Friday, July 14, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 12 July 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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 12 July 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----------------- 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, 12 July 2006
Academic Research
- Brookings Institution
- Where Did They Go? The Decline of Middle-Income Neighborhoods in Metropolitan America
- by Jason C. Booza, Jackie Cutsinger, and George Galster
- June 2006
- http://www.brookings.org/metro/pubs/20060622_middleclass.htm
- or
- http://www.brookings.org/metro/pubs/20060622_middleclass.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- (The 2006 Political Economy Association conference will take place on November 6 and 7th, and will be on the theme of Aging and Management of Ages at the University of Quebec at Montreal)
- Colloque de lAÉP 2006
- HALTE À LA RETRAITE!.......DE LA «CULTURE DE LA RETRAITE»
- À LA GESTION DES ÂGES!
- COLLOQUE DE lASSOCIATION DÉCONOMIE POLITIQUE (AÉP)
- http://www.unites.uqam.ca/aep/colloque.html
- Amphithéâtre du Pavillon Sherbrooke-UQÀM
- 200, rue Sherbrooke ouest, salle SH-2800
- Montréal, Québec
- Les 6 et 7 novembre 2006
- 200, rue Sherbrooke ouest, salle SH-2800
- Where Did They Go? The Decline of Middle-Income Neighborhoods in Metropolitan America
International
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- COMPARATIVE STUDY & ANNUAL REVIEW
- Pay Developments - 2005 [7 July 2006]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/06/update/tn0606101u.html
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- European Level-
- Landmark case highlights issue of conflicting rights [28 June 2006]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/05/articles/eu0605029i.html
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Finland: Fixed-term contracts still common in public sector (03 July 2006)
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/04/FI0604NU04.htm
- United.Kingdom: Survey explores age-related policies, practices and preferences (03 July 2006)
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/03/UK0603039I.htm
- Italy: Changing profile of working time flexibility (03 July 2006)
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/03/IT0603019I.htm
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/04/FI0604NU04.htm
- This site is highly recommended.
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Announcing the ILO Library's new web site, just published (in English, French and Spanish).
- ILO Library
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/index.htm
- It includes new and updated subject guides on the following topics:
- Child labour
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/childlabor.htm
- International and national labour law
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/labourlaw.htm
- Labour statistics
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/labourstat.htm
- History of the ILO
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/history.htm
- and Tools for Information Specialists:
- Guide to sources of labour information (revised June 2006)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/tools/guide.htm
- ILO Taxonomy
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/tools/taxonomy.htm
- ILO Thesaurus
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/tools/aboutthes.htm
- and more.
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/childlabor.htm
- ILO
- Workers' Activities
- Labour Education 2005/1-2
- No. 138-139
- Fight Poverty Organize! [online 12 July 2006]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/publ/138/
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/publ/138/138.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- ILO
- Workers' Activities
- Labour Education 2005/3-4
- No. 140-141
- The Global Challenges of Labour Inspection [online 12 July 2006]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/publ/140/index.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actrav/publ/140/140.pdf
- [full-text, 92 pages]
- COMPARATIVE STUDY & ANNUAL REVIEW
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [7 July 2006]
- June 2006
- Vol. 129, Number 6
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Employment in hospitals: unconventional patterns
- William C. Goodman
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Food-at-home expenditures of Asian households
- Shiao-Lin Shirley Tsai and Lucilla Tan
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- State UI job search rules and reemployment services
- Christopher J. O'Leary
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Income data quality issues in the CPS
- Daniel H. Weinberg
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Misclassification in an experimental poverty measure
- Richard Bavier
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/art5full.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- International Report
- China's changing economy
- Lawrence H. Leith
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/06/intlrpt.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- William C. Goodman
- Census
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-Owned Firms: 2002 [28 June 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200csnhpi.pdf
- [full-text, 283 pages]
- Press Release
- Growth of Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-Owned Businesses Over Three Times the National Average [28 June 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/business_ownership/007092.html
- Growth of Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-Owned Businesses Over Three Times the National Average [28 June 2006]
- OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES
- U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (USITC)
- STAFF RESEARCH STUDY 28
- June 2006
- Publication 3864
- The Effects of Increasing Chinese Demand on Global Commodity Markets [29 June 2006]
- http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/research_working_papers/pub3864-200606.pdf
- [full-text, 108 pages]
- National Science Foundation
- Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists & Engineers in the US: 2003 [30 June 2006]
- NSF 06-320 | June 2006
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06320/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06320/pdf/nsf06320.pdf
- [full-text, 204 pages]
- or
- All Detailed Statistical Tables
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06320/pdf/tables.pdf
- [full-text, 148 pages]
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Advocacy
- How Did Small Business-Owning Households Fare During the Longest U.S. Economic Expansion? [22 June 2006]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs276tot.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- See Research Summary at
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs276.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Press Release [22 June 2006]
- Business Owners As High Income Earners And Wealth Holders
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/06-15.html
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs276.pdf
- June 2006
- Cornell/ILR School
- Introducing ILR International eNews (Quarterly)--Free Subscription
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/news/enews/
- ILR International Programs at Cornell is pleased to bring to your attention the first issue of ILR International eNews, featuring online highlights of the ILR School's teaching, research, and outreach activities around the world. We will publish eNews quarterly and invite all who may be interested to subscribe and share it with others.
