Wednesday, September 27, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 27 September 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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 27 September 2006
Academic Research
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/impactbrief The ILR Impact Brief series highlights the research and project based work conducted by ILR faculty that is relevant to workplace issues and public policy. BRIEF #12 / August 2006 / WWW.ILR.CORNELL.EDU CEOs and Layoffs: Sometimes the CEO Suffers Similar Fate by KEVIN F. HALLOCK Professor of Human Resource Studies (ILR) SHERRILYN M. BILLGER Illinois State University http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/19/
Brookings Institution The Hamilton Project: An Economic Strategy to Advance Opportunity, Prosperity, and Growth http://www.brookings.edu/es/hamilton/hamilton_hp.htm
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
Revised State Personal Income: 200305 http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/SQPINewsRelease.htm or http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0906.pdf [full-text, 9 pages] or http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0906.xls [spreadsheet] and Highlights http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi0906_fax.pdf
BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS, 2005 [26 September 2006] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf [full-text, 16 pages]
BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-JUNE 2006 [22 September 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 AUGUST 2006 [21 September 2006] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf [full-text, 10 pages]
BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: AUGUST 2006 [20 September 2006] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf [full-text, 19 pages] and Supplemental Files Table of Contents http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
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
****************************************
_______________________________
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, 27 September 2006
Academic Research
- ILR Impact Briefs
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- Health-EU Portal
- http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
- About the Portal
- http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/about_en.htm
- http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/about_en.htm
- OECD
- Starting Strong II: Early Childhood Education and Care [19 September 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/63/0,2340,en_2649_34511_37416703_1_1_1_1,00.html
- or
- Executive Summary
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/38/2/37417240.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
- BLS: Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [21 September 2006]
- Fall 2006
- Vol. 50, Number 3
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
- Working abroad: Finding international internships and entry-level jobs
- Jill N. Lacey
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/art01.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Job outlook by education, 2004-14
- Olivia Crosby and Roger Moncarz
- The 2004-14 job outlook for people who don't have a bachelor's degree
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/art02.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- The 2004-14 job outlook for college graduates
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/art03.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/art02.pdf
- Brief items of interest to counselors and students.
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/grabbag.pdf
- You're a what? Auctioneer
- Elka Maria Torpey
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/yawhat.pdf
- Education and income: More learning is key to higher earnings
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/oochart.pdf
- Jill N. Lacey
- Census
- CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESSES 2002
- http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200cscb.pdf
- [full-text, 1614 pages]
- and
- CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESS OWNERS 2002
- http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200cscbo.pdf
- [full-text, 62 pages]
- Press Release 27 September 2006
- Half of U.S. Businesses Are Home-Based,
- Majority of Firms Self-Financed, Census Bureau Reports
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/business_ownership/007537.html
- Half of U.S. Businesses Are Home-Based,
- CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON CHINA (CECC)
- [CHINA] 2006 ANNUAL REPORT [20 September 2006]
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt06/index.php?PHPSESSID=3647dac96dea769217e0306d1bffb918
- See Press Release
- Congressional-Executive Commission on China Releases 2006 Annual Report
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt06/pressrelease.php
- Congressional-Executive Commission on China Releases 2006 Annual Report
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Final Report: Saving for Your Golden Years: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities [20 September 2006]
- http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/2006SummitFinalReport.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- Press Release 20 September 2006
- U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Releases 2006 National Saver Summit Report
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/EBSA20061491.htm
- U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Releases 2006 National Saver Summit Report
- A TEST OF LEADERSHIP: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
- A Report of the Commission Appointed by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
- Pre-Publication Copy September 2006
- http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/reports/pre-pub-report.pdf
- [full-text, 62 pages]
- Press Release
- Highlights of the Final Report of the
- Secretary of Educations Commission on the Future of Higher Education
- A Test of LeadershipCharting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
- September 19, 2006
- http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/pre-pub-report-highlights.html
- or
- http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/pre-pub-report-highlights.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Highlights of the Final Report of the
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Forum Guide to Decision Support Systems: A Resource for Educators [21 September 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006807
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006807.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2003-04 [26 September 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006329
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006329.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management -- Web Site [NEW!]
