Thursday, May 24, 2007

[IWS] NO MESSAGES until 13 June 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
________________________________________________________________________

NO MESSAGES will be sent until 13 June 2007
______________________________
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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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 23 May 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, 23 May 2007


Academic Research

Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
Working Paper
Changes in Policies for Migrant Workers in Korea and Policy Recommendations
Date : May 10, 2007
https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/02_work/engworkingboard/view.asp?seq=273&ctop=1&csub=2
[Click next to the word  Attach. : e_65.pdf to open the 18 page full-text document]


Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Institute for the Study of Labor
Discussion Paper Series
May 2007
IZA DP No. 2805
Offshoring and Unemployment
Devashish Mitra, Priya Ranjan
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2805.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]


Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Institute for the Study of Labor
Discussion Paper Series
May 2007
IZA DP No. 2802
The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Role Attitudes and its Implications for Female Labor Force Participation
Lídia Farré, Francis Vella
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2802.pdf
[full-text, 45 pages]


CAHRS Working Paper 07 -09
The Precursors and Products of Justice Climates:  Group Leader Antecedents and Employee Attitudinal Consequences
David M. Mayer, Lisa H. Nishii, Benjamin Schneider, Harold Goldstein
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP07-09.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]


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


International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Statistical Database System (SDBS)
http://www.adb.org/Statistics/sdbs.asp
ONLINE QUERY
http://sdbs.adb.org:8030/sdbs/index.jsp
Press Release
ADB Launches Online Version of Statistical Database System [16 May 2007]
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2007/11862-adb-statistical-database-system/default.asp


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
Annual review of working conditions in the EU 2006­2007 [21 May 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/TN0702028S/TN0702028S.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/TN0702028S/TN0702028S.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]

European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO_
Latest Documents/Reports from 21 May 2007


21 May 2007: Industrial workers most exposed to job strain (France / Information update)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2007/04/FR0704029I.htm


21 May 2007: New code of practice to prevent workplace bullying (Ireland / Information update)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2007/04/IE0704029I.htm


21 May 2007:  Motivating people to work beyond retirement age (Sweden / Information update)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2007/03/SE0703059I.htm

                  
21 May 2007: Monitoring chemical risks in the working environment (Slovakia / Information update)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2007/02/SK0702049I.htm


21 May 2007:  Trend towards narrowing of gender pay gap (Bulgaria / Information update)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2007/03/BG0703029I.htm


21 May 2007: Low-wage labour artificially boosts economy (Cyprus / Information update)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2007/04/CY0704019I.htm


21 May 2007:  Older workers view youth as a labour market asset (Czech Republic / Information update)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2007/04/CZ0704019I.htm


Federal

BLS
Occupational Employment Statistics (Interactive Data File)
http://data.bls.gov/oes/search.jsp?data_tool=OES


Census
E-Stats -- Measuring the Electronic Economy
http://www.census.gov/eos/www/ebusiness614.html
Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales
Table of Contents (1st Quarter 2007) [16 May 2007]
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/ecomm.html


Census
National and State Characteristics population estimates ­ for July 1, 2006 ­ were released May 17, 2007.
Detailed tables
http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
State Contacts
http://www.census.gov/population/www/coop/contacts.html
Press Release
Minority Population Tops 100 Million [17 May 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/010048.html


CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
Changes in the Economic Resources of Low-Income Households with Children [16 May 2007]
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/81xx/doc8113/05-16-Low-Income.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34000
Foreign Direct Investment: Effects of a "Cheap" Dollar
May 11, 2007
James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL34000_20070511.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]


OSHA
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers [21 May 2007]
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA_pandemic_health.pdf
[full-text, 104 pages]
OSHA News Release: [5/21/2007]
U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA unveils new pandemic flu guidance for healthcare workers
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20070742.htm


