Wednesday, September 26, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 26 September 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, 26 September 2007


Academic Research

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Institute for the Study of Labor
September 2007
IZA DP No. 3069
The Effect of Job Displacement on the Transitions to Employment and Early Retirement for Older Workers in Four European Countries
Konstantinos Tatsiramos
http://ftp.iza.org/dp3069.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
For additional IZA Publications, see --
http://www.iza.org/index_html?lang=en&mainframe=http%3A//www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/index_html&topSelect=publications


Health Status, Health Care and Inequality: Canada vs. the U.S.
http://www.nber.org/papers/w13429.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
June E. O'Neill, Dave M. O'Neill
NBER Working Paper No. 13429
Issued in September 2007
---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w13429


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


International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK, UPDATE 2007 [17 September 2007]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2007/Update/ado07update.pdf
[full-text, 158 pages]
See Press Release 17 September 2007
ADB Upgrades Developing Asia's 2007 Growth Forecast to 8.3%
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2007/12156-asian-developments-outlooks/default.asp


Asian Development Bank (ADB) --from report above
CHINA [Updated Outlook 2007] [17 September 2007]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2007/Update/PRC.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
and
INDIA [Updated Outlook 2007] [17 September 2007]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2007/Update/IND.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


EuroStat
European Commission
THE SOCIAL SITUATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 2005-2006: The Balance between Generations in an Ageing Europe [21 September 2007]
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KE-AG-06-001/EN/KE-AG-06-001-EN.PDF
[full-text, 176 pages]

International Labour Organization (ILO)
EMP/SKILLS--Skills and Employability Department
Disability and Work
Publications and Working Papers
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/publ/index.htm

Strategies for skills acquisition and work for people with disabilities in Southern Africa - Synthesis Report -  Malawi, South Africa, & Zambia
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/stratsyn.pdf
ILO / Government of Flanders
ISBN 9789221197157; 9789221197164 (web PDF)
Feb. 2007


Strategies for skills acquisition and work for people with disabilities in Southern Africa ­ Zambia
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/stratzambia.pdf
ILO / Government of Flanders
ISBN 9789221197676; 9789221197683 (web PDF)
Feb. 2007


Strategies for skills acquisition and work for people with disabilities in Southern Africa ­ Malawi
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/stratmalawi.pdf
ILO / Government of Flanders
ISBN9789221197652; 9789221197669 (web PDF)
Feb. 2007


People with disabilities: Pathways to decent work
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/malawipd.pdf
Report of a tripartite workshop, Lilongwe, Malawi, 16-17 May 2006
ILO / Government of Flanders / Irish Aid
ISBN 9789221195405 and 9789221195412 (web pdf)
2007
AND MUCH MORE.....


UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Montreal, Canada
Education Counts: Benchmarking Progress in 19 WEI Countries [18 September 2007]
World Education Indicators ­ 2007
http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/pdf/wei/2007/WEI2007report.pdf
[full-text, 145 pages]
See press release 18 September 2007
China leads the world in the number of university graduates
http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev_en.php?ID=6988_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC


World Bank
GOVERNANCE MATTERS 2007: WORLD-WIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS 1996-2006 [July 2007]
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/home.htm
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY DATA REPORTS
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/pdf_country.asp
Access Governance Indicators by COUNTRY [All Indicators for one country]
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/sc_country.asp
Access Governance Indicators for SELECTED COUNTRIES
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/mc_countries.asp
MAPPING GOVERNANCE by INDICATOR
http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/worldmap_start.asp?allcountries=1


Federal

BLS:
OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK QUARTERLY ONLINE [21 September 2007]
Summer 2007, Vol 51, Number 2
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm

Sky-high careers: Jobs related to airlines
Tammi Dillon
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/summer/art01.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]


Flexible work: Adjusting the when and where of your job
Elka Maria Torpey
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/summer/art02.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


Health educators: Working for wellness
Colleen Teixeira
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/summer/art03.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


Earnings data from BLS: What we have and how to find it
Elka Maria Torpey
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/summer/art04.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


Grab bag
Brief items of interest to counselors and students.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/summer/grabbag.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


You're a what?
You're a what? Cobbler
Kathleen Green
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/summer/yawhat.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


OOChart
Parents and work, 2006
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/summer/oochart.pdf
[full-text, 1 pages]


Census:Current Population Reports
By Timothy S. Grall
Consumer Income
Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2005 [20 September 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-234.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Detailed Tables
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/childsupport.html
Press Release
Fewer Custodial Parents on Public Assistance [20 September 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/010634.html