- http://www.opm.gov/
- See Subject Index
- http://www.opm.gov/topics.asp
- http://www.opm.gov/topics.asp
- U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
- U.S.-CHINA COMPETITION IN THE INDIAN MARKET [September 2006]
- William Greene
- http://www.usitc.gov/ind_econ_ana/research_ana/research_work_papers/documents/EC200609A.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- United Stated International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Publication 3875 August 2006
- The Year in Trade 2005
- Operation of the Trade Agreements Program
- 57th Report
- http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3875.pdf
- [full-text, 197 pages]
- Fall 2006
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Retirement Security in the United States Current Sources, Future Prospects, and Likely Outcomes of Current Trends [22 September 2006]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/books/ebri_rsus.pdf
- [full-text, 176 pages]
- and
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/books/index.cfm?fa=rsus
- Press Release 22 September 2006
- EBRI Publishes Detailed Look at U.S. Retirement System
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_748_22Sept06.pdf
- EBRI Publishes Detailed Look at U.S. Retirement System
- FORUM for a RESPONSIBLE GLOBALISATION -- 25-28 October 2006 in Lyon, France
- http://www.global-economic-and-social-forum.com/
- To register, go to -
- http://www.global-economic-and-social-forum.com/registration/index.php
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Employer Health Benefits 2006 Annual Survey
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7527/
- or
- Summary of Findings
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7527/exhibits/upload/7528.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- and
- sections are available online at
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7527/sections/index.cfm
- and
- List of Exhibits [TABLES]
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7527/exhibits/index.cfm
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- StateHealthFacts.org
- http://statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?previewid=3 &
- About StateHealthFacts.org
- http://statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=methodology
- http://statehealthfacts.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=methodology
- Korean Government Employees' Union BREAKING NEWS
- To learn about this union, see--
- http://inter.kgeu.org/about/about.asp
- [URGENT] Attacks on the KGEU local offices restarted Monday morning. [25 September 2006]
- The Union Will Fight Back!
- http://inter.kgeu.org/main-issues/view.html?page=1&number=29&npart=A&ntext=&bID=ENissues
- More than 81 KGEU chapter offices closed down, but union remains intact and strong [23 September 2006]
- http://inter.kgeu.org/main-issues/view.html?page=1&number=28&npart=A&ntext=&bID=ENissues
- URGENT] Attacks with police violence on KGEU local offices nation wide, as of 17:00. [22 September 2006]
- http://inter.kgeu.org/main-issues/view.html?page=1&number=27&npart=A&ntext=&bID=ENissues
- AND MORE MESSAGES --- LISTED AT
- http://inter.kgeu.org/main-issues/list.html
- Migration Policy Institute
- Immigration and America's Future: A New Chapter [20 September 2006]
- Final Report of the Independent Task Force Co-chaired by Spencer Abraham and Lee H. Hamilton
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/ITFIAF/index.php
- Executive Summary
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/task_force/new_chapter_summary.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- See Press Release
- Bipartisan Panel Calls for New Chapter in U.S. Immigration Policy
- Current Impasse Highlights Need for Forward-Looking Policies
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/ITFIAF/news_092006.php
- http://www.migrationpolicy.org/task_force/new_chapter_summary.pdf
- National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
- State Child Care Assistance Policies 2006: Gaps Remain, with New Challenges Ahead [26 September 2006]
- by
- Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst
- Helen Blank, Director of Leadership and Public Policy
- http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/StateChildCareAssistancePoliciesReport2006.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Pew Charitable Trust & Stateline.org
- Friday, September 22, 2006
- Minimum-wage hikes sweep states
- By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org
- http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=143470
- Press Release 22 September 2006
- In the States, Maximum Activity on Minimum Wages
- September 2006
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=3638&content_type_id=8&issue_name=State%20policy&issue=47&page=8&WT.mc_id=09/25/2006
- In the States, Maximum Activity on Minimum Wages
- RAND
- Activation and the Earnings of Reservists [20 September 2006]
- By: David S. Loughran, Jacob Alex Klerman, Craig Martin
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG474/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG474.pdf
- [full-text, 165 pagaes]
- or
- Summary
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG474.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- See also related ISSUE BRIEF
- Effect of Activation on Reservist Earnings
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9183/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2006/RAND_RB9183.pdf
- See Press Release 20 September 2006
- RAND STUDY FINDS MOST MILITARY RESERVISTS
- SEE EARNINGS INCREASE WHEN CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
- http://www.rand.org/news/press.06/09.20.html
- RAND STUDY FINDS MOST MILITARY RESERVISTS
- Retirement Security in the United States Current Sources, Future Prospects, and Likely Outcomes of Current Trends [22 September 2006]
- Congressional- Executive Commission on China (CECC)
- China Human Rights and Rule of Law Update
- All Updates from the September 06, 2006 CECC Newsletter
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/newsletterListing.phpd?NLdate=20060906&show=ALL
- or
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20060906.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- NLRB Casehandling Manual [Revised Draft] [21 September 2006]
- Part Three--Compliance Proceedings
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/legal/manuals/chm3.asp
- See Press Release [22 September 2006]
- Informal Copy of Revised National Labor Relation Board's Compliance Manual Posted on the Agency's Website
- http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2602.htm
- Informal Copy of Revised National Labor Relation Board's Compliance Manual Posted on the Agency's Website
- China Human Rights and Rule of Law Update
- BEA: State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2006
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
- Center for Public Integrity
- Who Controls Your Local Media?
- Use the Center for Public Integrity Media Ownership Database to research who owns what in radio, TV, cable, and telephone across the U.S.
- Center for Public Integrity Media Ownership Database
- http://www.openairwaves.org/telecom/
- Other Research Tools from the
- Center for Public Integrity
- http://www.openairwaves.org/tools.aspx
- includes--
- 527 Database Search
- Iraq/Afghanistan Contractors
- Local Prosecutors
- MediaTracker and InfluenceTracker
- Pentagon Contractors
- Private Military Companies
- State Lawmaker Assets
- State Lobbying
- State Party Donations
- Who Controls Your Local Media?
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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