Wednesday, September 20, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 20 September 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, 20 September 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, 20 September 2006
Academic Research
- Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
- Institute for the Study of Labor
- Discussion Paper
- September 2006
- IZA DP No. 2301
- The Earnings of American Jewish Men: Human Capital, Denomination and Religiosity
- Barry R. Chiswick, Jidong Huang
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2301.pdf
- [full-text, 35 pages]
- For other Discussion Papers from the
- Institute for the Study of Labor
- see-
- IZA Discussion Papers
- http://www.iza.org/index_html?lang=en&mainframe=http%3A//www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/index_html%3Fyear%3D2006%26menuTriggered%3Dtrue%26noPageLoaded%3Dtrue/viewAbstract%3Fdp_id%3D2303&topSelect=publications&subSelect=papers
- Human Capital, Sport Performance, and Salary Determination of Professional Athletes
- Roberto Antonietti
- 15th March 2006
- http://www.dse.unibo.it/wp/561.pdf
- For other Working Papers from
- University of Bologna - Department of Economics, Strada Maggiore 45, 40125 Bologna
- see--
- http://www.dse.unibo.it/mysql/wp.php
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- COLLECTIVE EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION SYSTEMS IN JAPAN AND FRANCE
- by Isabelle VERRET ROUSSEL
- Research Fellow
- August 9th 2006
- http://www.jil.go.jp/profile/documents/VERRET.pdf
- [full-text, 67 pages]
- The Quarterly South East Europe Review for Labour and Social Affairs (SEER)
- is published in co-operation by the Hans-Böckler-Foundation and the
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety.
- South East Europe Review (SEER)
- Issue 01/2006
- http://www.boeckler.de/seer
- The current issue of the South-East Europe Review for Labour and Social Affairs (SEER)
- focuses on the development of infrastructure, transport and public services and the impacts this has on labour.
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Foundation project:
- European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- Restructuring and employment in the EU: Concepts, measurement and evidence [18 September 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0638.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/38/en/1/ef0638en.pdf
- [full-text, 84 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Integration of immigrants: Contribution of local and regional authorities [11 September 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0622.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/22/en/1/ef0622en.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- European Training Foundation (ETF)
- HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT IN THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD REGION -- COUNTRY BY COUNTRY [18 September 2006]
- http://www.etf.europa.eu/PubMgmt.nsf/(getAttachment)/DA807D17E1CE3E8EC12571ED0039DD41/$File/NOTE6TRECV.pdf
- [full-text, 71 pages]
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Quality of work and employment 2006 [7 September 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/surveys/EU0609SR01/EU0609SR01.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/surveys/EU0609SR01/EU0609SR01.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Gender mainstreaming in surveys [28 August 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/TN0608TR02/TN0608TR02.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/TN0608TR02/TN0608TR02.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- ILO
- Produced for Fourteenth Asian Regional Meeting, Busan, Republic of Korea, 29 August - 1 September 2006
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/rgmeet/asia.htm
- Asia Youth Employment
- Decent Jobs for the "Millennium Generation" -- VIDEO 5:44 minutes [30 August 2006]
- http://audio.ilo.org/ramgen/ilo/dcomm/english/asian_meeting/asia_youthemp.rmvb?usehostname
- Census: Please note: The following publication was formerly known as the Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE/SWOBE)
- 2002 Economic Census
- Company Statistics Series
- Survey of Business Owners
- Company Summary: 2002
- 2002 Survey of Business Owners: Company Summary [14 September 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200cscosum.pdf
- [full-text, 1579 pages]
- Note Introductory Page at --
- 2002 SURVEY OF BUSINESS OWNERS (SBO)
- Formerly known as the Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (SMOBE/SWOBE)
- http://www.census.gov/csd/sbo/index.html
- TABLES Only at
- http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200cscosumt.pdf
- [full-text, 1372 pages]
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
- Disability and Health State Chartbook - 2006 [30 August 2006]
- Profiles of Health for Adults With Disabilities
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dh/chartbook/
- or
- [full-text Narrative of this book]
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dh/chartbook/Chartbook%20Text.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33619
- Value-Added Tax: A New U.S. Revenue Source?
