Wednesday, July 27, 2005
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 27 July 2005
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, 27 July 2005
[Please note: This issue is longer than most as a result of the recent suspension of service since 8 June 2005. Most bulletins will have fewer references.]
Academic Research
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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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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 27 July 2005
[Please note: This issue is longer than most as a result of the recent suspension of service since 8 June 2005. Most bulletins will have fewer references.]
Academic Research
- (In support of academic research)
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports on WORKPLACE ISSUES [130 reports as of 12 July 2005]
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/query.cgi?field_1=full_text&field_2=author&value_1=crs+&value_2=&connector_3=and&field_3=ancestor.link&op_3=eq&value_3=http%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu%2Fkey_workplace&hidden_3=1&x_force_carryover=&format=cover_page&query=Processing ...
- This collection is a subset of what is known as KEY WORKPLACE DOCUMENTS -- an electronic archive of major workplace publications started in 1994 at the Catherwood Library within Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). These materials are now part of ILR's Digital Commons. See - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu
- "Why Are Jobs Designed the Way They Are?"
- Cindy Zoghi, Alec Levenson, and Michael Gibbs
- BLS Working Paper 382, June 2005
- http://www.bls.gov/ore/pdf/ec050080.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training (JILPT)
- JILPT Report No.2
- Survey Results of Labor-Management Relations, Human Resource Management and Working Conditions in Foreign Affiliated Companies in Japan (March 2005)
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JILPTRNo2.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- National Factors and Employment Relations in Japan
- Prepared by Dev Raj Adhikari
- Central Department of Management
- Tribhuvan University
- Email: devraj@enet.com.np
- Submitted to: Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training, Tokyo. Japan March 28, 2005
- http://www.jil.go.jp/profile/documents/Adhikari.pdf
- [full-text, 183 pages]
- Human Resource Development Systems for Customer Care Services Management in Telecommunications Companies:
- A Comparative Analysis of Sri Lanka and Japan
- Research report presented to the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT), Tokyo, JAPAN
- by Mudiyanselage Saman Dassanayake
- Counterpart Researcher: Mr. Haruhiko Hori
- March 2005
- http://www.jil.go.jp/profile/documents/Saman.pdf
- [full-text, 206 pages]
- Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training (JILPT)
- JAPAN LABOR REVIEW
- Vol.2,No.3
- Summer 2005
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm
- Introduction Reiko Kosugi
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR07_INTRO.pdf
- Articles
- 'Freeters': Young Atypical Workers in Japan
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR07_honda.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Yuki Honda
- Situations of Social Network of Jobless Youth and Assistance Measures
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR07_hori.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Yukie Hori
- Labor Demand for New High School Graduates in Japan
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR07_hara.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Hiromi Hara
- Prolonged Transitional Period and Policy
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR07_miyamoto.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Michiko Miyamoto
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR07_INTRO.pdf
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports on WORKPLACE ISSUES [130 reports as of 12 July 2005]
International
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS in the PUBLIC UTILITIES [15 June 2005]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/02/study/index.html
- and
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/02/study/tn0502101s.html
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Developments in Industrial Action - 2000-4 [7 July 2005]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/06/update/tn0506101u.html
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Comparative Information : Annual Reviews
- Industrial Relations Developments in Europe 2004
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/other_reports/ef0572en.pdf
- [full-text, 108 pages]
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- National Reports 2004
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/annualreports.html
- see listing of 28 countries in right column on page
- Reviews the main industrial relations developments in each country during 2004.
- OECD TRADE UNION DENSITY: 1960-2002 [Data Set]
- http://www1.oecd.org/scripts/cde/queryScreen.asp?DSET=CDELFS_C6T01I&SETNAME=Trade+union+density&DBASE=LFS_INDICATORS&EMAIL=&DBNAME=Labour+Market+Statistics+%2D+INDICATORS
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- BLS: Consumer Expenditures in 2003 [28 June 2005]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- June 2005
- Report 986
- http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxann03.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- BLS: Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [6 July 2005]
- Spring 2005
- Vol. 49, Number 1
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
- Geography jobs
- Olivia Crosby
- Spring, Vol 49, Number 1
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2005/spring/art01.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Farming in the 21st century: A modern business in a modern world
- Arlene Dohm
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2005/spring/art02.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Careers in the green industry: Jobs for people with green thumbs
- Kevin M. McCarron
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2005/spring/art03.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Athletic trainers: Providing healthcare for athletes of all kinds
- C. Brett Lockard
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2005/spring/art04.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Olivia Crosby
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [June/July 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Fatalities in the Ornamental Shrub and Tree Services Industry (07/26/2005)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20050719ar01p1.htm
- Charts: Older Workers and Severity of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away from Work (07/26/2005)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20050713ch01.htm
- Wages in Profit and Nonprofit Hospitals and Universities (06/29/2005)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20050624ar01p1.htm
- The Effect of Unions on Employee Benefits: Recent Results from the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Data (06/29/2005)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20050616ar01p1.htm
- Chart: Percent Changes in the Employment Cost Index for Wages and Salaries and for Benefits, Private Industry, First Quarter 1981-First Quarter 2005 (06/29/2005)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20050624ch01.htm
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20050719ar01p1.htm
- BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW ONLINE [28 June 2005]
- June 2005
- Vol. 128, Number 6
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Developing the American Time Use Survey activity classification system
- Kristina J. Shelley
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/06/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- A transaction price index for air travel
- Janice Lent and Alan H. Dorfman
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/06/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Preliminary estimates of multifactor productivity growth
- Peter B. Meyer and Michael J. Harper
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/06/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- BLS and the Marshall Plan: the forgotten story
- Solidelle F. Wasser and Michael L. Dolfman
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/06/art4full.pdf
- [full-text 9 pages
- International report
- Reinserting labor into the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
- Craig Davis
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2005/06/intlrpt.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Kristina J. Shelley
- Census: Geographic Mobility: 2004 -- Detailed Tables [23 June 2005]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/migrate.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/migrate/cps2004.html
- Census: Consumer Income
- Alternative Income Estimates in the United States: 2003 [23 June 2005]
- Issued June 2005
- P60-228
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p60-228.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Census: Consumer Income
- Alternative Poverty Estimates in the United States: 2003 [23 June 2005]
- Issued June 2005
- P60-227
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p60-227.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Census 2000 Special Reports
- Disability and American Families: 2000 [21 July 2005]
- Issued July 2005
- CENSR-23
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-23.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Facts for Features from the U.S. Census [19 July 2005]
- 15th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26, 2005
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/004998.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb05ff-10.pdf
- Census Special Reports 2000
- Areas With Concentrated Poverty: 1999 [20 July 2005]
- Issued July 2005
- CENSR-16
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-16.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Census: Household Economic Studies
- Living Arrangements of Children: 2001 [26 July 2005]
- Issued July 2005
- P70-104
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p70-104.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Testimony
- Statement of Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director
- Multiemployer Pension Plans
- before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
- Committee on Ways and Means
- U.S. House of Representatives
- June 28, 2005
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/65xx/doc6500/06-28-Multiemployer-Plans.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Testimony
- Statement of Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director
- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation:
- Financial Condition, Potential Risks, and Policy Options
- before the
- Committee on the Budget
- United States Senate
- June 15, 2005
- http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=6426&sequence=0
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/64xx/doc6426/06-15-PBGC.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Offshoring (a.k.a. Offshore Outsourcing) and Job Insecurity Among U.S. Workers
- Updated May 2, 2005
- Linda Levine
- Specialist in Labor Economics
- Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1243&context=key_workplace
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- Preparing the Workplace for Everyone: Accounting for the Needs of People with Disabilities
- A Template of Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for Federal Agencies
- Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness in the Workplace
- http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ep/preparing.htm
- [Full-text in HTML]
- and NEW! RELATED WEB SITE
- Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities
- http://www.dol.gov/odep/programs/emergency.htm
- Press Release 21 July 2005
- New Resources Will Ensure Safety During Emergencies for Workers With Disabilities
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20051395.htm
- New Resources Will Ensure Safety During Emergencies for Workers With Disabilities
- YOUTH Working in CONSTRUCTION
- http://www.youthrules.dol.gov/construct/YouthConstruct_files/frame.htm
- [Electronic Seminar -- 91 PowerPoint slides]
- and
- http://www.youthrules.dol.gov/construct/YouthConstruct.pdf
- The above is found on the YOUTH RULES! web site at -- http://www.youthrules.dol.gov/
- Press Release [18 July 2005]
- http://www.dol.gov/esa/media/press/whd/whdpressVB2.asp?pressdoc=national/20051382.xml
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Broadening Participation in America's Science and Engineering Workforce [December 2004, online 21 July 2005]
- http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/reports/ceose2004report.pdf
- [full-text, 150 pages]
- For more, see --
- The Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE)
- http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/activities/ceose/
- Press Release 05-125
- New Report Stresses Importance of Science and Engineering Opportunities for All Citizens
- http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104307&org=NSF&from=news
- U.S. Department of Labor
- New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)
- STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LOWER THAN NATION FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT MONTH [21 July 2005]
- State's June Private Sector Job Growth Matches Nation
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/PressReleases/pruistat.htm
- STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LOWER THAN NATION FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT MONTH [21 July 2005]
- Brookings Institution
- POLICY BRIEF #143
- Insuring America's Workers in a New Era of Offshoring
- by Lael Brainard, Robert E. Litan, and Nicholas Warren
- July 2005
- http://www.brookings.edu/comm/policybriefs/pb143.htm
- or
- http://www.brookings.edu/comm/policybriefs/pb143.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI NOTES
- July 2005, Vol. 26, No. 7
- Social Security Reform: The Importance of Disability Insurance and Annuities in Individual Accounts
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_07-20051.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- EBRI Issue Brief, No. 284, July 2005
- The Influence of Automatic Enrollment, Catch-Up, and IRA Contributions on 401(k) Accumulations at Retirement
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/EBRI_IB_07-20052.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- See Press Release at -- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_707_13July05.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Details found at-
- EBRI Issue Brief, Encouraging Workers to Save: The 2005 Retirement Confidence Survey" (April 2005)
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/0405ib.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- Fast Facts from EBRI
- FFE #04, July 20, 2005
- Who is More Likely to Save: Men or Women?