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Brookings Institution
Hamilton Project Discussion Paper, May 2007
Evolving Beyond Traditional Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
by Stuart M. Butler, Vice President, Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, Domestic Policy, The Heritage Foundation
http://www.brookings.edu/es/hamilton/200705butler.htm
or
FULL REPORT
http://www3.brookings.edu/es/hamilton/200705butler.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
or
Policy Brief
http://www3.brookings.edu/es/hamilton/200705butler_pb.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages


CATHERWOOD LIBRARY, ILR SCHOOL, CORNELL UNIVERSITY -- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cba/
Please note: These collective bargaining agreements are from the  BLS Collective Bargaining Agreements File. Consequently all agreements in this collection cover 1000 or more workers. See -- http://www.bls.gov/cba/cbaccess.htm
(As of today -- 17 May 2007 -- 355 agreements have been converted out of approximately 2000)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Collective Bargaining Agreements
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/blscontracts/
[scroll down to browse the Collective Bargaining Agreements currently available online]


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32235
U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions
Updated May 11, 2007
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84914.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22574
Updated May 10, 2007
Immigration Reform: Brief Synthesis of Issue
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/84920.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


Statistical Reports

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  APRIL 2007 [18 May 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


BLS: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, 2006 [17 May 2006]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ocwage.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]


BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS:  THIRD QUARTER 2006 [16 May 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]


BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2007 16 May 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]


BLS: Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing, 33 Countries or Areas, 22 Manufacturing Industries, 1992-2005 [Updated 30 April 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flshcindnaics.htm
or
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/industrynaics.txt


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
(Newly updated web site as of 14 May 2007)
Library
https://www.cia.gov/library/index.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.

****************************************
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                  
****************************************


Wednesday, May 16, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 16 May 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, 16 May 2007


Academic Research

U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Office of Productivity and Technology
BLS Working Paper 405
"Workplace Organization and Innovation"
by Cindy Zoghi, Robert D. Mohr, and Peter B. Meyer (2007)
http://www.bls.gov/ore/abstract/ec/ec070040.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/ore/pdf/ec070040.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]


The Cost of Worker Misclassification in New York State [February 2007]
Linda H. Donahue, Cornell University
James Ryan Lamare, Cornell University
Fred B. Kotler, J.D., >Cornell University
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/9/
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=reports
[full-text, 21 pages]


The Social and Economic Costs of Employee Misclassification in Construction
Maine Report (April 2005)
http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/lwp/Maine%20Misclassification%20Maine.pdf
or
http://www.mccormack.umb.edu/csp/publications/Maine_misclassification.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Massachusetts Report (December 2004)
http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/lwp/Misclassification%20Report%20Mass.pdf
or
http://www.mccormack.umb.edu/csp/publications/misclassification.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]


ILR Impact Brief ­
Employee or Independent Contractor? Misclassification Comes at a Price
Linda H. Donahue, Cornell University,
James Ryan Lamare, Cornell University
Fred B. Kotler, Cornell University
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/28/


ILR Impact Brief ­
Supervisor Support, Employee Control Help NYC Firefighters Cope with 9/11
Samuel B. Bacharach, Cornell University
Peter A. Bamberger, Technion: Israel Institute of Technology
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/29/


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


International

European Foundation on the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Extended and unusual working hours in European companies [4 May 2007]
Establishment Survey on Working Time 2004­2005
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef06105.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2006/105/en/1/ef06105en.pdf
[full-text, 78 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Foundation Focus - Issue 3: Equal opportunities ­ the catch-up game [14 May 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0731.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/31/en/1/ef0731en.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Annual report 2006
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0717.htm?utm_source=4may2007&utm_medium=email&utm_term=annualreport&utm_campaign=press
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/17/en/1/ef0717en.pdf
[full-text, 76 pages]

European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
Industrial relations in EU Member States 2000­2004 [3 May 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0715.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/15/en/1/ef0715en.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]


Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training (JILPT)
JAPAN LABOR REVIEW
Vol.4,No.2
Spring 2007     
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm


Introduction    
"Future of the Performance-based Pay System in Japan"
Funio Ohtake
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_intro.pdf

Articles        

* Why Companies in Japan Are Introducing Performance-based Treatment and Reward Systems - The Background, Merits and Demerits   
Masahiro Abe
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_abe.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]


* A Behavioral Economic Approach to Performance-based Wage Systems      
Kohei Daido
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_daido.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]


* What is the Outcome of the Wages Reform in Recent Japan ?     
Mitsuo Ishida
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_ishida.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]


* Seikashugi from an Employee Perspective       
Shingo Tatsumichi, Motohiro Morishima
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_tatsumichi.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]


* Employee Comprehension of Pay Systems 
Hisakazu Matsushige
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_matsushige.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]

Article Based on Research Reports       
   
* Career Analysis of Today's Japanese from Different Angles: Dramatic Change of the Japanese Society and Workers' Way of Life
Mari Okutsu
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_okutsu.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]


* The Problems of the Women's Job Continuity and the Childcare Leave System
Sachiko Imada, Shingou Ikeda
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_imada.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]


JILPT Research Activities
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR14_activities.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]    


ILO
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
96th Session 2007
Report I (B)
Equality at work: Tackling the challenge [10 May 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Publications/Officialdocuments/lang--en/docName--WCMS_082607/PDF
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@webdev/documents/publication/wcms_082607.pdf
[full-text, 141 pages]
Press Release
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_082596


Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD GUIDELINES ON FUNDING AND BENEFIT SECURITY IN OCCUPATIONAL PENSION PLANS [10 May 2007]
Recommendation of the Council
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/22/38547978.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release [10 May 2007]
OECD calls for better protection of occupational pension systems
http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,2340,en_2649_201185_38556937_1_1_1_1,00.html


Federal

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Issues in Labor Statistics
Summary 07-01 / May 2007
Recovery After Hurricane Katrina: Employment in the Gulf Coast Area
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils57.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
Additonal charts are available online at
www.bls.gov/katrina/smallareas.pdf


Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 55, No. 16
Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for September 2006 [4 May 2007]
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr55/nvsr55_16.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A CBO Paper
The State Children's Health Insurance Program [10 May 2007]
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/80xx/doc8092/05-10-SCHIP.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]


CBO Testimony
Statement of Peter R. Orszag, Director
before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border
Security, and International Law
Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives
The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market
May 3, 2007
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=8042&sequence=0&from=7
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/80xx/doc8042/05-03-Immigration.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code 98-871 STM
Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Status and Issues
Updated April 23, 2007
Christine M. Matthews, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
http://ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/07March/98-871.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]

Department of Labor (DOL)
FLSA OVERTIME CALCULATOR [8 May 2007]
http://www.dol.gov/elaws/otcalculator.htm


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Center for Retirement Research (CRR)
Issues in Brief
May 2007
WOB #10
Employers Lukewarm About Retaining Older Workers
by Andrew D. Eschtruth, Steven A. Sass, and Jean-Pierre Aubry*
http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/issues/wob_10.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Detailed Survey Data
http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/surveydata.shtml


Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI)
Stretched Too Thin: Food Stamp Benefits in New York State [16 May 2007]
http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/publications2007/FPI_FoodStampsStretchedTooThin.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
JUKI GIRLS, GOOD GIRLS
Gender and Cultural Politics in Sri Lanka's Global Garment Industry
by Caitrin Lynch
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4663
$19.95s paper
2007, 296 pages, 6 x 9, 6 halftones
ISBN: 978-0-8014-7362-3


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
THE SEX OF CLASS
Women Transforming American Labor
Dorothy Sue Cobble (Editor)
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4660
$22.50s paper
2007, 352 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4, 11 tables, 13 charts/graphs
ISBN: 978-0-8014-8943-3


