IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN: December 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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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
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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 December 2006

Academic Research

IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)

IZA DP No. 2518

by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, John Forth

(December 2006)

Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004

http://ftp.iza.org/dp2518.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)

IZA DP No. 2504

Brian Krogh Graversen, Jan C. van Ours:

How to Help Unemployed Find Jobs Quickly: Experimental Evidence from a Mandatory Activation Program [December 2006]

http://ftp.iza.org/dp2504.pdf

[full-text, 37 pages]

ILR Impact Briefs

BRIEF #15 / December 2006 / WWW.ILR.CORNELL.EDU

Gender, Promotion, and Raises: Sometimes the Advantage Goes to Men

by FRANCINE D. BLAU

Professor of Labor Economics (ILR)

JED DEVARO

Professor of Labor Economics (ILR)

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/25

[full-text, 2 pages]

ILR Impact Briefs

BRIEF #16 / December 2006 / WWW.ILR.CORNELL.EDU

Wanted: Locals and Cosmopolitans for Transnational Teams

by MARTINE R. HAAS

Professor of Organizational Behavior (ILR)

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/26/

[full-text, 2 pages]

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

International

Asian Development Bank (ADB) & ILO

Core Labor Standards Handbook [18 December 2006]

(October 2006)

http://www.adb.org/Documents/Handbooks/Core-Labor-Standards/default.asp

See Press Release 18 December 2006 at

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/ilosite/ilonews.internetPage3News?p_lang=EN&p_internet_news_id=2351

OECD

United States (2006), DAC Peer Review: Main Findings and Recommendations [15 December 2006]

Review of the Development Co-operation Policies and Programmes of United States

http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,2340,en_2649_34603_37829787_1_1_1_1,00.html

US Aid at a Glance

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/30/1860571.gif

[tables and charts]

See press release at

http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,2340,en_2649_201185_37838171_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 Annex Tables - Table of Contents

OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 - Statistical Annex Tables [December 2006]

http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,2340,en_33873108_33873325_2483901_1_1_1_1,00.html

The 61 Statistical Annex Tables have been grouped into 8 categories. Each table listed below, available in Excel, can be consulted by clicking on the relevant heading.

Demand and output

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/6/27/2483806.xls

Wages, Costs, Unemployment and Inflation

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/47/2483871.xls

Key Supply Side Data

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/49/37841330.xls

Saving

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/48/2483858.xls

Fiscal balances and public indebtedness

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/51/2483816.xls

Interest Rates and Exchange Rates

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/50/2483826.xls

External Trade and Payments

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/46/2483884.xls

Other Background Data

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/6/5/2483894.xls

Federal

Census

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007 [15 December 2006]

http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html

Press Release 15 December 2006

126th Statistical Abstract

Nearly Half of our Lives Spent with TV, Radio, Internet, Newspapers,

According to Census Bureau Publication

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/007871.html

Census

1878-2007 STATISTICAL ABSTRACT of the UNITED STATES

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/past_years.html

[spreadsheet format for 2006 & 2007]

See also -- Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970

Found on this same page.

Census

School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2005 [19 December 2006]

Detailed Tables

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2005.html

Press Release 19 December 2006

Majority of Undergrads and Grad Students Are Women, Census Bureau Reports

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/007909.html

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Economic and Budget Issue Brief

Is Social Security Progressive? [15 December 2006]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/77xx/doc7705/12-15-Progressivity-SS.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

SBA

Office of Advocacy

The Economic Role of Small Businesses using Large Data Sets:

An Analysis of the Contributions of Small Firms to Urban Growth [13 December 2006]

By Steven G. Craig and Janet E. Kohlhase, 2006. [40] pages Houston, Texas 77005

under contract no. SBAHQ-04-Q-0023

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs287tot.pdf

[full-text, 41 pages]

Small Business Research Summary

December 2006 No. 287

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs287.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

State

New York

A Plan to Stabilize and Strengthen New York's Health Care System

FINAL REPORT of the COMMISSION ON HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

December 2006

http://www.nyhealthcarecommission.org/final_report.htm

or

http://www.nyhealthcarecommission.org/docs/final/commissionfinalreport.pdf

[full-text, 240 pages]

Press Release 28 November 2006

Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century Issues

Recommendations to Reform Hospitals and Nursing Homes

http://www.nyhealthcarecommission.org/docs/final/pressrelease.pdf

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Recent

FAST FACTS From EBRI

http://www.ebri.org/publications/facts/index.cfm?fa=fastfacts

December 19, 2006 "What Occupations Are Most Likely to Have Health Care Coverage?"

