Monday, March 26, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 March 2007
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, 28 March 2007
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, 28 March 2007
Academic Research
- A joint study of the International Labour Office (ILO)
- and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Prepared by Marion Jansen, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization
- Eddy Lee, International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS), International Labour Office
- Trade and Employment: Challenges for Policy Research [2007]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/eddy.pdf
- [full-text, 115 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- Discussion paper
- DP/170/2007
- Employment in the development agenda: Economic and social policies [in re INDIA] [2007]
- T. S. Papola
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp17007.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- Trade and Workforce Changeover in Brazil
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12980.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages
- Marc-Andreas Muendler
- NBER Working Paper No. 12980
- Issued in March 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://www.nber.org/papers/w12980
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- TECHNICAL NOTE
- Labor Issues in Public Enterprise Restructuring [December 2006]
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Labor-Issues-PublicEnterpriseRestructuring/Labor-Issues-PER.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- GENDER, LAW, and POLICY in ADB OPERATIONS: A TOOL KIT [December 2006]
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Manuals/Gender-Toolkit/glp-toolkit.pdf
- [full-text, 126 pages]
- European Commission > EU and the world > External Trade
- WTO Dispute Settlement
- EU files first written submission in EU WTO case against Boeing subsidies
- Geneva, 22 March 2007
- http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/respectrules/dispute/pr220307_en.htm
- More:
- * Read the Memo
- * http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/respectrules/dispute/memo220307_en.htm
- * Boeing-Airbus WTO dispute
- * http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds353_e.htm
- * EU-US 1992 Large Civil Aircraft Agreement
- * http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/html/119237.htm
- European Commission > Economic and Financial Affairs > Indicators
- KEY INDICATORS FOR THE EURO AREA [22 March 2007]
- http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/indicators/key_euro_area/key_euro_en.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Research Department
- Working Papers
- WP-591
- Corporate Governance in Latin America [16 March 2007]
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-591.pdf
- [full-text, 92 pages]
- Author:
- Chong, Alberto, Lopez-de-Silanes, F.
- Published: March 2007
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- The Informal Sector in Jamaica [December 2006, online March 2007]
- http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=917344
- [full-text, 55 pages]
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure [26 March 2007]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/33/38297823.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Press Release 26 March 2007
- OECD countries agree Principles for private sector role in infrastructure projects
- http://www.oecd.org/document/40/0,2340,en_2649_34887_38305192_1_1_1_1,00.html
- UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
- Overview of Economic and Social Developments in Africa 2006 [March 2007]
- http://www.uneca.org/cfm/2007/docs/Overview-Economic-Social-Dev.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- See additional documentation associated with the
- Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic
- Development, 40th Session of the Commission, 2-3 April 2007, Addis Ababa,
- Ethiopa
- http://www.uneca.org/cfm/2007/index.htm
- Census
- County Population Estimates April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 [22 March 2007]
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/
- State Contacts
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/coop/contacts.html
- Press Release 22 March 2007
- Arizona's Maricopa Leads Counties in Population Growth Since Census 2000
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/009756.html
- Census
- Revised CPS ASEC Health Insurance Data [23 March 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/usernote/schedule.html
- USER NOTE
- http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/usernote/usernote3-21rev.html
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- March 20, 2007
- Who Are the "Middle Class"? [20 March 2007]
- Brian W. Cashell, Specialist in Quantitative Economics, Government and Finance Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22627_20070320.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2008 [21 March 2007]
- March 2007
- http://mirror2.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/78xx/doc7878/03-21-PresidentsBudget.pdf
- [full-text, 84 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22619
- March 13, 2007
- Health Care Spending and the Aging of the Population
- Jennifer Jenson, Specialist in Health Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22619_20070313.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- General Accountability Office (GAO)
- Social Security Reform: Greater Transparency Needed about Potential General Revenue Financing. GAO-07-213, March 22, 2007.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-213
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07213.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07213high.pdf
- U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
- U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement:
- Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects [online 21 March 2007]
- Investigation No. TA-2104-023
- http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/2104F/pub3896.pdf
