July 29, 2021 - Smlr_net

29 Jul 2021


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*July 29, 2021*
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*Title:*                    Spike in Grad Student Union Petitions Likely
with NLRB Changes
*Source:*               Bloomberg Law
*Author:*               Dan Papscun
*Date:*                   July 28, 2021
*Summary:*          Two decades of union petitions filed with the board
show that when it’s under Democratic control, student worker organizing at
private colleges spikes. That organizing activity is expected to tick up
again as the Republican majority on the NLRB is likely to switch to
Democratic control at the end of August.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/3rHyqtP
*Title:*                    Google and Facebook Mandate Vaccines for their
Employees at U.S. Offices
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               Bobby Allyn
*Date:*                   July 28, 2021
*Summary:          *Google and Facebook will require U.S. employees to be
vaccinated against the coronavirus before returning to the company's
offices, the tech giants said on Wednesday. In a blog post, Google CEO
Sundar Pichai said the vaccine mandate would apply to its U.S. offices in
the coming weeks and would be required eventually for other locations.
*Link:*                    https://n.pr/3BTT12D
*Title:*                   Wages are Rising, but Inflation May Have Given
Workers a 2% Pay Cut
*Source:*               CNBC
*Author:*               Greg Iacurci
*Date:*                   July 27, 2021
*Summary:*          Workers saw their hourly pay in June jump at the
fastest clip in more than a decade. Yet some of them saw those gains erased
by high levels of inflation.
*Link:*                    https://cnb.cx/3f9qn3Y
*Title:*                    Union Representing Canada Border Employees
Votes to Strike
*Source:*               Associated Press
*Author:*               Associated Press
*Date:*                   July 27, 2021
*Summary:*          The union that represents about 9,000 Canadian Border
Service Agency employees has voted in favor of striking, which could affect
travel between Canada and the United States. The Public Service Alliance of
Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union said Tuesday its members may
strike as soon as Aug. 6, three days before fully vaccinated U.S. citizens
will be able to visit Canada without having to quarantine for two weeks.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/2WxhhHU
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