Friday, July 14, 2006

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 12 July 2006

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
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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 l’AÉP 2006
HALTE À LA RETRAITE!.......DE LA «CULTURE DE LA RETRAITE»
À LA GESTION DES ÂGES!
COLLOQUE DE l’ASSOCIATION D’ÉCONOMIE 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


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


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



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.


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]


Federal

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]


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


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]
Press Release
http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2006/er0629dd3.htm


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


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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




Law

World Legal Information Institute
Industrial Relations & Labor Law
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/51110.html


Statistical Reports

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


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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]


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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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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                
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