Wednesday, September 15, 2004
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 15 September 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, 15 September 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, 15 September 2004
Academic Research
- From the Brookings Institution
- Losing Ground: Income and Poverty in Upstate New York, 1980-2000 [14 September 2004]
- http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/20040914_pendall.htm
- or
- http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/20040914_pendall.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- by Rolf Pendall and Susan Christopherson
- September 2004
- The following new books are available from ILR PRESS (an imprint of Cornell University Press).
- Fighting for a Living Wage [September 2004]
- by Stephanie Luce
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_catalog.taf?_function=detail&Title_ID=4212
- Published by Cornell University Press
- An ILR Press Book
- September 2004, 288 pages, 13 tables
- Cloth ISBN 0-8014-4287-7 $45.00
- Paper ISBN 0-8014-8947-4 $18.95
- Paradise Laborers: Hotel Work in the Global Economy [August 2004]
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_catalog.taf?_function=detail&Title_ID=4168
- Published by Cornell University Press
- An ILR Press Book
- August 2004, 328 pages, 2 tables, 1 chart, 20 halftones
- Cloth ISBN 0-8014-4189-7 $49.95
- Paper ISBN 0-8014-8950-4 $21.95
- Unfair Advantage: Workers' Freedom of Association in the United States under International Human Rights Standards [July 2004]
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_catalog.taf?_function=detail&Title_ID=4256
- Published by Cornell University Press
- A Human Rights Watch Book
- An ILR Press Book
- July 2004, 264 pages
- Paper ISBN 0-8014-8964-4 $16.95
- Rebuilding Labor: Organizing and Organizers in the New Union Movement [July 2004]
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_catalog.taf?_function=detail&Title_ID=4166
- Published by Cornell University Press
- An ILR Press Book
- July 2004, 320 pages, 10 graphs, 28 tables
- Cloth ISBN 0-8014-4265-6 $49.95
- Paper ISBN 0-8014-8902-4 $19.95
International
- From Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) & Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS)
- APEC Tool Kit of Best Practices in Labor-Management Cooperation
- http://www.fmcs.gov/internet/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=277&itemID=18073
- BEST PRACTICES TOOL KIT
- http://www.gnzlz.com/best_practices_tool_kit_x.htm
- CASE STUDIES IN BEST PRACTICES
- http://www.gnzlz.com/case_studies_in_bp.htm
- From EUROBAROMETER
- EUROPEANS' ATTITUDES TO PARENTAL LEAVE
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/sep/EB59_1parental%20leave_rev1July_en.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- Press Release
- Eurobarometer survey shows that most men are failing to take up their right to parental leave [10 September 2004]
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/sep/parental_leave_en.htm
- From the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
- Fact Sheets on VIOLENCE in the EDUCATION SECTOR
- http://europe.osha.eu.int/good_practice/sector/education/indexbytopic11.php?id=432
- Press Release [3 September 2004]
- New advice to combat violence and other health risks in the education sector
- http://agency.osha.eu.int/news/press_releases/en/06_09_2004/index.htm
- From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Industrial relations and undeclared work [14 September 2004]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/thematicfeature8.html
- From the Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
- e-Labor News
- Issue Paper, No. 34
- Migrant Workers' Labor Market in Korea
- http://www.kli.re.kr/kli_eng/elabor/34/elabr_Frameset3.htm
- or
- http://www.kli.re.kr/kli_eng/elabor/34/papers/paper1.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- YOO Kil- Sang
- Vice President, Korea Labor Institute
- e-mail: <mailto:ksyu@kli.re.kr>
- August 2004
- From the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Education at a Glance 2004 - Summary of Chapters
- http://www.oecd.org/document/7/0,2340,en_2649_34515_33712135_1_1_1_1,00.html
- (scroll down for tables/data)
- If you have access to SourceOECD at your university, company, library, it is available full-text via this service.
- Press Release
- Education Levels Rising in OECD Countries but Low Attainment Still Hampers Some
- http://www.oecd.org/document/31/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33710751_1_1_1_1,00.html
- BLS: New! TIME-USE SURVEY--FIRST RESULTS ANNOUNCED [14 September 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- BLS: New Service Industry Productivity Measures [10 September 2003]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- September 2004
- Report 979
- http://www.bls.gov/lpc/iprsr04.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Statement from the U.S. Department of Labor on the Obey Amendment to the FY 2005 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill [9 September 2004]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/ESA20041793.htm
- Military Pay & Benefits
- http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/
- Pay and Allowances
- http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/pay/index.html
- Retirement
- http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/retirement/index.html
- Benefits
- http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/benefits/index.html
- Survivor Benefits
- http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/survivor/index.html
- Thrift Savings Plan
- http://www.defenselink.mil/militarypay/tsp/index.html
- GAO: Energy Employees Compensation: Many Claims Have Been Processed, but Action Is Needed to Expedite Processing of Claims Requiring Radiation Exposure Estimates. GAO-04-958, September 10.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-958
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04958.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04958high.pdf
- From The Conference Board
- The following brief reports are available free. However, you must register
- your name in order to get the free download.