December 14, 2006 "Breaking Down Debt by Income Levels for Older Families"

November 14, 2006 "A Breakdown of Debt for Older Families"

October 17, 2006 "How Debt Has Increased for Older American Families"

The Lewin Group

Cost and Coverage Estimates for the "Healthy Americans Act"

Staff Working Paper

Prepared By:

John Sheils, Randall Haught, Evelyn Murphy

December 12, 2006

http://www.lewin.com/NR/rdonlyres/37BD21DB-BEFE-4C2F-AFEA-802BDF91EAD7/0/HealthyAmericansActAnalysis.pdf

[full-text, 29 pages]

Mercer

Global pensions risk survey

UK

London, 13 December 2006

http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1252800;jsessionid=QZ15O4AL0MUSCCTGOUGCIIQKMZ0QUJL

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

2006 U.S. Job Retention [19 December 2006]

http://www.shrm.org/hrresources/surveys_published/2006%20U.S.%20Job%20Retention%20Poll%20Findings.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

See Press Release 19 December 2006

http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_019635.asp#P-4_0

Law

American Society of International Law and the International Judicial Academy

International Judicial Monitor

An international law resource for judiciaries, justice sector professionals, and the rull of law community around the world

http://www.judicialmonitor.org/current/index.html

American Society of International Law (ASIL)

International Law: 100 Ways it Shapes Our Lives
An interactive, multimedia project developed in conjunction with ASIL's Centennial.

http://www.asil.org/asil100/index.html
or

http://www.asil.org/pdfs/asil_100_ways_05.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]

Statistical Reports

BEA: State Personal Income: Third Quarter 2006 [20 December 2006]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/SQPINewsRelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi1206.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

BLS: Producer Price Indexes - November 2006 [19 December 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm

BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2006 [15 December 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: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2006 - [14 December 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

UNICEF

The State of the World's Children 2007

http://www.unicef.org/sowc07/docs/sowc07.pdf

[full-text, 160 pages]

U.S. State Department

Ending the Trade in Conflict Diamonds: Multilateral Diplomacy and the Kimberley Process [11 December 2006]

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/scp/2006/77633.htm

or

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/77738.pdf

See CONFLICT DIAMONDS

http://www.state.gov/e/eb/diamonds/

______________________________
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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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, 13 December 2006

Academic Research

Job Security Does Affect Economic Efficiency: Theory, A New Statistic, and Evidence from Chile

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12757.pdf

[full-text, 56 pages]

Amil Petrin, Jagadeesh Sivadasan

NBER Working Paper No. 12757

Issued in December 2006

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12757

Family Firms, Paternalism, and Labor Relations

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12739.pdf

[full-text, 53 pages]

Holger M. Mueller, Thomas Philippon

NBER Working Paper No. 12739

Issued in December 2006

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12739

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

International

European Commission

Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN EUROPE 2006 [11 December 2006]

http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/docs/ir_report2006_en.pdf

[full-text, 167 pages]

Federal

Census

America Speaks: A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000 [28 November 2006]

Detailed Tables

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/AmSpks.html

NEW YORK example

http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/AmSpks/67%20NY%20per.xls

Census

Annual Survey of Manufactures

STATISTICS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS AND INDUSTRIES: 2005 [21 November 2006]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/am0531gs1.pdf

[full-text, 340 pages]

Census

Household Economic Studies

Issued October 2006

P70-108

Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Participation in Government Programs, 2001 Through 2003

Who Gets Assistance? [8 December 2006]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-108.pdf

[full-text, 26 pages]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

A CBO Paper

Nonprofit Hospitals and the Provision of Community Benefits [6 December 2006]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/76xx/doc7695/12-06-Nonprofit.pdf

[full-text, 37 pages]

Federal Reserve Board of New York, Buffalo Branch

Upstate New York Regional Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006

Baby-Boom Retirements and Emerging Labor Market Pressures

Richard Deitz

http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/reg_rev1-1.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Buffalo Branch

Upstate New York

AT-a-Glance

The Aging of Upstate New York [July 2006]

http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/buffalo/presentation/july_august_update.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

Federal Reserve Board of New York, Buffalo Branch

EMPIRE STATE MANUFACTURING SURVEY, November 2006 [15 November 2006]

http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/mfg_survey/11_2006.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

GAO: "21st Century Challenges--Key Areas for Oversight: Retirement, Pension, and Health Care Insecurity"

by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States,

before the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement,

in Washington, D.C. GAO-07-270CG, December 7, 2006

http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07270cg.pdf

[full-text, 52 pages -- slides]

