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20 May 2021


      *SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource
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*May 20, 2021*
*Title:*                    A New Coalition of 200 Businesses Will Push
Fixes To the Problems of Child and Elder Care
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Alisha Haridasani Gupta
*Date:*                   May 19, 2021
*Summary:*          JPMorgan Chase, Spotify, Uber, McDonald’s and almost
200 other businesses have formed a coalition focused on ensuring that women
are not held back in the labor force because they bear the brunt of
caregiving in the United States. The new Care Economy Business Council, the
creation of which was announced on Wednesday, portrays the effort in stark
economic terms, arguing that fixing the crumbling child and elder care
systems is essential to the economic recovery.
*Link:*                    https://nyti.ms/3yqzLZ2
*Title:*                    What 422,000 Employees Said Are the Benefits
That Matter Most In a Pandemic
*Source:*               Inc.
*Author:*               Graham Winfrey and Greg Harris
*Date:*                   May 19, 2021
*Summary:*          These Best Workplaces listened and acted to support
their employees in these five basic but infinitely helpful ways.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3419Kla
*Title:*                   Yellen Pushes Higher Taxes, Stronger Unions,
More Global Competition to U.S. Chamber
*Source:*               CNBC
*Author:*               Jeff Cox
*Date:*                   May 18, 2021
*Summary:*          Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Tuesday for
business leaders to pay higher taxes to support government stimulus
spending, and backed stronger labor unions and lowering barriers to foreign
competition.
*Link:*                    https://cnb.cx/3futnaE
*Title:*                    McDonald’s Workers Are Striking for a $15
Minimum Wage
*Source:*               Mother Jones
*Author:*               Noah Lanard
*Date:*                   May 19, 2021
*Summary:*          In the past few weeks, McDonald’s outposts have
responded to a supposed shortage of workers by offering $50 to anyone who
shows up for an interview in Tampa, giving free combo meals to applicants
in Central Florida, and offering small raises for workers at the 5 percent
of locations that aren’t franchises. Today, McDonald’s workers in 15 cities
are striking to demand a longer-term fix: a company-wide $15 minimum wage.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3wkATvh
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