- [full-text, 258 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Timing and Duration of Student Participation in Special Education in the Primary Grades [21 March 2007]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007043
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007043.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering [5 March 2007]
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/pdf/nsf07315.pdf
- [full-text, 316 pages]
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- GLOBAL AGING INITIATIVE
- THE AGING OF KOREA: Demographics and Retirement Policy in the Land of the Morning Calm [21 March 2007]
- http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/070321_gai_agingkorea_eng.pdf
- [full-text, 58 pages]
- The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/
- New Country Profiles for --
- Thailand
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Thailand.html
- India
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/india.html
- China
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/china.html
- Indonesia
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/indonesia.html
- Malaysia
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Malaysia.html
- Singapore
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Singapore.html
- Philippines
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/philippines.html
- Kazakhstan
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/kazakhstan.html
- Colombia
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Colombia.html
- Azerbaijan
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Azerbaijan.html
- Georgia
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Georgia.html
- Vietnam
- http://www.childpolicyintl.org/countries/Vietnam.html
- College & University Professional Association for Human Resources
- National Faculty Salary Survey by Discipline and Rank for 2006-2007 Academic Year [8 March 2007]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.cupahr.org/surveys/files/salary07/NFSS07_ExecSmry_for_Website.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- Also
- Administration Compensation Survey 2006-2007
- Executive Summary
- http://www.cupahr.org/surveys/files/salary07/AdComp07ExecutiveSummary.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- And
- Mid-level Administrative and Professional Salary Survey 2006-2007
- http://www.cupahr.org/surveys/files/salary07/Mid-Leve07ExecutiveSummary.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- PRESS RELEASE
- March 8, 2006
- CUPA-HR Salary Survey Finds Overall Median Base Salary for Faculty Positions in Higher Education Increases by 3.4%
- http://www.cupahr.org/newsroom/news_template.asp?id=853
- A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
- Sponsored by Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- It's time to talk :The urgent need for dialogue to strengthen governance of UK pension schemes [19 March 2007]
- http://graphics.eiu.com/files/ad_pdfs/eiu_Pensions_wp.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- [GLOBAL TRADE UNION CAMPAIGN]
- Cancer/Zero Cancer: A union guide to prevention [ENGLISH] [23 March 2007]
- http://www.imfmetal.org/main/files/07031915130979/ZeroCancer-Update.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Cancer Professionnel/Zéro Cancer: Un guide syndical tourné vers la prevention [FRENCH]
- http://www.imfmetal.org/main/files/07032311521079/Z_roCancer.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Cáncer profesional/Cáncer cero: Guía sindical para la prevención [SPANISH}
- http://www.imfmetal.org/main/files/07032310363279/CancerCero.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Related news releases
- IMF news releases
- Prévenir les cancers professionnels
- http://www.imfmetal.org/main/index.cfm?n=47&l=5&c=15708
- Prevención del cáncer profesional
- http://www.imfmetal.org/main/index.cfm?n=47&l=28&c=15708
- Preventing occupational cancer
- http://www.imfmetal.org/main/index.cfm?n=47&l=2&c=15708
- BWI news releases
- Hidden cancer epidemic kills hundreds of thousands each year
- http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=753&Language=EN
- Epidémie de cancer cachée tue des centaines de milliers chaque année
- http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=754&Language=FR
- Occupational cancer prevention online resources
- Hazards occupational cancer webpages
- www.hazards.org/cancer
- Hazards occupational cancer prevention kit
- www.hazards.org/cancer/preventionkit
- IMF occupational cancer webpages
- www.imfmetal.org/cancer
- BWI occupational cancer webpages (English)
- http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Issue=cancer&Language=EN
- IBB: cancer professionnel (français)
- http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Issue=cancer&Language=FR
- Latinobarómetro Corporation
- LATINOBARÓMETRO REPORT 2006 [February 2007]
- ONLINE DATA BANK
- www.latinobarometro.org
- 196,788 INTERVIEWS IN 18 COUNTRIES
- 1995 - 2006
- 20,234 INTERVIEWS IN 2006
- http://www.latinobarometro.org/uploads/media/Latinobar_metro_Report_2006.pdf
- [full-text, 97 pages]
- Principal Financial Group
- The Total View: 2006 Retirement Plan Trends [20 March 2007]
- http://www.principal.com/about/news/totalview.htm
- or
- http://www.principal.com/about/news/documents/2007totalview.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- See Press Release
- Good News about Retirement Savings
- http://www.principal.com/about/news/2007/ris032007.htm
- RAND
- Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social
- Research Council
- A case study of the Future of Work programme, supporting data [23 March 2007]
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR438/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR438.pdf
- [full-text, 159 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR438.sum.pdf
- The Urban Institute, Washington, DC
- The Characteristics of Unauthorized Immigrants in California, Los Angeles County, and the United States
- Karina Fortuny, Randy Capps, Jeffrey S. Passel*
- March 2007
- http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411425_Characteristics_Immigrants.pdf
- [full-text, 73 pages]