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact072005.pdf
- OPEN CRS: Congressional Research Reports for the People
- http://www.opencrs.com/
- Examples of recent reports related to workplace issues---
- Pension Issues Cloud Postal Reform Debate
- June 27, 2005
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RL32346
- or
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL32346_20050627.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Unauthorized Employment of Aliens: Basics of Employer Sanctions
- June 29, 2005
- http://www.opencrs.com/document/RS22180/
- or
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22180_20050629.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Age Restrictions for Airline Pilots: Revisiting the FAA's "Age 60 Rule"
- June 23, 2005
- http://www.opencrs.com/document/RL32960/
- or
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32960_20050623.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
- May 31, 2005
- http://www.opencrs.com/document/RL32044/
- or
- http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/48603.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Proposed Regulations for P.L. 108-446
- July 18, 2005
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32998_20050718.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- June 27, 2005
- Salary.com
- Wasted Time At Work Costing Companies Billions
- "American workers are wasting more than twice the time Human Resource managers expect."
- -by: Dan Malachowski, < mailto:feedback@salary.com>Salary.com
- http://www.salary.com/careers/layoutscripts/crel_display.asp?tab=cre&cat=nocat&ser=Ser374&part=Par555
- Towers Perrin
- Despite Years of Education, Employees Continue To Buy Health Coverage with Their Hearts Not Their Heads, Towers Perrin Finds
- Fear and Anxiety Drive Purchasing Decisions, Running Counter To Employer Efforts to Encourage Good Consumer Behavior
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/press_releases/2005_06_14/2005_06_14.htm
- Towers Perrin
- EMPLOYERS ARE USING NEW STRATEGIES TO MANAGE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS [19 July 2005]
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Point_of_View/PO_Prescriptions/perspectives_prescriptions.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Towers Perrin Legislative Tracking Charts updated 18 July 2005
- Legislative Tracking Charts Health and Welfare
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_07_21/LTC_HW_2005_07_18.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Legislative Tracking Charts Human Resources http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_07_21/LTC_HR_2005_07_18.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Legislative Tracking Charts Retirement
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/jsp/publications_search/../../United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2005_07_21/LTC_RET_2005_07_18.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Towers Perrin
- Equity Compensation Models Are Changing Rapidly At Leading U.S. Technology Companies, Towers Perrin Research Finds
- Aggregate Grants Are Reduced 20% Amid FAS 123(R) Compliance and Institutional Shareholder Pressure
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/press_releases/2005_07_21/2005_07_21.htm
- see also --
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/TP_Monitor/jsp/showdoc_fromtowers.jsp?webc=../../TP_Monitor%2F2005%2F07%2Farticles%2Fmon_article_0705A.htm
- POLICY BRIEF #143
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- 10 Reasons to Mediate (VIDEO) [20 July 2005]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/mediate/10reasons/index.html
- EEOC REVISES GUIDANCE ON TIMELINESS FOR FILING CHARGES OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
- Compliance Manual Section on 'Threshold Issues' Conforms with Supreme Court Ruling
- http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/compliance.html
- and press release
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/7-21-05.html
- Questions and Answers About Cancer in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) [26 July 2005]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/cancer.html
- press release
- [26 July 2005]
- NEW EEOC PUBLICATION ADDRESSES EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER UNDER DISABILITIES ACT
- Issuance Coincides with 15th Anniversary of Landmark Anti-Discrimination Law
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/7-26-05.html
- 10 Reasons to Mediate (VIDEO) [20 July 2005]
- BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: SECOND QUARTER 2005 [20 July 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- BLS: WORKERS ON FLEXIBLE AND SHIFT SCHEDULES IN MAY 2004 [1 July 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/flex.toc.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/flex.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/flex.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JUNE 2005 [22 July 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: FOURTH QUARTER 2004 [19 July 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN JUNE 2005 [26 July 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
- Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
- America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005 (July 2005)
- http://childstats.gov/americaschildren/index.asp
- or
- http://childstats.gov/pubs.asp
- [broken into parts in PDF]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBo)
- Background Paper
- Taxing the Untaxed Business Sector
- July 2005
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/65xx/doc6567/07-21-UntaxedBus.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- Population Bulletin Vol. 60, No. 2 2005
- New Marriages, New Families: U.S. Racial and Hispanic Intermarriage (June 2005)
- http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/Content/ContentGroups/Population_Bulletin/New_Marriages,_New_Families__U_S__Racial_and_Hispanic_Intermarriage.htm
- or
- http://www.prb.org/pdf05/60.2NewMarriages.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
- Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals [21 July 2005]
- http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/
- or
- http://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/3rd/pdf/thirdreport.pdf
- [full-text, 475 pages]
- National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness (NPACH)
- http://www.npach.org/
- HUD DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS: NATIONAL GROUPS CALL FOR CHANGE
- http://www.npach.org/newdefinition0725.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005 (July 2005)
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.
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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