November 29, 2021 - Smlr_net

29 Nov 2021


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*November 29, 2021*
*Title:*                    Nursing Home Workers are Getting Shafted by New
Management
*Source:*               Star Ledger
*Author:*               Star Ledger Editorial Board
*Date:*                   November 28, 2021
*Summary:*          Many show up for work nowadays to find out that their
workplace has been sold – most often to a private equity firm – and that
their union-negotiated benefits have vanished.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3o1OBlo
*Title:*                    Germany is Giving Nearly Two Million Workers a
25% Pay Rise
*Source:*               CNN Business
*Author:*               Julia Horowitz
*Date:*                   November 25, 2021
*Summary:          *Three German political parties agreed to form a new
government on Wednesday, with left-leaning Social Democrat Olaf Scholz set
to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor following lengthy coalition
negotiations. As part of the coalition agreement, the country plans to
raise its minimum wage to €12 ($13.46) an hour, from the current rate of
€9.60 ($10.77) an hour. The move could boost the income of nearly 2 million
people in Germany who earn minimum wage salaries, or about 5% of workers,
according to Carsten Brzeski, an economist at ING.
*Link:*                    https://cnn.it/3I2sC61
*Title:*                   Near Strike by Hollywood Crews Could be a Sign
of Things to Come
*Source:*               Los Angeles Times
*Author:               *Anousha Sakoui
*Date:*                   November 25, 2021
*Summary:*          Hopkins said she was resigning from the post she won in
2018 in part because of concerns about the new agreement negotiated by the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The resignation was a
blow to the union’s leaders, who have long counted on the heads of its
various locals — representing costumers, grips, prop masters, makeup
artists and other film set workers — to rally behind the contracts they
negotiate.
*Link:*                    https://lat.ms/312Lcud
*Title:*                    How Understaffed are Stores? Smaller Retailers
Feel the Holiday-Shopping Strain
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Alina Selyukh
*Date:*                   November 27, 2021
*Summary:*          Marc Sherman, owner of Stowe Mercantile in Vermont,
discovered he needed more staff over the past year as business surged both
online and in store. He raised wages and spent months advertising full-time
jobs to no avail. For many workers, it wasn't just about the money, but
also flexibility. So after 35 years of pursuing full-timers, Sherman has
switched to a new approach. Stowe Mercantile is now all about piecing
together part-timers.
*Link:*                    https://n.pr/3pcpH1U
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