reports. The move settles a labor
dispute brought by AWU in February.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3sG3c6c
*Title:*                    Minimum Wage Rises for Two Million Workers
*Source:*               BBC News
*Author:*               BBC News
*Date:*                   April 1, 2021
*Summary:*          The National Living Wage will rise 2.2% to £8.91, the
equivalent of more than £345 a year for a full-time employee.
*Link:*                    https://bbc.in/3fDpu4V
*Title:*                   Opinion: The Real Reason for the Border Crisis
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Christopher Landau
*Date:*                   April 1, 2021
*Summary:*          Until we meaningfully hold employers accountable for
the people they hire, and disincentivize them from hiring unauthorized
immigrants, I am not optimistic about our ability to contain unauthorized
immigration.
*Link:*                    https://nyti.ms/31CaFaj
*Title:*                    Next Round of Recovery Spending is About
Meeting Social Needs, Not Filling Macroeconomic Gaps
*Source:*               Economic Policy Institute, Working Economics Blog
*Author:*               Josh Bivens
*Date:*                   March 31, 2021
*Summary:*          Today, President Biden will give a speech laying the
groundwork for a new legislative package his administration bills as
“building back better.” Much of the debate around this new package has
swirled around its headline cost, and we have frequently gotten questions
about what is the “right” number for this upcoming proposal.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3dnfWYZ
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