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- State Legislation Database on Ethics Issues [14 March 2007]
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/ethics/ethicsbills.cfm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33918
- The Whistleblower Protection Act: An Overview
- March 12, 2007
- L. Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33918_20070312.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33927
- Selected Federal Compensation Programs for Physical Injury or Death
- March 16, 2007
- Sarah A. Lister, Edward Rappaport, and C. Stephen Redhead, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33927_20070316.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33924
- Municipal Reorganization: Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
- March 8, 2007
- Robin Jeweler, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33924_20070308.pdf
- [full-text 14 pages]
- Note in particular page 8 -- Rejection of Executory Contracts; Labor Relations
- Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
- Hearing on Increasing Economic Security for American Workers
- Thursday, March 15, 2007
- http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=540
- Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Health
- Hearing on Genetic Non-Discrimination
- Wednesday, March 14, 2007
- http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=539
- EEOC
- GLC RESTAURANTS TO PAY $550,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF TEEN WORKERS BY MALE BOSS [23 March 2007]
- EEOC Settles Suit for Young Women Subjected to Lewd Behavior by Repeat Offender
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/3-22-07.html
- ILO
- NATLEX COUNTRY PROFILES DATABASE [25 March 2007]
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/country_profiles.home?p_lang=en
- Browse Country Profiles at
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/country_profiles.byCountry?p_lang=en
- Law Library of Congress
- Guide to Law Online : NATIONS OF THE WORLD (Nations and Associated Jurisdictions)
- http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nations.html
- Law Library of Congress
- GLOBAL LEGAL INFORMATION NETWORK (GLIN)
- http://www.glin.gov/search.action
- BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2005 [23 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN FEBRUARY 2007 [22 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2007 [21 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm
- EuroStat: 44/2007 - 23 March 2007
- 24-25 March: Youth Summit in Rome
- Young Europeans through statistics [23 March 2007]
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2007_MONTH_03/3-23032007-EN-AP.PDF
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33199
- Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries
- Updated January 29, 2007
- Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33199.pdf
- [full-text, 71 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33906
- Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations, 2006
- March 8, 2007
- John Williamson, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33906_20070308.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
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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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 21 March 2007
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, 21 March 2007
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, 21 March 2007
Academic Research
- The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS)
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/papers/
- Working Paper 789 [2007]
- ADVERTISING AND LABOUR SUPPLY:
- WHY DO AMERICANS WORK SUCH LONG HOURS?*
- Keith Cowling and Rattanasuda Poolsombat
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/papers/twerp_789.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
- Institute for the Study of Labor
- March 2007
- IZA DP No. 2668
- The Effect of Pensions on Longevity: Evidence from Union Army Veterans [March 2007]
- Martin Salm
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2668.pdf
- [full-text, 35 pages]
- Revisiting an older publication that is still relevant --
- National Academies Press (NAC)
- Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future [2005]
- http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11463
- or
- http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11463#toc
- [read online FREE -- full-text, 590 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://books.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11463.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- Press Release
- Broad Federal Effort Urgently Needed to Create New, High-Quality Jobs for All Americans in the 21st Century
- http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=11463
- Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI) -- at the ILR School, Cornell University
- WORKING PAPERS
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/
- 3.2007
- CHERI WP 100
- "Can't Get Here from There: The Decision to Apply to a Selective Institution "
- authored by Amanda Griffith and Donna S. Rothstein
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/wp/cheri_wp100.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- 3.2007
- Survey of Changes in Faculty Retirement Policies 2007
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issuesed/retirement/2007retsurv/default.htm
- or
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/36818073-DDAE-4CFC-B158-41A1524D62E3/0/AAUP2007RetirementReport.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- List of Tables and Figures
- http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issuesed/retirement/2007retsurv/tabfig.htm
- Survey Instrument
- http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/0DFC9873-8E3A-4A37-B035-F829A1A0A69E/0/Surveyinstrument.pdf
- 3.2007
- CHERI WP 99
- "The Future of Government Financing of Higher Education"
- Ronald Ehrenberg
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/wp/cheri_wp99.pdf
- 3.2007
International
- European Commission > Local Employment Development
- Welcome to the Linking Local Actors website !
