September 19, 2022 - Smlr_net

19 Sep 2022


      *SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource
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*September 19, 2022*
*Title:*                    162,000 Signs That New York Is Struggling to
Bounce Back
*Source:*               The New York TImes
*Author:*               James Barron
*Date:*                   September 19, 2022
*Summary:*          The city is having a hard time regaining jobs lost
during the pandemic, partly because of its reliance on tourism and office
workers.
*Link:*                    https://nyti.ms/3dscz71
*Title:*                    1 in 5 of China’s Urban Youth are Unemployed.
That’s a Huge Headache for Xi Jinping
*Source:*               CNN Business
*Author:*               Laura He
*Date:*                   September 19, 2022
*Summary:*          A record 10.76 million college graduates entered the
job market this year, at a time when China’s economy is losing the ability
to absorb them. The youth unemployment rate has repeatedly hit new highs
this year, rising from 15.3% in March to a record 18.2% in April. It
continued to climb for the next few months, reaching 19.9% in July.
*Link:*                    https://cnn.it/3xy2I6q
*Title:*                   “It’s about fairness” City Workers in Virginia
Beach Rally for a Living Wage
*Source:*               WTKR (CBS Affiliate)
*Author: *              Kelsey Jones
*Date:*                   September 18, 2022
*Summary:*          Virginia Beach city workers union rallied Saturday for
collective bargaining ahead of city council elections. City workers and the
Virginia Beach workers union are aiming to make their voices heard. Workers
tell me they want to be treated fairly and that starts with higher wages.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3UoYw2D
*Title:*                    Here’s How to Make Sure America’s New
Industrial Policy Benefits Workers and Entrepreneurs Across the Country,
Not Just a Handful of Superstar Urban Regions
*Source:*               Fortune via Brookings
*Author:*               Xavier de Souza Briggs and Mark Muro
*Date:*                   September 15, 2022
*Summary:*          The unexpected passage of the $259 billion CHIPS and
Science Act in July—the largest single piece of American industrial policy
in decades—got us thinking about peach orchards.
*Link:*                    https://brook.gs/3ePmRhM
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