Wednesday, June 28, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 June 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, 28 June 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.
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 28 June 2006
Academic Research
- A Comparative Analysis of the Labor Market Impact of International Migration: Canada, Mexico, and the United States
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12327.pdf
- [full-text, 66 pages]
- Abdurrahman Aydemir, George J. Borjas
- NBER Working Paper No. 12327
- Issued in June 2006
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12327
- New Evidence on Gender Difference in Promotion Rates: An Empirical Analysis of a Sample of New Hires
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12321.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- Francine D. Blau, Jed DeVaro
- NBER Working Paper No. 12321
- Issued in June 2006
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12321
- ILR Press
- Schools of Democracy: A Political History of the American Labor Movement
- by Clayton Sinyai
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ilrpress/titles/4472.html
- or
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4472
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Childcare for school children: Employment development in the EU [21 June 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int//areas/labourmarket/childcare.htm
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- Childcare services in the EU - what future? [8 June 2006]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu06015a.html?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
- Employment developments in childcare services for school-age children: infosheet [20 June 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0645.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/45/en/1/ef0645en.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- ILO (International Labour Organization)
- Library and Information Services
- WorkGate
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/workgate/wg.main?lng=en
- Subject Map
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/workgate/wg.subjMap?lng=en
- Subject List
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/workgate/wg.alphaLst?lng=en
- Featured Topics
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/workgate/wg.showFTs?lng=en
- SEARCH WorkGate at
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/workgate/wg.srchFrm?lng=en
- About WorkGate
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/workgate/wg.aboutWg?lng=en
- Prepared by: U.S. Department of Labor
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Office of Productivity and Technology
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/
- June 16, 2006
- Comparative Real Gross Domestic Product Per Capita and Per Employed Person
- Fifteen Countries 1960-2005
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsgdp.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flsgdp.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- BLS: Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [21 June 2006]
- Summer 2006
- Vol. 50, Number 2
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
- Careers in homeland security: Many jobs, one mission
- Elka Jones
- Summer, Vol 50, Number 2
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/summer/art01.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
-
- Internships: Previewing a profession
- Elka Jones
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/summer/art02.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Project managers stay in charge and out front
- Tom DiVincenzo
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/summer/art03.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- From court reporting to Web casting: Captioning in the new millennium
- Tamara Dillon
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/summer/art04.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- CDC, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2005 National Health Interview Survey
- (Released 6/21/2006)
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200606.htm
- or
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/earlyrelease200606.pdf
- [full-text, 105 pages]
- and
- Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2005
- by Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D., and Michael E. Martinez, M.P.H., Division of Health Interview Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/insur200606.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Press Release
- Health Insurance for Children Improved in 2005; Overall Coverage Varies by State [21 June 2006]
- http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r060621.htm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- CRS Report for Congress
- Order Code RL33482
- Saving Incentives: What May Work, What May Not
- June 20, 2006
- Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Sector Economics, Government and Finance Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33482_20060620.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Office of Federal Operations
- Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Fiscal Year 2005 [22 June 2006]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/fsp2005/index.html
- EEOC OFFERS TIPS TO COMPANIES THAT EMPLOY TEENS [20 June 2006]
- Millions of Young Adults Preparing to Join Labor Force this Summer
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-20-06.html
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
- How to Protect Your Employees When Purchasing Health Insurance [Fact Sheet]
- http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fshlthinstips.html
- The above is important in light of --
- EBSA News Release: [06/21/2006]
- Labor Department Obtains Court Order Barring Idaho Company and Executives from Service to Employee Benefit Plans
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/ebsa20060981.htm
- GAO: H-1B Visa Program: More Oversight by Labor Can Improve Compliance with Program Requirements, by Sigurd R. Nilsen, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-06-901T, June 22. (2 p.m.)
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-901T
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06901t.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06901thigh.pdf
- Catherwood Library, School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR)
- CURRENT UNION PERIODICALS
- A-E
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/usLaborUnions/UnionPer/CurrPer/UnionNamesAE.html
- F-J
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/usLaborUnions/UnionPer/CurrPer/UnionNamesFJ.html
- K-O
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/usLaborUnions/UnionPer/CurrPer/UnionNamesKO.html
- P-T
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/usLaborUnions/UnionPer/CurrPer/UnionNamesPT.html
- U-Z
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/usLaborUnions/UnionPer/CurrPer/UnionNamesUZ.html
- CUErgo
- Cornell University Ergonomics Web
- http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/
- Please note that there is a variety of useful material relating to workplace issues found at this site. See for example:
- ERGONOMICS INFORMATION
- http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/CUEHinfo.html
- Society for Human Resource Management
- HRMagazine, July 2006, Vol. 51, No. 7
- 50 Best Small and Medium Places to Work
- The 2006 Edition
- http://www.shrm.org/hrmagazine/articles/0706/0706cover.asp
- LLRX.com
- Comparative and Foreign Law Guides
- http://www.llrx.com/comparative_and_foreign_law.html
- LLRX.com
- State & Federal Legislation
- http://www.llrx.com/resources7.htm
- BEA: State Personal Income: First Quarter 2006 [22 June 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/SQPINewsRelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0606.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0606.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0606_fax.pdf
- BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-MARCH 2006 [21 June 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN MAY 2006 [22 June 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Religion in a Free Market: Religious and Non-Religious Americans -- Who, What, Why, and Where [June 2006]
- by Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar
- http://www.paramountbooks.com/prodpage.cfm?cat_selected=&product_selected=203
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- CB06-FF.09
- The Fourth of July 2006
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006825.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ff-09.pdf
- [full-text, 4 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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