Palgrave Macmillan
Communication and Management at Work
http://www.palgrave.com/products/Catalogue.aspx?is=0230515436
Author:
Thomas Klikauer
PhD Warwick (UK), teaches Industrial Relations, HRM, Strategic Management, & Organisation Theory at the School of Management, College of Business, University of Western Sydney, Australia; E-Mail: t.klikauer@uws.edu.au
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke (UK), New York (USA)
ISBN:               0-230-51543-6, hardback; published in April, 2007
Details:             238-xvi pages, 380 references, 540 notes


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33988
Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance:
A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Title I Provisions in H.R. 493 and S. 358
May 2, 2007
C. Stephen Redhead, Specialist in Life Sciences, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33988_20070502.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33987
Genetic Non-discrimination in Employment:
A Comparison of Title II Provisions in S. 358 and H.R. 493, 110th Congress
May 2, 2007
Nancy Lee Jones, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33987_20070502.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]


EEOC
LOCAL 580, ORNAMENTAL IRONWORKERS, TO PAY $800,000 TO PARTIALLY SETTLE CONTEMPT ACTION BY EEOC [8 May 2007]
Union Allegedly Refused to Refer Journeypersons for Work On Equal Basis Due to Race and National Origin
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-8-07.html


Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES  March 2007 [10 May 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0307.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/xls/trad0307.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0307_fax.pdf


BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  APRIL 2007 [15 May 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 APRIL 2007 [15 May 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 - April 2007 [11 May 2007]
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: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2007 - [10 May 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: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN 2006 [9 May 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS First Quarter 2007, preliminary [3 May 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm


BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  APRIL 2007 [4 May 2007]
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


Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD Standardised Unemployment Rates (SURs) - Updated: May 2007 [10 May 2007]
http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,2340,en_2649_201185_38555440_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/23/38/38555397.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The Nation's Report Card
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
U.S. HISTORY 2006 - assessment results [16 May 2007]
http://nationsreportcard.gov/ushistory_2006/
CIVICS 2006 -- assessment results [16 May 2007]
http://nationsreportcard.gov/civics_2006/


The Disposable American: Layoffs And Their Consequences
Written by Louis Uchitelle
(Now in Paperback)
Vintage
| April 2007 | $9.95| 978-0-307-27970-5 (0-307-27970-7)
http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307279705#desc

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Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 2 May 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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 2 May 2007


Academic Research

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Research Dep. Working Papers:
WP-600
The Educational Gender Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean
http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=WP-600
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-600.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
Author:
Duryea, Suzanne;Galiani, Sebastian; Ñopo, Hugo; Piras, Claudia
Published:
April 2007


CAHRS Working Paper 07-06
Negotiating Relationally: The Dynamics of the Relational Self In Negotiations
Michele J. Gelfand, Virginia Smith Major, Jana L. Raver, Lisa H. Nishii, Karen O'Brien
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP07-06.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]


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


International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian Development Bank's Annual Report 2006 [25 April 2007]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Annual_Report/2006/default.asp
Volume I -- Main
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Annual_Report/2006/ADB-AR2006.pdf
[full-text, 124 pages]
Volume II -- Financial
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Annual_Report/2006/ADB-AR2006-Vol2.pdf
[full-text, 177 pages]
Press Release 25 April 2007
ADB Loans Jump to $7.4 Billion in 2006, Annual Report Says
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2007/11792-adb-annual-reports/default.asp


EUROPA > The EU at a glance > European countries > Member states of the EU
(New Web Site)
MEMBER STATES OF THE EU [30 April 2007]
http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/index_en.htm


Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
LABOR COMPASS (database)
http://www.iadb.org/res/CompasLaboral/index.cfm?language=english?language=en&parid=1


Federal

BEA: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
BEA News: New Financial Derivatives Data [30 April 2007]
This June, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis will update its international economic accounts to incorporate data from a new quarterly Department of the Treasury survey of international transactions and positions in financial derivatives
http://faq.bea.gov/cgi-bin/bea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=444&p_created=1177965231&p_sid=Fh6nkqAi&p_lva=444&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9OSZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2NhdHM9MCZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9ZGVyaXZhdGl2ZXM*&p_li=&p_topview=1
See
Treasury International Capital System (TIC) -- home page
http://www.treas.gov/tic/index.shtml#news


