Wednesday, November 01, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 1 November 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, 1 November 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, 1 November 2006
Academic Research
- Tangian A.S. (2006)
- European flexicurity: concepts (operational definitions), methodology (monitoring instruments), and policies (consistent implementations).
- WSI Diskussionspapier 148, Hans Böckler Foundation, Düsseldorf, 60 pp.
- http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_148_e.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- Abstract:
- http://www.boeckler.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3D0AB75D-54D005A6/hbs/hs.xsl/show_product_wsi.html?productfile=HBS-003699.xml
- Released this week --
- Keep Them on Your Side: Leading and Managing for Momentum (Adams Media, 2006)
- by Samuel Bacharach
- http://adamsmedia.stores.yahoo.net/kethonyosi.html
- or
- http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Them-Your-Side-Momentum/dp/1593377290/sr=1-1/qid=1162389913/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9005202-1084053?ie=UTF8&s=books
- [The the first book to address maintaining organizational momentum for projects and agendas and managing change for the long haul].
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Annual review of working conditions in the EU: 20052006 [25 October 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0620.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/20/en/1/ef0620en.pdf
- [full-text, 100 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TRENDS FOR YOUTH [27 October 2006]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/gety06en.pdf
- [full-text, 58 pages]
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- [Japan] MAIN LABOR ECONOMIC INDICATORS [updated 31 October 2006]
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/eshuyo/200611/index.htm
- BLS: SURVEY OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION, 2005 [27 October 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osnr0026.txt
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osnr0026.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- September 2006
- Report 997
- Extended Mass Layoffs in 2005 [23 October 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/mls/mlsreport997.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions (CWC) Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Major Work Stoppages in 2004 and 2005 [25 October 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20061018ar01p1.htm
- Census
- Educational Attainment in the United States: 2005 [26 October 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education/cps2005.html
- Press Release
- Census Bureau Data Underscore Value of College Degree
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/007660.html
- Census
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2006 (6th Edition) [25 October 2006]
- A Statistical Abstract Supplement
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/smadb/smadb-06.pdf
- [full-text, 448 pages]
- See Press Release
- Census Bureau's State & Metro Book:
- Rochester a Health Mecca, Florida Metros Lead Medicare Rolls,
- Virginia Tops in Newspaper Readership
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/007665.html
- THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Background Paper
- Projecting Labor Force Participation and Earnings in CBO's Long-Term Microsimulation Model
- October 2006
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/76xx/doc7676/10-27-LaborForce.pdf
- [full-text, 120 pages]
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- October 30, 2006
- Web Publication
- Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2005 [30 October 2006]
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/killed/2005/
- Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS)
- Mapping Immigration:
- Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) [25 October 2006]
- http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/data/maps/lprmaps.htm
- Women's Bureau
- Quick Facts
- Employment Status of Women and Men in 2005
- http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/Qf-ESWM05.htm
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- Disabilities and Employment
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/disab-work.htm
- American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
- AAUP Faculty Gender Equity Indicators 2006 [26 October 2006]
- Martha S. West and John W. Curtis
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/63396944-44BE-4ABA-9815-5792D93856F1/0/AAUPGenderEquityIndicators2006.pdf
- [full-text, 86 pages]
- See Press Release 26 October 2006
- New Gender Equity Report
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/newsroom/pressreleases/gender.htm
- Mercer
- As retirement lifestyle expectations fall, savings stress rises
- United States
- New York, 30 October 2006
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1247510
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Press Release
- SHRM Forms Alliance with ODEP to Promote Employment of Workers with Disabilities [27 October 2006]
- http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_018991.asp#P-4_0
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- NCSL 50-State Legislative Tracking Web Resources
- Updated October 2006
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/lrl/50statetracking.htm
- At the request of NCSL's Legislative Research Librarians (LRL) staff section, NCSL has developed this resource of 50-state compilations covering various issues that concern state legislators and legislative staff. Here you will find a topical, alphabetical listing of legislative and statutory databases, compilations and state charts/maps.
- See
- Labor & Employment as a key example:
- Day Laborer Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/daylabor.htm
- Employment (legislative bill tracking)
- (Includes Pensions and Retirement Plans, Minimum Wage, Living Wage, Family Leave, Prevailing Wage, Outsourcing and Unemployment Insurance)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/e-chart.htm
- Family/Medical Leave Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/fmlachart.htm
- Job Applicant Credit Check Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/jobapplicantcreditchecklaws.htm
- Medical Leave Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/fmlachart.htm
- Minimun Wage Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/stateminimumwages2006.htm
- Minors - Employment Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/childlabor.htm
- Overtime Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/workhours.htm
- Sick Leave Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/sickleave.htm
- Unlawful Discrimination Laws (statutes)
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/employ/empdisc.htm
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: SEPTEMBER 2006 [30 October 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/pinewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0906.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0906.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0906_fax.pdf
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- Advance Estimates of GDP by State for 2005 by NAICS Sector [26 October 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/GSPNewsRelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gsp1006.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gsp1006.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gsp1006_fax.pdf
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-SEPTEMBER 2006 [31 October 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, 10 Countries, 1960-2005 [19 October 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/lfcompendium.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: FIRST QUARTER 2006 [26 October 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- New York State DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
- New York State Government Publications
- Executive Branch
- Labor
- Unfortunately at this site, the links that are attached to a sequence or pathway time out. Consequently to get to the material listed above, one has to do the following:
- (1) Go to --
- Excelsior: New York State Library/Archives/Museum Catalog
- http://nysl.nysed.gov/uhtbin/cgisirsi/RaNqSVFAsS/0/49
- (2) Click on the button at the bottom entitled, SEARCH DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
- This should take you to a page on which the Third Button at the Top says, BROWSE
- (3) Click on the BROWSE button
- This will take you to a page where one of the collections listed will be NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
- (4) Click on NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
- (5) Then click on EXECUTIVE BRANCH
- (6) Then click on LABOR
- Following the same logic, one will find the material listed under LABOR
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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