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102 Monthly Lab. Rev. 1 (1979)

handle is hein.journals/month102 and id is 1 raw text is: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW JANUARY 1979 VOLUME 102, NUMBER 1 Henry Lowenstern, Editor-in-Chief Robert W. Fisher, Executive Editor G. Staines, R. Quinn Michael D. Dymmel Beth A. Levin Richard R. Nelson Gerri Minor Gregory J. Mounts Leon Bornstein Diane Werneke Curtis Gilroy D. Pursell, W. Torrence E. Becker, S. M. Hills C. Heaton, P. Martin R. W. Fleming N. Root, M. Hoefer 3 American workers evaluate the quality of their jobs They viewed work-related problems as less serious in 1977, but reported declines in overall job satisfaction, desire to stay on job, contentment with life in general 13 Technology in telecommunications: its effect on labor and skills Every occupation in the industry has felt the impact of technology; strong demand for communications in the 1980's is expected to cushion the adverse effects on employment 20 Scheduled wage increases and escalator provisions in 1979 Deferred increases will average 5.1 percent, equal to the previous year's gain, while scheduled escalator reviews may affect wage rates of 4.1 million workers during 1979 26 State labor legislation enacted in 1978 Although it was a light legislative year, 17 of the States revised minimum wage rates; other action included anti-discrimination laws and easing of mandatory retirement rules 43 Workers' compensation laws - key State amendments of 1978 While coverage was slightly narrowed, all but four States increased weekly benefits for temporary total disability; many States streamlined procedures and some added penalties 51 Labor and the Supreme Court: significant decisions of 1977-78 Last term, the court consistently upheld NLRB positions, expanded business' rights, and raised more questions than it answered in rulings on employment discrimination 58 Industrial relations in 1978: some bargaining highlights Striking coal miners ignored a back-to-work order, the postal talks ended in binding arbitration, and some aerospace workers won early-out retirement IRRA PAPERS 65 Developing a definition for 'economic hardship' 67 Sources of bias in labor force data 68 Age and the job-hunting methods of the unemployed 69 Today's teenage unemployed-tomorrow's working poor? 71 Labor force participation differs significantly for the rural woman 73 Binding arbitration can put public employers in a bind REPORTS 76 The first work-injury data available from new BLS study DEPARTMENTS Labor month in review Conference papers Research summaries Foreign labor developments Major agreements expiring next month Book reviews Current labor statistics

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