- August 22, 2006
- James M. Bickley, Specialist in Public Finance, Government and Finance Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33619_20060822.pdf
- [full-text, 35 pages]
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Report:
- America's Dynamic Workforce - August, 2006 [31 August 2006]
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/workforce2006/
- or
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/workforce2006/ADW2006_Full_Text.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- and
- CHART BOOK
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/workforce2006/ADW2006_Chart_Book.pdf
- [full-text, 72 pages]
- Press Release 31 August 2006
- Americas Workforce: Strong, Competitive and Growing
- U.S. Department of Labor Releases Report on State of the U.S. Workforce Labor Day 2006
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/opa20061537.htm
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
- 2006
- The Department of Labor's 2005 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor
- Report Required by the Trade and Development Act of 2000 [6 September 2006]
- http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2005/tda2005.pdf
- [full-text, 684 pages]
- Economic Research Service (ERS) [Department of Agriculture]
- Economic Research Report No. (ERR-26) 28 pp, September 2006
- The Cost of Living and the Geographic Distribution of Poverty
- By Dean Jolliffe
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR26/
- or
- Full Report
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err26/err26.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- or
- Report Summary
- http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err26/err26_reportsummary.pdf
- EEOC
- Draft Strategic Plan For Fiscal Years 2007 - 2012 [31 August 2006]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/abouteeoc/plan/strategic_07-12/index.html
- [full-text]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NSF 06-325 | August 2006
- Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 2004 [31 August 2006]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06325/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06325/pdf/nsf06325.pdf
- [full-text, 175 pages]
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06325/tables.htm
- [detailed statistical tables]
- U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Investigation No. NAFTA-103-14
- Publication 3881
- August 2006
- Probable Effect of Certain Modifications to the North American Free Trade Agreement Rules of Origin [30 August 2006]
- http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/103/pub3881.pdf
- [full-text, 163 pages]
- American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
- THE STATE OF THE AMERICAN WORKER 2006: ATTITUDES ABOUT WORK IN AMERICA
- (Updated August 29, 2006)
- http://www.aei.org/docLib/200408301_work14886.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- American Rights at Work
- THE LABOR DAY LIST: Partnerships that Work [30 August 2006]
- http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/docUploads/LDL06finalfullreportlowres%2Epdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Announcement
- THE LABOR DAY LIST: Partnerships that Work
- http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/srb/ldl.cfm
- See Press Release [30 August 2006]
- http://www.americanrightsatwork.org/press/press.cfm?pressReleaseID=41
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Pew Research Center
- Americans See Less Progress on Their Ladder of Life
- September 14, 2006
- http://pewresearch.org/social/pack.php?PackID=19
- or
- http://pewresearch.org/assets/social/pdf/Ladder.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- Japan Labour Review, Summer 2006, Vol. 3. No. 3
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm
- or
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR11_all.pdf
- [full-text, 121 pages]
- SPECIAL EDITION: Current Situations of Work Hours and Vacations in Japan
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JULY 2006 [31 August 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0706.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0706.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0706.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0706_fax.pdf
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: SECOND QUARTER 2006 (PRELIMINARY) [30 August 2006]
- CORPORATE PROFITS: SECOND QUARTER 2006 (PRELIMINARY) [30 August 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp206p.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp206p.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp206p.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp206p_fax.pdf
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- August 2006 [19 September 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: AUGUST 2006 [15 September 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN AUGUST 2006 [15 September 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: PRELIMINARY MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2005 [29 August 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: AUGUST 2006 [1 September 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- or
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: WORKER DISPLACEMENT, 2003-2005 [CORRECTION made 15 September 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/disp.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/disp.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- The original release was posted on 17 August 2006.
- (Footnote 2 in table 7 was revised on Friday, September 15, 2006.)
- From You Tube
- Colbert on unions
- Black Humor on Labor Unions by Colbert
- appropriate for Labor Day as a quick fun synopsis
- on what unions can do for employees, as well as a real
- (and current) issue taking place in the labor movement.
- The clip takes about 3 mins. 15 secs to view.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arSyu4he-kU
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Uniform Crime Reports
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
- See
- CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES 2005 [18 September 2006]
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/
- Please note this includes
- POLICE EMPLOYEE DATA
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/police/index.html
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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