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

*July 1, 2022*

*Title:* Jersey City Schools’ Business Administrator Files Lawsuit, Claiming Discrimination by Superintendent, HR Officer

*Source:* The Jersey Journal

*Author:* Jake Maher

*Date:* June 30, 2022

*Summary:* The outgoing Jersey City school district business administrator is suing the district, claiming discrimination and retaliation by an administration that wants to get rid of Black employees.

*Link:* https://bit.ly/3OCPMmq

*Title:* ‘The Simpsons’ Production Workers Say They Deserve a Place at the Table

*Source:* NPR

*Author:* Andrew Limbong

*Date:* July 1, 2022

*Summary:* Production workers at the long-running animated television shows The Simpsons, American Dad! and Family Guy filed to join a union this month. Employees said they are hoping to receive benefits, such as healthcare and retirement, but also to change the way production work is seen in the industry.

*Link:* https://n.pr/3bHCOF7

*Title:* U.S. Jobless Claims Edged Lower Last Week

*Source:* The Wall Street Journal

*Author: * Rina Torchinsky

*Date:* June 30, 2022

*Summary:* New applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week, a sign the labor market remains tight as the broader economy shows signs of slowing.

*Link:* https://on.wsj.com/3ug46Jq

*Title:* Workers at Airports Have Had It

*Source:* The New York Times

*Author:* Liz Alderman

*Date:* July 1, 2022

*Summary:* Across Europe, airport and other transport employees are striking, disrupting summer travel plans to demand better staffing and pay.

*Link:* https://nyti.ms/3I6CZWQ

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