January 19, 2023 - Smlr_net

19 Jan 2023


      *SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource
management*
*January 19, 2023*
*Title:*                    Behind Your Speedy Amazon Delivery are Serious
Hazards for Workers, Government Finds
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Andrea Hsu
*Date:*                   January 18, 2023
*Summary:*          Federal safety inspectors have concluded that the
twisting, bending and long reaches that Amazon warehouse workers perform as
much as nine times per minute put them at high risk for lower back injuries
and other musculoskeletal disorders and constitute an unacceptable hazard.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3HiURiB
*Title:*                    Southwest Pilots’ Union Calls Vote to Authorize
Potential Strike as Contract Talks Sour
*Source:*               CNBC
*Author:*               Leslie Josephs
*Date:*                   January 18, 2023
*Summary:*          Southwest and the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association
have been in negotiations for a new contract for years. Union leaders have
focused on better work rules and scheduling for Southwest workers. During
the travel chaos last month, many pilots and flight attendants were
stranded and had to wait on hold to reach schedulers or hotel services.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3XDJQgY
*Title:*                   Philadelphia’s ‘Real Minimum Wage’ is Among the
Worst in the U.S.
*Source:*               The Philadelphia Inquirer
*Author: *              Lizzy McLellan Ravitch
*Date:*                   January 18, 2023
*Summary:*          Philadelphia has the fourth lowest “real minimum wage,”
according to a recent study by SmartAsset, a personal finance website. The
study recorded the minimum wage in 79 cities, adjusted that wage to account
for the cost of living in each city, and ranked them. Minimum wage in
Pennsylvania is $7.25 per hour, matching the federal rate. Philadelphia is
bound by the state’s minimum wage law. Adjusted for cost of living, that
comes out to about $6.69 per hour, SmartAsset found.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3iVX361
*Title:*                    Microsoft Slashes 10,000 Jobs, the Latest in a
Wave of Layoffs
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Bobby Allyn and Mary Yang
*Date:*                   January 18, 2023
*Summary:*          The cuts represent a little less than 5% of Microsoft's
global workforce of 221,000 employees. The company began notifying affected
workers on Wednesday, and plans to complete the layoffs by the Spring,
according to the note. It was not clear which divisions would see cuts.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3QPP72K
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