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

*September 24, 2021*

*Title:* Weekly Jobless Claims Total 351,000, Worse Than Expected

*Source:* CNBC

*Author:* Jeff Cox

*Date:* September 23, 2021

*Summary:* First-time filings for unemployment benefits jumped last week, hitting the highest level in a month, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

*Link:* https://cnb.cx/3CKOhfI

*Title:* A New Law in California Aims to Protect Workers at Retail Warehouses Like Amazon’s

*Source:* NPR

*Author:* Jaclyn Diaz

*Date:* September 23, 2021

*Summary: *California has become the first state to implement a law that addresses working conditions for warehouse workers, like those for Amazon and other major companies.

*Link:* https://n.pr/3zCAvK6

*Title:* New York Passes Sweeping Bills to Improve Conditions for Delivery Workers

*Source:* The New York Times

*Author: *Jeffery C. Mays

*Date:* September 23, 2021

*Summary:* A package of legislation from the City Council set minimum pay and working conditions, placing New York at the forefront of regulating a multibillion-dollar industry.

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

*Title:* Transport Union TSSA in Talks Over Merger with US Counterpart

*Source:* BBC News

*Author:* Justin Parkinson

*Date:* September 24, 2021

*Summary:* The TSSA said joining the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) would be a "transatlantic first" and allow it access to more funds.

*Link:* https://bbc.in/3zDB324

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