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Office of Advocacy

THE SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY for Data Year 2005 [7 December 2006]

A Report to the President

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/sb_econ2006.pdf

[full-text, 280 pages]

See Press Release 7 December 2006

2005 Proved A Solid Year For Small Business

Report Documents State Of Small Business, Examines Key Issues

http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/06-23.html

Small Business Administration (SBA)

Office of Advocacy

Volatility and Asymmetry of Small Firm Growth Rates Over Increasing Time Frames [6 December 2006]

by Rich Perline, Robert Axtell, and Daniel Teitelbaum

for the SBA Office of Advocacy

Release Date: December 2006

http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs285tot.pdf

[full-text, 26 pages]

United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)

Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman | Representative Jim Leach, Co-Chairman

CHINA RULE OF LAW and HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE December 2006 [8 December 2006]

http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20061208.pdf

[full-text, 25 pages]

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)

[CHINA] 2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS

of the

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION

NOVEMBER 2006

http://www.uscc.gov/annual_report/2006/06_annual_report.php

or

http://www.uscc.gov/annual_report/2006/annual_report_full_06.pdf

[full-text, 277 pages]

includes

Chapter 4: A Case Study of the Automotive Industry that Illustrates Challenges to U.S. Manufacturing and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base ..167

Recommendations to Congress ... 179

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Issue Brief, No. 300, December 2006 [7 December 2006]

The 2nd Annual EBRI/Commonwealth Fund Consumerism in Health Care Survey, 2006:

Early Experience With High-Deductible and Consumer-Driven Health Plans

By Paul Fronstin, EBRI, and Sara R. Collins, The Commonwealth Fund

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_12-20061.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

Related Link

Chartpack of additional data from the survey

http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/EBRI_Commonwealth_consumerism_brief_chartpack_FINAL_AJG.pdf

[full-text 62 pages]

See EXECUTIVE SUMMARY at

http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3769

Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

http://www.iwpr.org

Fact Sheets fon the economic security of older women and men in

California

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/California_D471.pdf

New Jersey

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/NewJersey_D472.pdf

Florida

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Florida_D469.pdf

Pennsylvania

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Pennsylvania_D470.pdf

Virginia

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Virginia_D468.pdf

Michigan

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Michigan_D467.pdf

[Thanks to Donna Schulman, OIS : Outreach Information Services Librarian, Lenz & Catherwood Libraries, Cornell University, ILR School for the tip].

Kaiser Family Foundation

2006 Kaiser/Hewitt Retiree Health Benefits Survey [13 December 2006]

http://www.kff.org/medicare/med121306pkg.cfm

RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS EXAMINED: Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2006 Survey on Retiree Health Benefits

December 2006

http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7587.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

and

CHART PACK

http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7603.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Press Release

http://www.kff.org/medicare/med121306nr.cfm

Manpower Inc.

MANPOWER EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEYS by COUNTRY [with CHARTS & Press Releases] [12 December 2006]

http://www.manpower.com/mpcom/VisualLibraryMEOS.jsp?quarterID=63&articleid=373

Press Release 12 December 2006

Global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reveals Stronger Hiring Activity Ahead for Most of Europe and Asia Compared to One Year Ago; Steady Job Outlook to Continue in United States

http://investor.manpower.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=221725&Reltype =

Law

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration

National Labour Law Profiles

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/national/index.htm

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT DIGEST

Profiles of National Legislation covering Termination of Employment

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/countries/index.htm

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration

Termination of Employment Digest: COMPARATIVE TABLES

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/tables.htm

Table 1

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table1.pdf

Table 2

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table2.pdf

Table 3

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table3.pdf

Table 4

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table4.pdf

JurisPedia [The Shared Law]

http://www.jurispedia.org

Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES October 2006 [12 December 2006]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.xls

BEA: Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 2003-2005 (revised) [11 December 2006]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/gdpindnewsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05_rev.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05_rev.xls

[spreadsheet & CHARTS]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05__fax_rev.pdf

BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-SEPTEMBER 2006 [13 December 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: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: OCTOBER 2006 [12 December 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: NOVEMBER 2006 [8 December 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm

BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING, 2002, 2003 AND 2004 [6 December 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod5.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod5.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Census [Data Sets]

Annual Economic Surveys

2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures [12 December 2006]

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=EAS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts =

ASM: GS: Stats for All Mfg Estabs: 2005 & Earlier Yrs

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS101

ASM: GS: Stats for Ind Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS102

ASM: GS: Employment & Labor Costs for Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS103

ASM: GS: Pur Fuels & Elec Energy Used by Grps/Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS104

ASM: GS: Cap Exp for Plant & Equip by Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS105

ASM: GS: Val of Mfg Inv by Stg of Fab for Grps & Ind: Beg & End of Yr

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS106

ASM: GS: Val of Shps for Subsectors: 2005 & Earliers Yrs

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS107

ASM: GS: Cost of Materials: 2005

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS108

Value of Product Shipments

ASM: VPS: Val of Shps for Product Classes: 2005 & Earlier Yrs

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531VS101

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Health Care Cost and Utilization Project

Obese Patients in U.S. Hospitals, 2004 [December 2006]

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb20.jsp

National Indian Gaming Association

An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Indian Gaming in 2005 [December 2006]

http://www.indiangaming.org/NIGA_econ_impact_2005.pdf

______________________________
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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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, 6 December 2006

Academic Research

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volume 12, Number 4

October - December 2006

http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2006/12/iws-international-journal-of.html

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)

COMMUNITIES WITHOUT BORDERS

Images and Voices from the World of Migration [November 2006]

David Bacon; Carlos Muñoz Jr. (Foreword); Douglas Harper (Foreword)

2006, 248 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 149 duotones

ISBN: 978-0-8014-7307-4

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4575

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. [updated 11 November 2006]

By Stuart Basefsky

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/subjectGuides/industrialRelationsOverview.html

Two new thematic areas have been added.

(1) SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)

(2) Temporary Service Work [Refers to Employment Service Agencies often called Temporary Agencies]

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

International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

The Gender Pay Gap: Background Paper [23 November 2006]

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef06101.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/101/en/1/ef06101en.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

ILO:

The International Labour Organisations health and safety barefoot research manual a guide to grassroots bodymapping, hazard mapping and other grassroots techniques for health and safety assessments in the workplace - is now available in Cantonese and Mandarin on the website of the Hong Kong Workers Health Centre.

http://www.hkwhc.org.hk/barefoot/select.htm

Note: The original publication in English is found at-

BAREFOOT Research: A Worker's Manual for Organising On Work Security

Margaret Keith, James Brophy, Peter Kirby, Ellen Rosskam, 2002

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/ses/info/publ/barefoot.htm

or

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/ses/info/publ/barefoot.htm#line

OECD

METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OECD PRINCIPLES ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

1st December 2006

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/58/12/37776417.pdf

[full-text, 99 pages]

Press Release 4 December 2006

OECD provides guidance for assessment of corporate governance rules and practices

http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,2340,en_2649_201185_37780169_1_1_1_1,00.html

Federal

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

September 2006

Report 996

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2006 Edition) [20 November 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2006.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2006.pdf

[full-text, 86 pages]

BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online

October 2006

Vol. 129, Number 10

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

Employment in the construction industry

Recent employment trends in residential and nonresidential construction

John P. Mullins

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art1full.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

Two new construction employment series for specialty trade contractors

Christopher Manning and John P. Mullins

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art2full.pdf

[full-text, 9 pages]

A visual essay: post-recessionary employment growth related to the housing market

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/ressum.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Other articles

Trends in labor force participation in the United States

Abraham Mosisa and Steven Hipple

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art3full.pdf

[forthcoming]

Structural changes in Manhattans post-9/11 economy

Michael L. Dolfman, Solidelle F. Wasser, and Kevin Skelly

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art4full.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

The effects of rounding on the Consumer Price Index

Elliot Williams

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art5full.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Health Savings Accounts in National Compensation Survey Data [29 November 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20061127ar01p1.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20061127ar01p1.htm

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Changes in Low-Wage Labor Markets Between 1979 and 2005 [4 December 2006]

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7693&sequence=0&from=7

or

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/76xx/doc7693/12-04-LaborForce.pdf

[full-text, 36 pages]

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Health, United States, 2006

With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans [15 November 2006]

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm

or

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus06.pdf

[full-text, 559 pages]

Includes numerous work-related data.

Press Release

New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans [15 November 2006]

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/06facts/hus06.htm

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

USAID. Bur. for Latin America and the Caribbean

2006 Latin America and the Caribbean selected economic and social data

Sep 2006

http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADG900.pdf

[full-text, 200 pages]

The LAC Databook has a publicly available online counterpart at http://qesdb.usaid.gov/lac

where the data that is reported in the Databook is continuously updated.