- http://ec.europa.eu/local_actors
- See in particular
- BEST PRACTICES
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/local_employment/lla/fo/best_practices.do?method=homeBestPractices
- and
- SEARCH for BEST PRACTICES
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/local_employment/lla/fo/best_practices.do?method=searchBestPractices
- Press Release
- New local knowledge network for jobs and growth [14 March 2007]
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/emplweb/news/news_en.cfm?id=218
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Denmark:
- Survey highlights rise in psychosocial demands at work [2 March 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/DK0701019D/DK0701019D.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/DK0701019D/DK0701019D.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- ILO
- EMP/SKILLS -- Skills and Employability Department
- Disability and Work
- See other publications of the department at - http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/publ/index.htm
- Strategies for skills acquisition and work for people with disabilities - A report submitted to the ILO, Geneva [2007]
- by Thabo Mbeki Development Trust for Disabled People, Disabled People South Africa, and Human Sciences Research Council
- ILO / TMDTDP / DPSA / HSRC
- ISBN 9789221195870; 9789221195887 (web pdf)
- 2006
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/thmbeki.pdf
- [full-text, 105 pages]
- OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers (recent additions)
- http://www.oecd.org/document/4/0,2340,en_2649_33729_2380420_1_1_1_1,00.html
- No. 46: Minimum Wages, Minimum Labour Costs and the Tax Treatment of Low-wage Employment (2007)
- Herwig Immervoll
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/34/37930738.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- No. 47: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Germany (2007)
- Thomas Liebig
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/5/38163889.pdf
- [full-text, 66 pages]
- No. 48: The Integration of Immigrants into the Labour Market: The Case of Sweden (2007)
- Georges Lemaître
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/8/38164205.pdf
- [full-text, 51 pages]
- No. 49: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Australia (2007)
- Thomas Liebig
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/12/38164878.pdf
- [full-text, 62 pages]
- No. 50: The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Denmark (2007)
- Thomas Liebig
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/8/28/38195773.pdf
- [full-text, 79 pages]
- No. 51: What Works Best in Reducing Child Poverty: a Benefit or Work Strategy? (2007)
- Peter Whiteford and Willem Adema
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/44/38227981.pdf
- [full-text, 54 pages]
- BLS
- Technical information: Revisions to CES data for late sample reports, annual benchmarking, and other factors [13 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesregrevtec.htm
- BLS
- Archived Producer Price Index Detailed Report Information [15 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppi_dr.htm
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A CBO Paper
- Characteristics and Pay of Federal Civilian Employees [15 March 2007]
- March 2007
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/78xx/doc7874/03-15-Federal_Personnel.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- Census
- Educational Attainment in the United State: 2006 [15 March 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education/cps2006.html
- Press Release 15 March 2005
- Earnings Gap Highlighted by Census Bureau Data on Educational Attainment
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/009749.html
- Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- Fatal Alert Bulletins, Fatalgrams* and Fatal Investigation Reports
- http://www.msha.gov/fatals/fab.htm
- 2007
- Fatalgrams and Fatal Investigation Reports
- Coal Mines
- http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/FABC2007.asp
- and earlier reports 1995-
- http://www.msha.gov/fatals/fabc.htm
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- State Education Reforms [revised & expanded web site 12 March 2007]
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/
- Source Web Sites
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/statereform/source.asp
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- ODEP Alliance web site [16 March 2007]
- http://www.dol.gov/odep/alliances/index.htm
- ODEP Alliance Directive
- http://www.dol.gov/odep/alliances/directive.htm
- Press Release
- U.S. Department of Labor Launches Alliance Initiative to Advance Employment of People with Disabilities Through Voluntary Partnerships
- Initiative welcomes private and public sector organizations
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20070354.htm
- Direct from the
- Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
- No FTA Newsletter
- Official News of the Korean Alliance Against the Korea-US FTA
- < http://www.nofta.or.kr/>
- Vol. 1, No. 4, March 12, 2007
- Five-Thousand Rally against Free Trade amidst Strong Police Violence
- http://nofta.or.kr/en/entry/No-FTA-Newsletter-031207
- MDRC
- Summary
- February 2007
- Implementation and First-Year Impacts of the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Demonstration [online 14 March 2007]
- http://www.mdrc.org/publications/444/summary.html
- Richard Dorsett, Verity Campbell-Barr, Gayle Hamilton, Lesley Hoggart, Alan Marsh, Cynthia Miller, Joan Phillips, Kathryn Ray, James A. Riccio, Sarah Rich, and Sandra Vegeris
- Published by the UK Department for Work and Pensions
- RAND
- Workforce Planning and Development Processes: A Practical Guide [9 March 2007]
- By: Georges Vernez, Albert A. Robbert, Hugh G. Massey, Kevin Driscoll
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR408.pdf
