Wednesday, April 25, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 25 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, 25 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, 25 April 2007
Academic Research
- Urban Institute
- The Retirement Project
- Discussion Paper 07-03
- Job Changes at Older Ages: Effects on Wages, Benefits, and Other Job Attributes [2 April 2007]
- Richard W. Johnson and Janette Kawachi
- March 2007
- http://www.urban.org/publications/311435.html
- or
- http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311435_Job_Changes.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- CAHRS Working Paper 07-05
- On the Nature and Importance of Cultural Tightness-Looseness
- Michele J. Gelfand, Lisa H. Nishii, Jana L. Raver
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP07-05.pdf
- [full-text, 57 pages]
- Sorting in the Labor Market: Do Gregarious Workers Flock to Interactive Jobs?
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13032.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Alan B. Krueger, David Schkade
- NBER Working Paper No. 13032
- Issued in April 2007
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13032
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- European Restructuring Monitor Quarterly, Issue 1, Spring 2007 [25 April 2007]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=quarterly&utm_source=23apr2007&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/templates/displaydoc.php?docID=35
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- The ILO Library has published 4 new resource guides to information on the world of work. Each guide contains full text access to key ILO publications on the topic and a bibliography of selected publications, including resources from Geneva and around the world. They also provide links to the relevant Conventions and Recommendations and statistics.
- Informal economy
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/informal.htm
- Corporate social responsibility
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/csr.htm
- Export processing zones
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/epz.htm
- Gender equality in the world of work
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/gender.htm
- OECD
- Statement by the Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, in reply to an article in The Economist of 20 April 2007
- http://www.oecd.org/document/38/0,2340,en_2649_201185_38438438_1_1_1_1,00.html
- United Kingdom (UK)
- Employment Market Analysis and Research
- Department of Trade and Industry
- TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP 2006 [19 April 2007]
- http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file39006.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- See also
- Previous articles and membership reports
- http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/research-evaluation/trade-union-statisitcs/
- Press Release 19 April 2007
- Department of Trade and Industry (National)
- Trade Union membership 2006
- http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=279468&NewsAreaID=2
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Profiles of Significant Collective Bargaining Disputes in 2006 [18 April 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20070409ar01p1.htm
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [17 April 2007]
- February 2007
- Vol. 130, Number 2
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- A black community with advanced labor force characteristics, 1960
- Ruth B. McKay
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/02/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages
- Trends in labor force participation of married mothers of infants
- Sharon R. Cohany and Emy Sok
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/02/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Japanese exchange rates, export restraints, and auto prices
- Ana Aizcorbe
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/02/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- International comparisons of Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/02/ressum.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33963
- High School Graduation, Completion, and Dropouts: Federal Policy, Programs, and Issues
- April 12, 2007
- Jeffrey J. Kuenzi, Specialist in Education Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33963_20070412.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI NOTES
- April 2007, Vol. 28, No. 4
- EMPLOYEE TENURE, 2006 [17 April 2007]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_04-20071.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3801
- Press Release 17 April 2007
- New Research from EBRI:
- Job Tenure Longer In Public-Sector Jobs Than Private Sector
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_765_17Apr07.pdf
- SEGAL
- CAPITAL CHECKUP
- April 19, 2007
- STEPS HEALTH PLAN SPONSORS CAN TAKE TO PREPARE FOR THE MAY 23, 2007 DEADLINE FOR USING HIPAA NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIERS
- http://www.segalco.com/publications/capitalcheckup/041907.html
- Urban Institute
- [Audio Files]
- Workforce Development Policy and the Economy: Looking to the Future [3 April 2007]
- http://www.urban.org/Pressroom/firsttuesdays/apr2007.cfm
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33965
- The Constitution and Racial Diversity in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Legal Analysis of Pending Supreme Court Cases
- April 13, 2007
- Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33965_20070413.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22643
- April 12, 2007
- Regulation of Health Benefits Under ERISA: An Outline
- Jennifer Staman, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22643_20070412.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- EEOC
- Press Release 17 April 2007
- EEOC EXAMINES WORK/LIFE FAMILY BALANCE AND INTERSECTION OF JOB BIAS LAWS
- Commission Considers Enforcement Guidance on Emerging Legal Issues
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/4-17-07.html
- EEOC
- Press Release 23 April 2007
- GERIATRIC CENTER TO PAY $900,000 FOR RACE BIAS, NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION, RETALIATION
- EEOC Says Benenson Rehabilitation Pavilion Harassed Black and Caribbean Workers
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/4-23-07.html
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- Summary Estimates for Multinational Companies: Employment, Sales, and Capital Expenditures for 2005 [19 April 2007]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/mncnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2007/pdf/mnc2005.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/mnc/2007/xls/mnc2005.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY: MANUFACTURING, 2005 [19 April 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: FIRST QUARTER 2007 [18 April 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN MARCH 2007 [20 April 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: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MARCH 2007 [20 April 2007]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- 28 April update: International Workers' Memorial Day/International Day of Mourning
- www.hazards.org/wmd
- 28 April webpages have been thoroughly updated and can be viewed at the URL above.
- Information available includes:
- 28 April events listing: Details of hundreds of events in about 70 countries and links to national sites with additional listings. Reports of events are still coming in.
- http://www.hazards.org/wmd/countrylistings.htm
-
- 28 April resources: Briefings on key theme issues including health and safety enforcement and occupational cancer prevention.
- www.hazards.org/wmd/background.htm In addition, we have created a dedicated occupational cancer prevention kit.
- www.hazards.org/cancer/cancer/preventionkit
-
- 28 April artwork: Gallery of posters and promotional materials.
- http://www.hazards.org/wmd/images.htm
-
- ITUC's briefing is available online as a pdf file at:
- http://www.global-unions.org/pdf/ohsewpH_5Ad.EN.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.
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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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