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

American Bar Association (ABA)

THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF LAWYERS WITH DISABILITIES:

A REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION [13 November 2006]

http://www.abanet.org/disability/docs/conf_report_final.pdf

[full-text, 79 pages]

Press Release

American Bar Association Report Examines Best Practices for Legal Employers of Lawyers with Disabilities

http://www.abanet.org/abanet/media/release/news_release.cfm?releaseid=50

BNA

Special Survey Report

2006 YEAR-END HOLIDAY PRACTICES

http://www.bna.com/holiday2006/yearendreport2006.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

Also, Highlights in PowerPoint at

http://www.bna.com/holiday2006/2006yearend2.pps

CCH

CHARTS & GRAPHS from 2006 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey [28 November 2006]

http://www.cch.com/absenteeism2006/default.asp

Press Releases--

Sick Workers on the Job Pose Problems for U.S. Companies

Employers Tell Dedicated Employees to Go Home

http://www.cch.com/press/news/2006/20061128h.asp

and

2006 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey

CCH Survey Finds Unscheduled Absenteeism Up in U.S. Workplaces

Reasons Other Than Illness Keep Employees Off the Job

Poor Morale Adds Up to Even More No-Shows

Employers Have Growing Concerns about Presenteeism

http://www.cch.com/press/news/2006/20061026h.asp

Conference Board

Building a Culture of Compliance is the Key Driver in Widespread Use of Anti-Corruption Programs [5 December 2006]

http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3019

To view a break down of survey results on the top reasons companies develop an anti-corruption program, go to the following URL --

http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/1397table.pdf

Hazards magazine, number 96, October/December 2006

Not dead yet [24 November 2006]

http://www.hazards.org/olderworkers/

[excerpt]

We all have different strengths and weaknesses, young and old. And properly designed work should be safe and healthy whoever is doing it. So why are older workers told they are no longer up to the job? Hazards editor Rory O'Neill spells out the measures necessary to deliver healthier workplaces for all, regardless of age.

Press Release 22 November 2006

One third of UK workers fear they will be unfit for work by 60

http://www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-12683-f0.cfm

Migration Information Source (MIS)

WORLD MIGRATION MAP: EUROPE -- NOW AVAILABLE [15 November 2006]

http://www.migrationinformation.org/wmm/europe.cfm

Click on your country of interest to access that country's data sheet.

For maps of other parts of the world see--

DATA TOOLS: World Migraton Map

http://www.migrationinformation.org/wmm/

Watson Wyatt

Disconnect Between Employers, Employees Threatens Loss of Key Workers, Watson Wyatt Finds [15 November 2006]

Employers Report Difficulty Attracting, Retaining Critical-Skill Employees

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=16726

Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE R-2609

Monday, November 20, 2006

202/273-1991

NLRB LAUNCHES NEW INTERACTIVE WEB SITE, EXPANDS ONLINE FILING, POSTS MORE CONTENT [20 November 2006]

http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2006/R-2609.htm

or

http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2006/R-2609.pdf

See www.nlrb.gov

EBSA News Release: [11/16/2006]

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Settlement With Former Enron Executive Jeffrey Skilling

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/ebsa20061976.htm

Statistical Reports

BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 2006, revised [5 December 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

BLS: International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing, 2005 [30 November 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ichcc.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ichcc.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: FIRST QUARTER 2006 [17 November 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

BLS: NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2005 [17 November 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh2.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh2.pdf

[full-text, 31 pages]

BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2006 [15 November 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2006 [16 November 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 OCTOBER 2006 [16 November 2006]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

Federal Reserve Board (FRB)

G.17

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION [16 November 2006]

http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/G17/Current/default.htm

or

http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/G17/Current/g17.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

and

Supplemental Tables

http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/G17/Current/g17_sup.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

[Please pass this message to those who might be interested].

EDI (Employment and Disability Institute) at the ILR School, Cornell University

Introducing ediONLINE!

ediONLINE

Online Professional Development Courses and Certificate Programs in Disability, Workplace & Employment Support Practice

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/edionline/edionline.cfm

Register online at www.edi.cornell.edu

Census

North American Transportation in Figures 

http://www.census.gov/econ/www/natf/natf.html

or

http://www.census.gov/econ/www/natf/english.pdf

[full-text, 416 pages]

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau

CB06-FF.19

November 16, 2006

The Holiday Season

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007762.html

or

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ff-19.pdf

[full-text, 4 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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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
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