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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,  2 November 2005


Academic Research

Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, Volume 32, Number 4, November 2005

http://wox.sagepub.com/content/vol32/issue4/

SPECIAL ISSUE: Labor and Social Justice: Union Renewal in a Contested Global Economy

GUEST EDITORS: Lowell Turner and Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell University

Lowell Turner

From Transformation to Revitalization: A New Research Agenda for a Contested Global Economy

Work and Occupations 2005 32: 383-399.

[Abstract]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/4/383

[PDF]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/4/383.pdf

[References]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/32/4/383

Christian Lévesque, Gregor Murray, and Stéphane Le Queux

Union Disaffection and Social Identity: Democracy as a Source of Union Revitalization

Work and Occupations 2005 32: 400-422.

[Abstract]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/4/400

[PDF}

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/4/400.pdf

[References]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/32/4/400

Stephanie Luce

Lessons From Living-Wage Campaigns

Work and Occupations 2005 32: 423-440.

[Abstract]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/4/423

[PDF]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/4/423.pdf

[References]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/32/4/423

Kate Bronfenbrenner

Organizing Women: The Nature and Process of Union-Organizing Efforts Among U.S. Women Workers Since the mid-1990s

Work and Occupations 2005 32: 441-463.

[Abstract]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/4/441

[PDF]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/4/441.pdf

[References]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/32/4/441

Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval

Workers of the World Unite? The Contemporary Anti-Sweatshop Movement and the Struggle for Social Justice in the Americas

Work and Occupations 2005 32: 464-485.

[Abstract]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/4/464

[PDF]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/4/464.pdf

[References]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/32/4/464

Jennifer Jihye Chun

Public Dramas and the Politics of Justice: Comparison of Janitors’ Union Struggles in South Korea and the United States

Work and Occupations 2005 32: 486-503.

[Abstract]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/32/4/486

[PDF]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/4/486.pdf

[References]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/content/refs/32/4/486

Index to Work and Occupations Volume 32

Work and Occupations 2005 32: 504-507.

[PDF]

http://wox.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/32/4/504.pdf

Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) online

EIRO thematic feature

Redundancies and Redundancy Costs [27 October 2005]

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF0575EN.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

Author: Kauppinen, Timo and Meixner, Marie

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online

EIRO thematic feature:

Industrial Relations and Undeclared Work [27 October 2005]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/thematicfeature11.html

or

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF05135EN.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

Author: Biletta, Isabella and Meixner, Marie

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) Online

Workplace Employment Practices in Britain survey, 2004 [1 November 2005]

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/surveys/UK0511SR01/UK0511SR01.htm

and

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/surveys/UK0511SR01/UK0511SR01.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) Online

Survey Data Reports

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/surveys/surveyreports.htm

Survey data reports from the Observatory network of national correspondents http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/network.htm [are found on this page].

The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

Japanese Working Life Profile 2005/2006 - Labour Statistics

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/2005%20Profile.pdf

[full-text, 96 pages]

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

[JAPAN] Main Labor Economic Indicators

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/eshuyo/200511/index.htm

OECD Policy Brief:

Economic Survey of the United States 2005 [27 October 2005]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/11/35541272.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Federal

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [24 October 2005]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Preretirement Distributions: Can You Take Them with You? (10/24/2005)

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20051018ar01p1.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20051018ar01p1.htm

Census Bureau

(This site is highly recommended. Check it out and get acquainted with it).

Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics

http://lehd.dsd.census.gov/led/

Local Employment Dynamics

http://lehd.dsd.census.gov/led/led/led.html

Data Tools

http://lehd.dsd.census.gov/led/datatools/datatools.html

Research

http://lehd.dsd.census.gov/led/research/research.html

Library

http://lehd.dsd.census.gov/led/library/library.html

including

Profiles of OLDER WORDERS (in 12 States)

http://lehd.dsd.census.gov/led/library/profiles.html

Census Special Studies

Issued October 2005

P23-208

Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/computer.html

or

http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p23-208.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

or

DETAILED TABLES

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/computer/2003.html

Press Release

Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003 [27 October 2005]

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/005863.html

GAO Correspondence

National Assessment of Educational Progress Exclusion Rates for Students with Disabilities [28 October 2005]

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06194r.pdf

in light of earlier report--

United States Government Accountability Office

GAO Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT: Most Students with Disabilities Participated in Statewide Assessments, but Inclusion Options Could Be Improved

July 2005

The information contained in this report has been updated in

GAO-06-194R, dated October 28, 2005.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05618.pdf

[full-text, 43 pages]

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Global Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Policy Agenda

http://www.sba.gov/advo/conferences.html

or

Summary

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/conf_summary05.pdf

Part 1

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/proceedings_a05.pdf

Part II

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/proceedings_b05.pdf

Part III

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/proceedings_c05.pdf

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Social Security Programs Throughout the World: AFRICA, 2005 (September 2005)

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2004-2005/africa/index.html

or

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2004-2005/africa/ssptw05africa.pdf

[full-text, 185 pages]

Social Security Administration (SSA)

OASDI Beneficiaries by State and ZIP Code, 2004 [26 October 2005]

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_zip/2004/index.html

[scroll down the page to find data tables by STATE and REGION]

Social Security Administration (SSA)

Benefits and Earnings Public-Use File, 2004 [October 2005]

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/microdata/earn/index.html

[scroll to bottom of page to find files]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Australian Drug Foundation

Alcohol and Work Website (Australia)

http://www.alcoholandwork.adf.org.au/

Check out their publications at-

RESOURCES

http://www.alcoholandwork.adf.org.au/browse.asp?ContainerID=alwork_resources

For Example:

