Wednesday, February 08, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 8 February 2006
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 February 2006
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.
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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_______________________________
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, 8 February 2006
Academic Research
- Monthly Labor Review Online
- January 2006
- Vol. 129, Number 1, pages 38-49
- Union Membership Statistics in 24 Countries
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/01/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- by Jelle Visser
- Scientific Director, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies
- (AIAS), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- E-mail: Jelle.Visser@uva.nl
- Princeton
- Industrial Relations Section
- Working Paper 507.
- Kahn, Lawrence M.
- "The Impact of Employment Protection Mandates on Demographic Temporary Employment Patterns: International Microeconomic Evidence" January 2006.
- http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/507.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages]
- January 2006
International
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Relocation of Production and Industrial Relations [6 February 2006]
- February 2006
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/11/study/index.html
- and
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/11/study/tn0511101s.html
- ILO Bangkok
- Working out of disaster: improving employment and livelihood in countries affected by the Tsunami
- Bangkok: ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 2005
- viii, 87 p.
- ISBN 92-2-117766-1 (print)
- ISBN 92-2-117767-X (web)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/download/tsunami_ebook.pdf
- [full-text, 100 pages]
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online
- January 2006
- Vol. 129, Number 1
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- State labor legislation enacted in 2005
- John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/01/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Changes in State unemployment insurance legislation in 2005
- Loryn Lancaster
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/01/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Union membership statistics in 24 countries
- Jelle Visser
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/01/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
- Census: Population Division
- Working Paper No. 81
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population.
- Campbell Gibson and Kay Jung. Issued February 2006
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0081/twps0081.html
- [for detailed tables in SPREADSHEET format]
- or
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0081/twps0081.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- U.S. Census Bureau
- 2004 State Government Finance Data [2 February 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/state04.html
- GAO: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: First-Year Experience with High-Deductible Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts. GAO-06-271, January 31.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-271
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06271.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06271high.pdf
- GAO: Veterans' Employment and Training Service: Greater Accountability and Other Labor Actions Needed to Better Serve Veterans. GAO-06-357T, February 2.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-357T
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06357t.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- The Status of Telework in the Federal Government 2005 [December 2005]
- http://www.telework.gov/documents/tw_rpt05/
- [Please note: in some instances you may have to change LINKS on your web pages to reflect new locations on this web site].
- U.S. State Department To Launch New Website Design [3 February 2006]
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/60352.htm
- January 2006
- California Budget Project
- Minimum Wage Increases Boost the Earnings of Low-Wage California Workers [January 2006]
- http://www.cbp.org/2005/0508_bb_minimumwage.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Minimum Wage Increases Boost the Earnings of Low-Wage California Workers [January 2006]
- Mercer
- Annual reports fail to acknowledge the company�s own workers
- Mercer finds limited reporting on human capital by the biggest US corporations
[26 January 2006]- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1207925
- Towers Perrin
- Winning Strategies for a Global Workforce: Attracting, Retaining and Engaging Employees for Competitive Advantage
- Executive Report [3 February 2006]
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Reports/2006_Global_Workforce/GWS.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Towers Perrin
- HR Service Delivery: Connecting People, Process and Performance [23 January 2006]
- HR Service Delivery Research Report
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Reports/2005_HRDS_Survey/2005_HRSD_Survey_Report.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Few Multinationals Have Effective Global Communication Programs, Watson Wyatt Study Finds [31 January 2006]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=15642
- Annual reports fail to acknowledge the company�s own workers
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32195
- Charitable Choice: Legal and Constitutional Issues
- Updated January 27, 2006
- by Angie A. Welborn, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32195_20060127.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33257
- Health Savings Accounts: Overview of Rules for 2006, January 31, 2006
- by Bob Lyke, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33257_20060131.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations
- Volume 21, Issue 4, 2005
- http://www.csmb.unimo.it/modules.php?name=ijcllir_mod&page=issue4_05.html
- Order Code RL32195
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: DECEMBER 2005 [7 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JANUARY 2006 [3 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages for 2005 [2 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2005 [1 February 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- RAND
- Research Brief
- Forging the Link Between Alcohol Advertising and Underage Drinking [January 2006]
- By: Rebecca L. Collins, Phyllis L. Ellickson, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Katrin
- Hambarsoomians
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9073/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9073/index1.html
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2006/RAND_RB9073.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Homeschooling in the United States: 2003 [2 February 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/Pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006042
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/homeschool/
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006042.pdf
- [full-text, 54 pages]
- Research Brief
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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