- [full-text, 70 pages]
- Research Brief
- Workforce Management Requires an Analysis-Based Approach
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB215/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2007/RAND_RB215.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- UnumProvident
- [Employer Purchased Benefits]
- The Buyers Study: The Trends that Employers are Facing and the Plans They're Buying [October 2006]
- http://w3.unumprovident.com/fmtwnet/StreamPDF.aspx?strURL=/FMS_052836-1.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.unumprovident.com/buyerstudy/executivesummary.aspx
- INDUSTRY SUPPLEMENT
- Buyers Study Supplement: An Insiders View to Industries [January 2007]
- http://w3.unumprovident.com/fmtwnet/StreamPDF.aspx?strURL=/FMS_061982-2.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22624
- March 14, 2007
- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Single-Employer Plan Terminations [14 March 2007]
- Jennifer Staman and Erika Lunder, Legislative Attorneys, American Law Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22624_20070314.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22623
- March 14, 2007
- Railroad Retirement Board Annuities for Widows and Widowers [14 March 2007]
- Kathleen Romig, Analyst in Social Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22623_20070314.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- BEA: U.S. International Transactions: Fourth Quarter and Year 2006 [14 March 2007]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/transnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/trans406.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- and
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/xls/trans406.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Quarterly Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/trans406_fax.pdf
- and
- Annual Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/transactions/2007/pdf/transannual06_fax.pdf
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2007 [16 March 2007]
- 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 FEBRUARY 2007 [16 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- February 2007 [15 March 2007]
- 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
- Employment & Disability Institute (ILR School, Cornell University)
- ediONLINE
- Your source for employment and disability-related training at Cornell University
- https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/ediONLINE/ediONLINE.cfm
- Facts for Feature from the Census Bureau
- CB07-FF.04
- January 17, 2007
- Irish-American Heritage Month (March) and St. Patrick's Day (March 17) 2007
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/009465.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ff-04.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
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
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:32 AM
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 14 March 2007
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, 14 March 2007
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, 14 March 2007
Academic Research
- Worker Sorting, Compensating Differentials and Health Insurance: Evidence from Displaced Workers
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12951.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- Steven F. Lehrer, Nuno Sousa Pereira
- NBER Working Paper No. 12951
- Issued in March 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://www.nber.org/papers/w12951
- Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
- Institute for the Study of Labor
- Discussion Paper Series
- IZA DP No. 2664
- Occupational Language Requirements and the Value of English in the U.S. Labor Market
- Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller
- March 2007
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2664.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell Universtiy Press)
- THE STATE OF WORKING AMERICA, 2006/2007
- Lawrence Mishel; Jared Bernstein; Sylvia Allegretto
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4616
- An Economic Policy Institute Book
- CAHRS Working Paper 06-18
- Are Early Investments in Computer Skills Rewarded in the Labor Market?
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP06-18.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- John H. Bishop, Ferran Mane
- CAHRS Working Paper 06-17
- Adaptive Guidance: Effects On Self-Regulated Learning In Technology-Based Training
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP06-17.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Bradford S. Bell, Adam Kanar, Xiangmin Liu, Jane Forman, Mila Singh
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
- Youth and work [5 March 2007]
- Author:
- Biletta, Isabella; Eisner, Mike
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/thematicfeature16.html
- [includes contributing articles]
- and
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef06100.htm
- and
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2006/100/en/1/ef06100en.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- ILO
- GLOBAL EMPLOYMENT TRENDS for WOMEN [7 March 2007]
- BRIEF, March 2007
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/global.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/getw07.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Press Release at
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2007/6.htm
- ILO
- Resource Guide - Gender equality in the world of work [7 March 2007]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/gender.htm
- International Labor Organisation (ILO)
- Social Dialogue
- Le dialogue social dans l'administration publique des pays Membres de l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) [January 2007]
- Moussa Oumarou, 2007, ISBN 978-92-2-219689-0. French only.
