Wednesday, September 08, 2004
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 8 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, 8 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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 8 September 2004
Academic Research
- CPI Bias from Supercenters: Does the BLS Know that Wal-Mart Exists?
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10712.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- Jerry Hausman, Ephraim Leibtag
- NBER Working Paper No. w10712
- Issued in August 2004
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10712
- Explaining the Evolution of Pension Structure and Job Tenure
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10714.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- Leora Friedberg, Michael Owyang
- NBER Working Paper No. w10714
- Issued in August 2004
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10714
International
- From the Asia Regional Information Center (ARIC)
- ISSUES IN FOCUS
- Outsourcing and its Impact on Asia
- http://www.aric.adb.org/default1.asp?handler=infocus&switch=107
- From the ILO Library
- World Labour News [current awareness service]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resources/newsfeed.htm
- From the European Commission
- WTO Dispute Settlement
- US Byrd Amendment -WTO says eight WTO Members may retaliate against the US
- Joint Press statement by Brazil, Canada, Chile, the EU, India, Japan, Korea, and Mexico, Brussels, 31 August 2004
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/issues/respectrules/dispute/pr010904_en.htm
- America's Dynamic Workforce - August, 2004 [online 6 September 2004]
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/workforce/toc.htm
- Press Release-
- U.S. Department of Labor Releases Report on State of the Workforce on Labor Day
- Opportunities, Challenges Facing America's Workforce
- Department of Labor Report Available Online
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/opa20041765.htm
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 3, 2004
- Current Employment Statistics
- Highlights
- August 2004
- http://www.bls.gov/ces/ceshighlights.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- CDC: Surveillance Summaries September 3, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. SS-7
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Surveillance for Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries  United States, 2001
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5307a1.htm
- or
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5307.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- From the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update
- September 2004
- A Report to the Senate and House Committees on the Budget
- http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=5773&sequence=0
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/57xx/doc5773/08-24-BudgetUpdate.pdf
- [full-text, 80 pages]
- Employment in New York State Newsletter, July 2004 [3 September 2004]
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/labor_market/LMI_business/newsletr/current/index.htm
- or
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/pdf/enys0704.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- From United for a Fair Economy & Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
- Executive Excess 2004:
- Campaign Contributions, Outsourcing, Unexpensed Stock Options and Rising CEO Pay [31 August 2004]
- 11th Annual CEO Compensation Survey
- http://www.faireconomy.org/press/2004/EE2004.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- See press release at-
- http://www.faireconomy.org/press/2004/EE2004_pr.html
- From PROFESSIONAL SAFETY JUNE 2004 www.asse.org (American Society of Safety Engineers)
- Worker Protection
- Latino Workers in the Construction Industry: Overcoming the language barrier improves safety
- By R. Fernando Vázquez and C. Keith Stalnaker
- http://www.asse.org/0604vasquez.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- From the Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Foundation
- Workingwomen Speak Out [Survey Results]
- http://www.bpwusa.org/pdf/surveyresults.pdf
- [Full-text, 24 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.bpwusa.org/pdf/lrexecsumm.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Press Release
- LABOR DAY REPORT
- SURVEY OF 7,000 WORKINGWOMEN DEFINES KEY VOTER BLOC
- August 30, 2004
- Embargoed Until 1 p.m., Wednesday, September 1, 2004
- http://www.bpwusa.org/template.cfm?Section=PressReleases&NavMenuID=384&template=PressReleaseDisplay.cfm&PressReleaseID=76
- From MDRC-
- Married and Poor: Basic Characteristics of Economically Disadvantaged Couples in the U.S. - MDRC Working Paper [July 2004]
- David J. Fein, Ph.D.
- Abt Associates
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/393/workpaper.html
- or
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/393/workpaper.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Implementing Financial Work Incentives in Public Housing: Lessons from the Jobs-Plus Demonstration  Overview [from MDRC]
- Alissa Gardenhire-Crooks with Susan Blank, James A. Riccio
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/392/overview.html
- or
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/392/overview.pdf
- [full-text, 1 page]
- From the RAND Corporation under contract with the Department of Labor
- The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States [17 February 2004]
- Lynn A. Karoly and Constantijn W. A. Panis
- http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG164/
- FULL REPORT:
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2004/RAND_MG164.pdf
- [full-text, 306 pages]
- SUMMARY:
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2004/RAND_MG164.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- Press Release (17 February 2004) at
- http://www.rand.org/news/press.04/02.17.html
- See Also - RAND Research Brief:
- The Future at Work  Trends and Implications [17 February 2004]
- http://www.rand.org/publications/RB/RB5070/
- From the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
- The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2002 (August 2004)
- http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook
- updated as new material becomes available.
- (Scroll Down this page to find the data, tables, polls, etc.)
- From the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Significant Cases
- http://www.opm.gov/lmr/sc/index.asp
- See also -
- Labor-Management Relations (in the Federal Government)
- http://www.opm.gov/lmr/index.asp
- and/or
- Employee Relations (in the Federal Government)
- http://www.opm.gov/er/index.asp
- U.S. Department of Labor Files Friend of the Court Brief Supporting Low-Wage Worker [31 August 2004]
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/OPA20041730.htm
- BLS: National Compensation Survey:
- Occupational Wages in the United States, July 2003
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- August 2004
- Summary 04-03
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0635.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Second Quarter 2004 [2 September 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: AUGUST 2004 [3 September 2004]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- From the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2001-02 [online 7 September 2004]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2004/rev_exp_02/
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2004/2004341.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- CB04-FF.16 August 31, 2004
- Halloween 2004: Oct. 31
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/002498.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb04-ff.16.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
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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