- Executive Action Reports
- http://www.conference-board.org/publications/execaction.cfm
- Women in Leadership: Putting Diversity Policies into Practice
- Adding Value in Shared Services . . . Insourcing, Outsourcing, and Offshoring
- From the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
- THE STATE OF WORKING AMERICA 2004/2005 [6 September 2004]
- http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/books_swa2004
- or
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_catalog.taf?_function=detail&Title_ID=4266&_UserReference=3BFD4CB47F9BD96541405A93
- By Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, and Sylvia Allegretto
- Paper: ISBN 0-801489-62-8 $24.95
- Cloth: ISBN 0-801443-39-3 $59.95
- From Cornell University Press, January 2005.
- Read an Excerpt at-
- http://www.epinet.org/static/books_swa2004_main.cfm
- Fact Sheets
- INCOME
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_income.pdf>
- WAGES
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_wages.pdf>
- JOBS
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_jobs.pdf>
- WEALTH
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_wealth.pdf>
- POVERTY
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_poverty.pdf>
- CEO PAY
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_ceopay.pdf>
- MINORITIES
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_minorities.pdf>
- WOMEN
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_women.pdf>
- INEQUALITY
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_inequality.pdf>
- WORK HOURS
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_workhours.pdf>
- U.S. and the WORLD (INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS)
- <http://www.epinet.org/books/swa2004/news/swafacts_international.pdf>
- From the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Education Trust
- Employer Health Benefits 2004 Annual Survey [9 September 2004]
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7148/
- Full Report at-
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7148/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=46207
- [full-text, 164 pages]
- Summary at-
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7148/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=46209
- {full-text, 8 pages]
- Chart Pack at-
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7148/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=46206
- The McKinsey Quarterly, 2004 Special Edition : China today [9 September 2004]
- Checking China's vital signs
- A graphic look at the country's remarkable economic transition
- http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1483&L2=7&L3=8&srid=27&gp=0
- What executives are asking about China
- The head of McKinsey's office in China answers the senior executive's most pressing questions about doing business there.
- Gordon R. Orr
- http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1478&L2=7&L3=8&srid=27&gp=0
- From NEWSNOW (press monitoring company)
- http://www.newsnow.co.uk
- From the Rand Corporation
- Challenges and Potential of a Collaborative Approach to Education Reform [8 September 2004]
- Susan Bodilly, Joan Chun, Gina Ikemoto and Sue Stockly
- http://rand.org/publications/MG/MG216/
- Full Report
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2004/RAND_MG216.pdf
- (full-text, 188 pages)
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2004/RAND_MG216.sum.pdf
- (full-text, 12 pages)
- From the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) [9/10/04 11:30 AM]
- Despite House vote, overtime rule changes are still the law
- By Bill Leonard
- http://www.shrm.org/hrnews_published/CMS_009693.asp#P-12_0
- From the Texas Transportation Institute
- 2004 Urban Mobility Study [7 September 2004]
- http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/
- Full Report
- http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/report/
- or
- http://tti.tamu.edu/product/catalog/reports/mobility_report_2004.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Press release at-
- http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/media_information/news_release.stm
- From NOLO (online Encyclopedia Topic)
- Employment Law
- http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/index.cfm/catID/4BEF1F62-722F-435E-98AB18960A6EAB0E
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES July 2004 [10 September 2004]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/trad0704.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/trad0704.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/trad0704.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights at-
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/trad0704_fax.pdf
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: JULY 2004 [8 September 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - AUGUST 2004 - [9 September 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- August 2004 [10 September 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- EuroStat: 110/2004 - 10 September 2004
- Labour Force Survey - 2003
- Employment rate in the EU25 was 63.0% in 2003
- Female employment rate stood at 55.1%
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-10092004-EN-AP-EN&mode=download
- or
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-10092004-EN-AP-EN&type=pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Census: Hispanic Heritage Month 2004: Sept. 15-Oct. 15
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/002270.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04ff14-2.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- From the Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2004 (Top 500 World Universities)
- http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm
- Ranking Resources
- http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2004/Resources.htm
- Excerpt from Frequently Asked Questions at-
- http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2004/FAQ.htm
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.
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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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