Thinking Drinking: Achieving Cultural Change By 2020

The New White-Collar Workplace and Alcohol: A Dangerous Cocktail

Dr Peter Holland, Department of Management and Australian Centre for Research on Employment and Work (ACREW)

Monash University, Melbourne

http://www.adf.org.au/images/thinkdrink/Peter_Holland_The_new_white_colar_workplace_and_alcohol_a_dangerous_cocktail.pdf

[full-text,  15 pages]

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

BRIEFING PAPER

trade and investment series

Volume 6, Number 3 • October 31, 2005

Losing Canadian Culture: The Danger of Foreign Ownership of Telecom

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/Reports/2005/10/LosingCdnCulture/index.cfm?pa=BB736455

or

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/documents/National_Office_Pubs/2005/brief6_3_Losing_Canadian_Culture.pdf

[full-text, 9 pages]

Press Release

Foreign ownership of telecom puts Canadian culture at risk­report

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/index.cfm?act=news&call=1221&pa=BB736455&do=Article

October 31, 2005

Catalyst

Women “Take Care,” Men “Take Charge:”

Stereotyping of U.S. Business Leaders Exposed

http://www.catalyst.org/files/full/Women%20Take%20Care%20Men%20Take%20Charge.pdf

[full-text, 45 pages]

See also FACT SHEET

http://www.catalyst.org/files/fact/Stereotype%20factsheet.pdf

Press Release [19 October 2005]

CATALYST STUDY EXPOSES HOW GENDER-BASED STEREOTYPING SABOTAGES

WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE

Stereotyping Contributes to the Stark Gender Gap in U.S. Business Leadership

http://www.catalyst.org/files/pr/10_19_05%20-%20Stereotype%20Press%20Release.pdf

Mercer

Employees pay as much as 30% of drug cost; employers seek new ways to manage Rx benefit cost

Mercer Health & Benefits releases large-employer pharmacy benefit survey

United States

New York, 31 October 2005

http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1199945

Mercer

European Total Rewards Survey 2005

http://www.mercerhr.com/totalrewardseurope

Press Release 25 October 2005

European survey: Companies should re-evaluate their approach to pay and benefits

United Kingdom

London, 25 October 2005

http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1198845

National Women's Law Center

Tools of the Trade: Using the Law To Address Sex Segregation In High School Career and Technical Education [27 October 2005]

http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=2462&section=education

[scroll down for individual tool kits by state]

or

http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/NWLCToolsoftheTrade05.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

and

Executive Summary

http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/NWLCToolsoftheTrade05ExecSummary.pdf

Press Release

IT’S STILL A PINK AND BLUE WORLD: COSMETOLOGY FOR GIRLS, CARPENTRY FOR BOYS

Girls’ Opportunities Severely Limited in High School Technical Education Programs

http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=2463&section=newsroom

Pew Charitable Trust

Alcohol Treatment More Valuable than Wireless Email Devices

Grantee Press Releases

Ensuring Solutions

http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=3111&content_type_id=7&page=7&issue=31&issue_name=Alcohol%20treatment%20policy&name=Grantee%20Press%20Releases

Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Charts

These charts summarize selected federal legislation that would affect employee benefit programs. The bills included on the charts are based on judgments regarding the prominence of the issue, the likelihood of enactment, and the influence of the sponsors.

HEALTH and WELFARE [updated 31 October 2005]

http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_09_26/LTC_HW_2005_10_31.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

HUMAN RESOURCES [updated 31 October 2005]

http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_09_26/LTC_HR_2005_10_31.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages

RETIREMENT [updated 31 October 2005]

http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_09_26/LTC_RET_2005_10_31.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages

Watson Wyatt

In re: The Pensions Regulator

Consultation Document, October 2005

How the Pensions Regulator will Regulate the Funding of Defined Benefits [31 October 2005]

http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/pdf/schemeFundingConsultation.pdf

[full-text, 90 pages]

Europe - United Kingdom

More than 2,000 pension schemes may face funding difficulty

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/globalnews2.asp?ID=15314&nm=Europe%20-%20United%20Kingdom

See also -- http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/mediaCentre/pressReleases/pn05-31.aspx

Law

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

Labor Laws of Japan (Provisional Translation)

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/Laws.htm

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Questions and Answers About Blindness and Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act [24 October 2005]

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/blindness.html

Press Release

EEOC EXPLAINS EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED [25 October 2005]

New Document Answers Frequently-Asked Questions, Challenges Stereotypes

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-25-05.html

Statistical Reports

BEA: Widespread Gross State Product (GSP) Growth in 2004 Led by Services-Providing Industries

Accelerated Estimates of GSP by Industry for 2004 [26 October 2005]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gsp1005.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gsp1005.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gsp1005.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gsp1005_fax.pdf

BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  THIRD QUARTER 2005 (ADVANCE) [28 October 2005]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/gdpnewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp305a.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp305a.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp305a_fax.pdf

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  SEPTEMBER 2005 [31 October 2005]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/pinewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0905.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0905.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0905_fax.pdf

BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS, 2004 [27 October 2005]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.toc.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-SEPTEMBER 2005 [28 October 2005]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm

See also --

Employment Cost Index "PUBLIC DATA QUERY" DATABASE

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=ec

OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services: Detailed Tables by Service Category, 1994-2003, 2005 Edition

http://www.oecd.org/document/43/0,2340,en_2649_34243_1898539_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD

Total Trade in Services by Partner Country (2004 Edition)

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/56/35/1945964.xls

[spreadsheet]

For additional information, see--

OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services, Detailed Tables by Partner Country 1999-2002

http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,2340,en_2649_34243_1945746_1_1_1_1,00.html

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

FACTS for FEATURES from the Census Bureau

 CB05-FF.16-2

October 25, 2005

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2005

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/005684.html

or

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2005/cb05ff16-2.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

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