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education, and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
- European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
- 2/2006
- Assessing the reassessment of the OECD jobs Strategy: eppur si muove ?
- by Andrew Watt
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/media/files/eeepb/2006/2_2006
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Mercer (UK)
- Pension financial risk survey of FTSE 350 companies
- UK
- London, 28 June 2006
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1231860
- The National Academies Press
- Committee on Meeting the Workforce Needs for the National Vision for Space Exploration, National Research Council
- Issues Affecting the Future of the U.S. Space Science and Engineering Workforce: Interim Report [June 2006]
- http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11642.html
- Securities Industry Association (SIA) Research Reports:
- Vol. VII, No. 7, June 27, 2006
- Retirement Savings: by the Numbers
- http://www.sia.com/research/pdf/RsrchRprtVol7-7.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Employers Anticipate Further Restrictions on Retiree Medical Plans, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [28 June 2006]
- Most Now Relying on Medicare Subsidies to Offset Costs
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=16207
- Introducing ILR International eNews (Quarterly)--Free Subscription
- World Legal Information Institute
- Industrial Relations & Labor Law
- http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51110.html
- Industrial Relations & Labor Law
- BEA: U.S. Net International Investment Position at Yearend 2005 [29 June 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/intinv05.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/intinv05.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/intinv05.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/intinv05_fax.pdf
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2006 (FINAL) [29 June 2006]
- CORPORATE PROFITS: FIRST QUARTER 2006 (FINAL)
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106f.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106f.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106f.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106f_fax.pdf
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: MAY 2006 [30 June 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/pinewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0506.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0506.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0506_fax.pdf
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MAY 2006 [28 June 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: National Compensation Surveys issued June 2006:
- * Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT, October 2005, Bulletin 3130-66
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0808.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0808.pdf
- * Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN, September 2005, Bulletin 3130-70
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0812.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0812.pdf
- * Kansas City, MO-KS, October 2005, Bulletin 3130-68
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0810.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0810.pdf
- * Milwaukee-Racine, WI, September 2005, Bulletin 3130-67
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0809.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0809.pdf
- * Portland-Salem, OR-WA, August 2005, Bulletin 3130-69
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0811.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0811.pdf
- * Richmond-Petersburg, VA, September 2005, Bulletin 3130-72
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0814.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0814.pdf
- * Springfield, MA, September 2005, Bulletin 3130-65
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0807.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0807.pdf
- * Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, October 2005, Bulletin 3130-71
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0813.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0813.pdf
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/intinv05.htm
- A Report Prepared By
- Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Democratic Staff
- And Senate Democratic Policy Committee
- June 28, 2006
- The College Cost Crunch: A State-by-State Analysis of Rising Tuition and Student Debt
- http://kennedy.senate.gov/downloads/CostReport.pdf
- [full-text, 70 pages]
- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
- A PAPER, JUNE 2006
- The Effects of Liberalizing World Agricultural Trade: A Review of Modeling Studies
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/73xx/doc7352/06-30-Trade.pdf
- [full-text, 128 pages]
- Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Democratic Staff
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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