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

ILR Impact Briefs
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

Health-EU Portal
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
About the Portal
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]


Federal

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]


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


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



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


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


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 Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education
A Test of Leadership—Charting 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]


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


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]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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



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


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


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


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


Law

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


Statistical Reports

BEA: State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2006 [26 September 2006]
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

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

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Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 20 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, 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.


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


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


Federal

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]
        See--
         STATE PROFILES
         http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dh/chartbook/states.htm


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
America’s 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]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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]


Law

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


Statistical Reports

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.)


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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

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