- http://www.ilo.org/public/french/dialogue/ifpdial/downloads/papers/uemoa.pdf
- {full-text, 77 page]
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and The Merck Company Foundation
- The State of Aging and Health in America Report 2007 [8 March 2007]
- http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/saha/
- or
- http://www.cdc.gov/Aging/pdf/saha_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/saha_exec_summary_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Report Data: View by State or Region
- http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/saha/ReportDataViewByState.aspx
- Report Data: View by Indicator
- http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/saha/ViewbyIndicator.aspx
- Report Data: National Report Card
- http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/saha/ReportDataNationalReportCard.aspx
- Press Release 8 March 2007
- http://www.cdc.gov/aging/saha.htm
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Report 998
- February 2007
- Consumer Expenditures in 2005 [12 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxann05.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [9 March 2007]
- January 2007
- Vol. 130, Number 1
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/
- State labor legislation enacted in 2006
- John J. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/01/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Changes in Federal and State unemployment insurance legislation, 2006
- Loryn Lancaster
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/01/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Inspector General
- March 8, 2007 [entered incorrectly as 2006]
- CC-2007-026
- Status of Safety Requirements for Cross-Border Trucking With Mexico Under NAFTA
- Statement of Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Before the Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, United States Senate
- http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/FINAL_DOT_IG_CROSS_BORDER_Statement_March_6.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education, and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
- European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/employment_and_economic_policies/books/european_economic_and_employment_policy_brief
- European minimum wage policy - a concrete project for a social Europe [12 March 2007]
- by Thorsten Schulten and Andrew Watt
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/media/files/eeepb/2007/2_2007
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Fairness Initiative on Low-Wage Work
- PODCASTS
- http://www.lowwagework.org/podcasts.htm
- For Release: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
- PODCAST
- View from Low-Wage America -Healthy Families Act
- http://www.lowwagework.org/podcasts/podcast11.mp3
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Modern slavery in the United Kingdom [February 2007]
- http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/2035.asp
- or
- http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/2016-contemporary-slavery-UK.pdf
- [full-text, 79 pages]
- Mercer (Human Resources)
- List of CASE STUDIES (Database)
- http://www.mercerhr.com/service/successstorylisting.jhtml
- National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
- Getting Organized: Unionizing Home-Based Child Care Providers [online 6 March 2007]
- http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/GettingOrganized2007.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- by Deborah Chalfie, Helen Blank, and Joan Entmacher
- February 2007
- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
- Close to Slavery: Guestworker Programs in the United States [12 March 2007]
- http://www.splcenter.org/legal/guestreport/index.jsp
- or
- http://www.splcenter.org/pdf/static/SPLCguestworker.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- Press Release 12 March 2007
- New Center Report: Foreign Guestworkers Routinely Exploited by U.S. Employers
- http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=247
- Towers Perrin's survey on benefit strategy --
- From Responsibility to Action: Making Benefit Change Work
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200703/Benefit_Strategy_Study_Report_22807.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Press Release
- Towers Perrin Survey Shows Neither Employers Nor Employees Are Getting What They Need From Current Benefit Programs [7 March 2007]
- Employees Are Underestimating Impact on Them and Failing to Adequately Prepare for Greater Risk and Responsibility
- Employers Are Misreading Employee Reactions and Risking Damage to Employee Relations
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/masterbrand_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/Press_Releases/2007/20070307/2007_03_07.htm&selected=press
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33903
- Genetic Discrimination: Overview of the Issue and Proposed Legislation
- March 7, 2007
- Erin D. Williams, Specialist in Bioethical Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
- Amanda K. Sarata, Analyst in Genetics, Domestic Social Policy Division,
- C. Stephen Redhead, Specialist in Life Sciences, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33903_20070307.pdf
- [full-text, 35 pages]
- EEOC
- WALGREENS SUED FOR JOB BIAS AGAINST BLACKS [7 March 2007]
- EEOC Says Pharmacy Giant Makes Store Assignments and Denies Promotions Based on Race; Thousands of African American Managers and Professionals May Be Affected
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/3-7-07.html
- ILO
- Social Dialogue, Labour Law, and Labour Administration
- Profiles of National Legislation covering Termination of Employment
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/countries/index.htm
- ILO
- Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
- National Labour Law Profiles
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/national/index.htm
- ILO
- National Labour Law Profile: The State of Israel
- Contributed by Judge Stephen J. Adler, assisted by Adv. Ariel Avgar
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/national/is.htm
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- Japan Labor Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Winter 2007)
- LABOR UNIONS IN JAPAN TODAY and CHALLENGES IN LABOR RELATIONS
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm
- or
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_all.pdf
- [full-text, 158 pages]
- Introduction
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_intro.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Hiroyuki Fujimura
- Articles
- * Decline or Revival?: Japanese Labor Unions
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_nakamura.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Keisuke Nakamura
- * Effects of Enterprise Labor Unions: Reviewing the Effects on Wages and Employment Adjustment
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_noda.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Tomohiko Noda
- * Shift of Part-time Workers to the Mainstream Workforce and Union Organaizing Activities of Labor Unions in Japan
