Wednesday, April 11, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 April 2007
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 11 April 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, 11 April 2007
Academic Research
- The Brookings Institution
- A Pathway to the Middle Class: Migration and Demographic Change in Prince George's County [10 April 2007]
- by Brooke DeRenzis and Alice M. Rivlin
- April 2007
- http://www.brookings.edu/metro/gwrp/20070402_princegeorge.htm
- or
- http://www3.brookings.edu/metro/gwrp/20070402_princegeorge.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Working Paper Series
- Down But Not Out: The Recovery of a Downsized Labor Movement in Argentina (2002-2006) [January 2007]
- Sebastian Etchemendy, Torcuato di Tella University, Buenos Aires
- Ruth Berins Collier, University of California, Berkeley
- http://repositories.cdlib.org/iir/iirwps/iirwps-141-07/
- or
- http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1143&context=iir
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- ASSEMBLING WOMEN
- The Feminization of Global Manufacturing [May 2007]
- Teri L. Caraway
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4657
International
- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
- Brussels, 7.2.2007
- COM(2007)49 final
- REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN
- PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND
- THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
- on EQUALITY BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN - 2007 [4th Report]
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/gender_equality/docs/2007/com_2007_49_en.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- For additional information on gender mainstreaming, see
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/gender_equality/gender_mainstreaming/activity_reports_en.html
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Place of work and working conditions [5 April 2007]
- http://eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/TN0701029S/index.htm
- or
- http://eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/TN0701029S/TN0701029S.htm
- or
- http://eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/TN0701029S/TN0701029S.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD Statistical Profile of CHINA [2 April 2007]
- http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/viewhtml.aspx?queryname=338&querytype=view
- OECD Factbook 2007 [2 April 2007]
- http://caliban.sourceoecd.org/vl=7393400/cl=16/nw=1/rpsv/factbook/
- [One may need access to SourceOECD, available at most university libraries, to gain access].
- Press Release
- OECD Factbook 2007 [2 April 2007]
- http://www.oecd.org/site/0,2865,en_21571361_34374092_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
- [New!]
- BLS: Experimental All Employee Hours and Earnings Series from the Current Employment Statistics Program [6 April 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesaepp.htm
- Census
- * Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Estimate
- * Detailed Tables
- * http://www.census.gov/popest/metro.html
- * Maps
- * http://www.census.gov/popest/gallery/maps/
- * State Contacts
- * http://www.census.gov/population/www/coop/contacts.html
- Census Press Release * CB07-51
- 50 Fastest-Growing Metro Areas Concentrated in West and South [5 April 2007]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/009865.html
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
- Mobidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- April 6, 2007 / Vol. 56 / No. 13
- Fatal Occupational Injuries --United States, 2005 [6 April 2007]
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5613.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33937
- The Financial Health of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
- March 23, 2007
- William J. Klunk, Actuary, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33937_20070323.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33951
- U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements
- April 4, 2007
- J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign
- Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33951_20070404.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Department of Labor
- Office of Disability Employment Policy et al
- Demystifying the Rehabilitation Act: What Faith-Based and Community Organizations Need to Know About Using Federal Financial Assistance to Serve People with Disabilities [6 April 2007]
- http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/faith.htm
- Press Release 6 April 2007
- U.S. Department of Labor provides new publication for faith-based and community organizations on serving people with disabilities
- Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, and Civil Rights Center collaborate on guidance
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20070512.htm
- EEOC
- Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act [March 2007]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/deafness.html
- Homeland Security
- Office of Immigration Statistics
- ANNUAL FLOW REPORT
- U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2006 [March 2007]
- Kelly Jefferys
- http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/IS-4496_LPRFlowReport_04vaccessible.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- NIOSH (early informal release of the final approved report, with printed version and CD to follow)
- Truck Driver Occupational Safety and Health
- 2003 Conference Report and Selective Literature Review*
- Gregory M. Saltzman and Michael H. Belzer
- Revised February 8, 2007
- http://www.ilir.umich.edu/TIBP/truckdriverOSH/Reports/TruckDriverConferenceReport.pdf
- [full-text, 134 pages]
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Office of Advocacy
- Minorities in Business: A Demographic Review of Minority Business Ownership [10 April 2007]
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs298tot.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- AARP Policy & Research
- Training and Reskilling Practices of Healthcare Organizations
- Research Report
- Elizabeth Willis, AARP Knowledge Management
- S. Kathi Brown, AARP Knowledge Management
- March 2007
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/health_training.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/health_training.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- AFL-CIO
- EXECUTIVE PAY WATCH
- http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/
- Press Release
- AFL-CIO's New Executive PayWatch Website Exposes Rigged CEO Pay System
- April 05, 2007
- http://www.aflcio.org/mediacenter/prsptm/04042007.cfm
- Popular Website Gives Investors the Tools to Reform System, Demand Greater Accountability
- www.paywatch.org
- Employee Benefit Research Institute, © 2007 (EBRI)
- The Retirement System in Transition: The 2007 Retirement Confidence Survey [11 April 2007]
- April 2007
- EBRI Issue Brief #304
- Paperback, 28 pp.
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_04a-20075.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3800
- Press Release
- 2007 Retirement Confidence Survey:
- Americans Experience Retirement System Changes,
- But Are Not Well-Positioned for Post-Work Years
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_764a_11Apr07.pdf
- Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
- http://www.kctu.org/
- KCTU REPORT:
- Understanding the Actual Situation of Labor Rights in South Korea [9 February 2007]
- http://nodong.org/bbs/view.php?id=eng_docu&no=56
- Mercer
- Mercer unveils 2006 Internet Industry Compensation trends for China
- China
- Beijing, 20 March 2007
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1261180
- Mercer
- HR Transformation in Europe -- Survey
- http://www.mercerhr.com/europehrt2006
- Press Release
- HR perceives itself as more of a strategic business partner but acknowledges barriers to change
- UK
- London, 27 March 2007
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1262230
- Towers Perrin
- Spotlight on 2007 Health Care Cost Survey
- March 2007
- http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/News/Spotlights/2007/03192007_spotlight_hccs.htm&language_code=global&selected=home
- American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACSLP)
- http://www.acslaw.org/
- Video of April 5, ACS Briefing on Employer Liability for Discrimination:
- BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles v. EEOC
- http://www.acslaw.org/node/4659
- [click on Windows Media Player or RealPlayer at the bottom of the page to start the streaming video]
- General Accountability Office (GAO)
- Disability Programs: SSA Has Taken Steps to Address Conflicting Court Decisions, but Needs to Manage Data Better on the Increasing Number of Court Remands GAO-07-331, April 5, 2007
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07331.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07331high.pdf
- Abstract
- http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-331
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: FEBRUARY 2007 [10 April 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 2007 [6 April 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
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: FEBRUARY 2007 [4 April 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
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22636
- April 2, 2007
- Alcohol Use Among Youth
- Andrew R. Sommers, Analyst in Chronic Care and Disability, Domestic Social Policy Division
- Ramya Sundararaman, Analyst in Public Health, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22636_20070402.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- UC BERKELEY'S PRESS RELEASE
- UC Berkeley's Institute of Industrial Relations Has a New Name [4 April 2007]
- http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/enews/namechange_april07.html
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
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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