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33977
Immigration of Foreign Workers: Labor Market Tests and Protections
April 24, 2007
Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33977_20070424.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33973
Unauthorized Employment in the United States: Issues and Options
April 20, 2007
Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33973_20070420.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22650
April 24, 2007
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Federal Budget
William Joseph Klunk, Actuary, Domestic Social Policy
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22650_20070424.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


EEOC
JOB PATTERNS FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY, 2005 (19 April 2007)
http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/2005/index.html
For previous years see --
Job Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry (EEO-1)
http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/jobpat.html


GAO: Nursing Workforce: HHS Needs Methodology to Identify Facilities with a Critical Shortage of Nurses GAO-07-492R, April 30, 2007
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07492r.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]

Small Business Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
Income and Wealth: How Did Households Owning Small Businesses Fare From 1989 to 2004?
by George W. Haynes
Under contract no. SBAHQ-05-M-0408
Release Date: April 2007
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs300tot.pdf
[full-text, 57 pages]
Small Business Research Summary [26 April 2007]
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs300.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP Policy & Research
Looking Toward an Older Workforce: A Focus on New Mexico Employers
Research Report
Regina Sims, AARP Knowledge Management
Joanne Binette, M.P.A., AARP Knowledge Management
April 2007
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/retirement/nm_worker_07.html
or
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nm_worker_07.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]

RAND
The Utilization of Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting [27 April 2007]
By: Elaine Reardon, Nancy Nicosia, Nancy Y. Moore
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR442/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR442.pdf
[full-text, 63 pages]
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR442.sum.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Press Release 27 April 2007
RAND STUDY ASSESSES WHETHER WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING
http://www.rand.org/news/press.07/04.27b.html


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33980
School and Campus Safety Programs and Requirements in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Higher Education Act
April 27, 2007
Rebecca R. Skinner and Gail McCallion, Specialists in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33980_20070427.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33976
United States' Trade Remedy Laws and Non-market Economies: A Legal Overview
April 23, 2007
Todd B. Tatelman, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33976_20070423.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33960
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as Amended by the No Child Left Behind Act: A Primer
April 12, 2007
Wayne C. Riddle, Specialist in Education Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
Rebecca R. Skinner, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33960_20070412.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]


Statistical Reports

BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  FIRST QUARTER 2007 (ADVANCE)[27 April 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp107a.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/xls/gdp107a.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp107a_fax.pdf


BEA: Local Area Personal Income, 2005 [26 April 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/lapi_newsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2007/pdf/lapi0407.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
and
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2007/xls/lapi0407.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/lapi/2007/pdf/lapi0407_fax.pdf


BLS: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  MARCH 2007 [30 April 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0307.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/xls/pi0307.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0307_fax.pdf


BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-MARCH 2007 [27 April 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm


BLS: COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND WORK ACTIVITY OF 2006 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES [26 April 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/hsgec.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/hsgec.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]



BLS: FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IN 2006 [25 April 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/forbrn.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/forbrn.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

BLS
[Unemployment and Educational Attainment]
Unemployment and earnings for full-time wage and salary workers age 25 and over, by educational attainment
http://www.bls.gov/emp/emptab7.htm
CHART
http://www.bls.gov/emp/emped05.pdf
TABLE
7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/aat7.txt



FACTS for FEATURES from the Census Bureau
CB07-FF.06
March 1, 2007
Photos
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/photos/census_bureau/004312.html#older
Older Americans Month: May 2007
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/009715.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ff-06.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]

State Department
COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2006 [30 April 2007]
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2006/
or
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/83383.pdf
[full-text, 336 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                  
****************************************


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