Wednesday, July 28, 2004
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 July 2004
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 28 July 2004
Academic Research
International
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 28 July 2004
Academic Research
- From the Harvard University Library Open Collections Program
- Women Working, 1870 - 1930
- http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/
- From the Library of Congress (LC), Business Reference Service
- Technical Reports and Working Papers in Business and Economics
- http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/techreps/techrepshome.php
- Nomura Research Insitute
- No.77 June 1, 2004
- [Japan] Baby Boomers Face Retirement
- Minoru NAKAMURA
- http://www.nri.co.jp/english/opinion/papers/2004/np200477.html
- and
- http://www.nri.co.jp/english/opinion/papers/2004/pdf/np200477.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- WORKING PAPER # 489
- INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SECTION
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
- "Prison-Based Education and Re-Entry into the Mainstream Labor Market." July 2004.
- Tyler, John H. and Jeffrey R. Kling.
- http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/489.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- The following information will appear in an article that will be available on 29 July 2004 from the American Journal of Public Health, Aug 1 2004; 94 (8)
- All articles from this journal issue are online at www.ajph.org after 29 July 2004. To view the preliminary table of contents, visit http://www.ajph.org/future/94.8.shtml
- The following article will explain why the Nation's nurses are at increased risk for injury. It will be available on 29 July 2004.
- J. Lipscomb, A. Trinkoff, B. Brady, and J. Geiger-Brown
- Health Care System Changes and Reported Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Registered Nurses
International
- From the Commonwealth Secretariat
- Gender Management system GMS Toolkit [March 2004]
- http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/STPDInternal.asp?NodeID=36970
- [scroll down this page to find MODULES to download]
- For more GENDER MAINSTREAMING material see -
- http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/STPDInternal.asp?NodeID=33903
- and also
- http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/STPDInternal.asp?NodeID=33904&int2ndParentNodeID=33896
- From the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Working poor in the European Union (report)
- Author: Peña-Casas, R. and Latta, M.
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF0467EN.pdf
- [full-text, 124 pages]
- From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Controversy over draft Directive on services [21 July 2004]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/feature/eu0407206f.html
- From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Employer and trade union responses to EWCs consultation [21 July 2004]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/feature/eu0407207f.html
- From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Thematic set of publications covering 24 Countries.
- Individual labour/employment disputes and the courts [23 July 2004]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/thematicfeature7.html
- From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Report examines undeclared work in EU [21 July 2004]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/feature/eu0407204f.html
- OECD RECOMMENDATION ON CORE PRINCIPLES OF OCCUPATIONAL PENSION REGULATION [22 July 2004]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/14/46/33619987.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- Press Release-
- OECD Countries Agree on Core Principles for Occupational Pension Fund Regulation
- http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33620272_1_1_1_1,00.html
- From the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- Assessing Regional Integration in AFRICA (ECA Policy Research Report) [14 July 2004]
- http://www.uneca.org/aria/right.htm
- or
- http://www.uneca.org/aria/ARIA%20English_full.pdf
- [full-text, 281 pages - loads very slowly]
- From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): SPECIAL REPORT
- HIGH END DEPARTMENT STORES, THEIR ACCESS TO AND USE OF DIVERSE LABOR MARKETS [23 July 2004]
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/departmentstores/summary.html
- or
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/departmentstores/summary.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- TECHNICAL REPORT
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/departmentstores/technical.html
- or
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/departmentstores/technical.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Full-text Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports have been added to the Catherwood Library's KEY WORKPLACE DOCUMENTS (e-archive) collection called
- CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS) REPORTS ON WORKPLACE ISSUES at-
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/keyWorkplaceDocuments/government/federal/CRS%20Reports/default.html
- U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao and Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez Sign Joint Declaration to Improve Working Conditions for Mexican Workers
- U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and Occupational Safety and Health Administration Sign Letters of Agreement with Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry [21 July 2004]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/OSHA20041371.htm
- U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9.2 Million Grant to National Urban League to Assist At-Risk Youth [23 July 2004]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20041409.htm
- See also -
- President Emphasizes Minority Entrepreneurship at Urban League [23 July 2004]
- Remarks by the President to the 2004 National Urban League Conference
- Detroit Marriot Renaissance Hotel
- Detroit, Michigan
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/07/20040723-8.html
- GAO: Gender Issues: Women's Participation in the Sciences Has Increased, but Agencies Need to Do More to Ensure Compliance with Title IX. GAO-04-639, July 22.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-639
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04639.pdf
- [full-text, 55 pages]
- Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04639high.pdf
- Fact Sheet on the Continued Thickening of Government
- The Brookings Institution, July 23, 2004
- Paul C. Light, The Douglas Dillon Chair and Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
- http://www.brookings.edu/views/papers/light/20040723.htm
- From the Canadian Labour and Business Centre (CLBC)
- Workforce Profile of the Natural Resources Sector [online 22 July 2004]
- http://www.clbc.ca/files/Reports/Natural_Resources_June_17.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Question of the Month (From the Catherwood Library, School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University)
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/QuestionOfTheMonth/default.html
- For previous questions, see - http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/QuestionOfTheMonth/archive/index.html
- June/July 2004
- Q. What do we know about OLDER WORKERS in the United States and how does this compare to other countries?
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/QuestionOfTheMonth/default.html
- From the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
- South Korean Government Abuses Arbitrary Intervention by Repressing Workers' Right to Strike Violating ILO Recommendations [21 July 2004]
- http://www.kctu.org/maybbs/view.php?db=kctuinfo2&code=eng_action&n=18&page=1&Maykctuinfo2eng_action=78025e4123c035408c0ed056d0238ead
- From MDRC - a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization.
- Career Academies: Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment [March 2004]
- James J. Kemple With Judith Scott-Clayton
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/366/full.pdf
- [full-text, 179 pages]
- or
- Executive Summary
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/366/execsum.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages
- and
- Overview
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/366/overview.html
- or
- Video [16 July 2004]
- http://www.mdrc.org/video/car_acad_wm7.wmv
- The McKinsey Quarterly, 2004 Special Edition: What global executives think
- The McKinsey Global Survey of Business Executives , July 2004 [23 July 2004]
- http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1461&L2=7&L3=10&srid=27&gp=0
- EEOC AND RYAN'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. SIGN NATIONAL MEDIATION AGREEMENT [21 July 2004]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/7-21-04.html
- From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Thematic set of publications covering 24 Countries.
- Individual labour/employment disputes and the courts [23 July 2004]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/thematicfeature7.html
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS: AUGUST 2003 [27 July 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/vet.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN JUNE 2004 [22 July 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: SECOND QUARTER 2004 [20 July 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- EuroStat: 93/2004 - 27 July 2004
- European Time Use Survey
- How is the time of Europeans distributed?
- Differences between women and men
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-27072004-EN-AP-EN&mode=download
- or
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-27072004-EN-AP-EN&type=pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Census: Issued July 2004
- P20-552
- Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2002
- Population Characteristics
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p20-552.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2002
- Detailed Tables for Current Population Report, P20-552
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting/p20-552.html
- Press Release 28 July 2004
- Record Numbers Registered and Voted in 2002 Election, Census Bureau Reports
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/voting/002278.html
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Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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