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_honda.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Kazunari Honda
- * Current Situation of and Issues in Labor-management Communication
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_fujimura.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Hiroyuki Fujimura
- * How Labor Unions Are Perceived by Members and Union Disassociation in Japan
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_mabuchi.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Ryogo Mabuchi
- Article Based on Research Reports
- * Changes in Industrial Relations and the Ideal Legal System
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_uemura.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Yuichiro Mizumachi,
- Shunichi Uemura
- * Business Strategy and Human Resource Management in Japanese Companies Today
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR13_tatsumichi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Shingo Tatsumichi
- Introduction
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES January 2007 [9 March 2007]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0107.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/xls/trad0107.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0107_fax.pd
- NOTE: ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0107annual_fax.pdf
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2007 - [14 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: JANUARY 2007 [13 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2007 [9 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- ADDICTION & WORKPLACE IMPORTANCE on HBO TV, 15 March (Thursday) 9pm (EST)
- See
- ADDICTION
- http://www.hbo.com/addiction/
- Addiction in the Workplace
- http://www.hbo.com/addiction/stigma/54_addiction_in_workplace.html
- Smithers Institute Materials -- Battling Addiction: The Workplace Matters
- http://www.hbo.com/addiction/treatment/374_battling_addiction.html
- The Smithers Institute and Samuel Bacharach work with HBO on Addiction Series
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/030907_SmithersInstituteSeries.html
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources
- February 28, 2007
- Pamela Hairston, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33895_20070228.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 8:08 AM
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 7 March 2007
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, 7 March 2007
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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 7 March 2007
Academic Research
- Institute for the Study of Labor
- http://www.iza.org/
- IZA DP No. 2636
- Ioannis Cholezas, Panos Tsakloglou:
- Earnings Inequality in Europe: Structure and Patterns of Inter-Temporal Changes [ February 2007]
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2636.pdf
- [full-text, 38 pages]
- Minimum Wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Employment: Evidence from the Post-Welfare Reform Era
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12915.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- David Neumark, William Wascher
- NBER Working Paper No. 12915
- Issued in February 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12915
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- LABOR IN THE NEW URBAN BATTLEGROUNDS
- Local Solidarity in a Global Economy
- Lowell Turner (Editor); Daniel B. Cornfield (Editor); Peter Evans (Foreword)
- Frank W. Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4651
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- DISHONEST DOLLARS
- The Dynamics of White-Collar Crime
- Terry L. Leap
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4629
- ILR Press ( an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- FROM HIRE TO LIAR
- The Role of Deception in the Workplace
- David Shulman
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4609
International
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Teamwork and high performance work organisation [31 January 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/reports/TN0507TR01/TN0507TR01.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/reports/TN0507TR01/TN0507TR01.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages]
- New!
- Welcome to the website of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) [1 March 2007]
- http://fra.europa.eu/
- See
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- http://fra.europa.eu/eumc/material/pub/FRA/faq_en.pdf
- and
- FACT SHEET
- http://fra.europa.eu/eumc/material/pub/FRA/factsheet_en.pdf
- Media Release, Vienna, 1 March 2007, 01-2007-EN
- EU launches independent body on fundamental rights
- EUMC becomes FRA (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights)
- http://www.eumc.europa.eu/eumc/index.php?fuseaction=content.dsp_cat_content&catid=9&contentid=4458a87a48a0e
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Protecting Workers' Health Series No. 6
- Raising awareness of stress at work in developing countries: A modern hazard in a traditional working environment
- Advice to employer and worker representatives [5 March 2007]
- http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/pwh6/en/
- or
- http://www.who.int/occupational_health/publications/pwh6pub.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- Census
- 2006 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll [5 March 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apes.html
- Description of Available Files
- *Federal Government data
- < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesfed.html>
- *State Government data
- < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesst.html>
- *State and Local Government data
- < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesstl.html>
- *Local Government data
- < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesloc.html>
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Commercial Service
- Most recent
- COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDES
- http://www.buyusainfo.net/body2.cfm?srow1=0&id=0&dbf=ccg1&year1=2007&year2=2007&fname=entire&secondline=1&fontsize1=2&fontsize2=1&fontface=1&logic=and&loadnav=no&avar=19999
- Other related reports and documents on countries around the world can be found using
- The MARKET RESEARCH LIBRARY
- http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- International Trade Administration
- [CONTACTS/ EXPERTS]
- Manufacturing and Service Analysts [SEARCH]
- http://web.ita.doc.gov/td/shared/tdindus.nsf/$$Searches?Openform
- or look at the following links that
- organize the experts by
- Industries
- http://web.ita.doc.gov/td/shared/tdindus.nsf/Industries
- SIC Codes
- http://web.ita.doc.gov/td/shared/tdindus.nsf/SIC
- Analyst's Last Name
- http://web.ita.doc.gov/td/shared/tdindus.nsf/TD
- General Accountability Office (GAO)
- Older Workers: Some Best Practices and Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Older Workers GAO-07-433T, February 28, 2007
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07433t.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
- Welcome to WISQARS
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm
- WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.
- [The above is a reminder that this interactive tool exists and should be used].
- Department of State
- Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006 [6 March 2007]
- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/
- Note: Appendix B: Reporting on Worker Rights
- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78911.htm
- Earlier reports from 1999- can be found at -
- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/
- AARP
- Perceptions of an Aging Workforce Trend [SURVEY] [February 2007]
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/aging_workforce_2007.html
- and
- Survey Results from ARIZONA
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/az_aging_workforce_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Survey Results from IDAHO
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/id_aging_workforce_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Surve Results from OREGON
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/or_aging_workforce_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- AARP Public Policy Institute
- Work and Well-Being Among the Self-Employed at Older Ages [February 2007]
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_04_work.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/2007_04_work.pdf
- [full-text, 101 pages]
- AARP Public Policy Institute
- Use Of Leave By 50+ Workers For Family And Medical Reasons [February 2007]
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/fmla_2007.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fmla_2007.pdf
- [full-text, 35 pages]
- AARP
- AGESOURCE WORLDWIDE ® [updated February 2007]
- Information Resources About Aging Around the World
- http://www.aarp.org/research/agesource/
- and
- DATABASE SEARCH
- http://star.aarp.org/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=agesource.txt&id=age1&pass=abcd&OK=OK
- Brookings Institution
- The Implications of Service Offshoring for Metropolitan Economies [February 2007]
- by Robert Atkinson and Howard Wial
- February 2007
- http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/20070131_offshoring.htm
- or
- http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/20070131_offshoring.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- The Brookings Institution, February 2007
- Plain Talk About Health Care [February 2007]
- Frederick W. Gluck, Former Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co., Inc.
- http://www.brook.edu/views/papers/200702_gluck.htm
- or
- http://www.brook.edu/views/papers/20070215_Gluck.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Brookings Institution
- The Case for Wage Insurance
- Joint Economic Committee Hearing, February 28, 2007
- Lael Brainard, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development
- http://www.brook.edu/views/testimony/brainard20070228.htm
- Watson Wyatt
- Top European foundations: larger and meaner [5 March 2007]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=17125
- EEOC
- The E-RACE Initiative [28 February 2007]
- (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment)
- http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/index.html
- See RESOUCES
- Race/Color Discrimination
- http://www.eeoc.gov/types/race.html
- Compliance Manual Section on Race & Color Discrimination
- http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/race-color.html
- Press Release
- EEOC TAKES NEW APPROACH TO FIGHTING RACISM AND COLORISM IN THE 21st CENTURY WORKPLACE [28 February 2007]
- E-RACE Initiative to Highlight New and Emerging Discrimination Issues Nationwide
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/2-28-07.html
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages, 2006 Revised [6 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2006 [online 1 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2006.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2006.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT, 2006 ANNUAL AVERAGES [2 March 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/srgune.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/srgune.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Cornell Global Labor Institute (GLI)
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/
- A North American Labor Assembly on Climate Crisis: Building a Global Movement for Clean Energy
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/index.html
- Date: May 7 and 8, 2007 -- Location:
- United Federation of Teachers < http://www.uft.org/about/uft_headquarters/>
- 52 Broadway, New York City
- BACKGROUND
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/background.html
- PROGRAM
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/program.html
- REGISTRATION
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/registration.html
- SPONSORS
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/events/climateChangeConference/sponsors.html
- Cornel ILR School
- Limited Enrollment Conference
- European Works Councils: What Companies Doing Business in Europe Need to Know
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmtprog/news/EuropeanWorksCouncils.html
- Save The Date!
- April 12-13, 2007 | $2895
- Download Registration Form (pdf)
- < http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmtprog/upload/EuropeanWorksCouncilsRegForm.pdf >
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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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