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32697
Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2006
Updated September 24, 2007
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32697_20070924.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22714
August 29, 2007
U.S. Postal Service Workforce Size and Employment Categories, 1986-2006
Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government, Government and
Finance Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22714_20070829.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34175
U.S. Health Care Spending: Comparison with Other OECD Countries
September 17, 2007
Chris L. Peterson and Rachel Burton, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34175_20070917.pdf
[full-text, 65 pages]

U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Labor-Management Standards
Selected Enforcement Actions in August 2007 [17 September 2007]
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/ESA20071415-actions.htm
ESA News Release: [09/17/2007]
U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards reports 11 indictments, eight convictions during August for union funds embezzlement
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/ESA20071415.htm


GAO: MODERNIZING FEDERAL DISABILITY POLICY: Highlights from a Forum, GAO-07-9 934SP   [3 August 2007]
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07934sp.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]

Treasury Department (Treas)
Issue Brief No. 1 Social Security Reform: The Nature of the Problem [24 September 2007]
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp572.htm
or
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/reports/post.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP/Towers Perrin
AARP Profit From Experience
Perspectives of Employers, Workers and Policymakers in the G7 Countries on the New Demographic Realities
A Report for AARP Prepared by Towers Perrin, September 2007
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/intl_older_worker.pdf
[full-text, 124 pages]
Executive Summary
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/intl_older_worker_1.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
Press Release
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/intl_older_worker.html


AARP
Multi-national SC Johnson Heads AARP's 2007 List of Best Employers for Workers Over 50
Principal, Michelin North America Among Other Corporate Leaders Demonstrating World Class Policies Toward 50+ Employees / News Release
September 25, 2007
http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/bestemployers.html
[scroll down page for list]

Question of the Month [on BLS Data on MOONLIGHTING (Multiple Jobholders)]
From the Catherwood Library reference librarians
September 2007
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/questionofthemonth/sep07.html


Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the US Labor Force and Unions [28 August 2007]
By Chuncui Velma Fan and Jeanne Batalova, PhD
Migration Policy Institute
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=638
or
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/print.cfm?ID=638


National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
State Child Care Assistance Policies 2007: Some Steps Forward, More Progress Needed [24 September 2007]
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/StateChildCareAssistancePoliciesReport07Web.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]


Watson Wyatt Identifies Major Benefit Trends During Open Enrollment Season [24 September 2007]
Financial Incentives/Penalties for Healthy Behaviors, Full Coverage for Preventive Care Highlight Trends
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=17820


Watson Wyatt
Merit Raises for 2008 Highest in Asia, Latin America, Watson Wyatt Finds [25 September 2007]
Employees in United States, Europe to See Lesser Increases in 2008
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=17830


Law

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
NEWS RELEASE
Transcripts of Federal Court Proceedings Nationwide To Be Available Online [18 September 2007]
http://www.uscourts.gov/Press_Releases/judconf091807.html


Social Security Administration (SSA)
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2007 [25 September 2007]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2006-2007/africa/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2006-2007/africa/ssptw07africa.pdf
[full-text, 194 pages]
See also
EUROPE
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2006-2007/europe/index.html
ASIA and the PACIFIC
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2006-2007/asia/index.html
AMERICAS
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2004-2005/americas/index.html


Statistical Reports

BEA: NEW!
BEA Introduces New Measures of the Metropolitan Economy [26 September 2007]
Prototype Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Metropolitan Area,  2001-2005
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2007/gdp_metro0907.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2007/pdf/gdp_metro0907.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2007/xls/gdp_metro0907.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_metro/2007/pdf/gdp_metro0907_fax.pdf


BEA: U.S. Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts [24 September 2007]
REAL DIRECT TOURISM OUTPUT GREW 0.9 PERCENT IN SECOND QUARTER 2007
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2007/tour207.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2007/pdf/tour207.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/2007/xls/tour207.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Background Information
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/tourism/tourbackground.htm


Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Detailed Tool for Industry Analysis is Now Available
Benchmark Input-Output Accounts of the U.S. Economy, 2002 [21 September 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/io/ionewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/io/2007/pdf/io907.pdf
TABLES
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/io/2007/xls/io907.xls
[spreadsheet]
Table 1. The Make of Commodities by Industries before Redefinitions, 2002 [Text]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/io/2007/txt/NAICSMakeDetail_io907.txt
Table 2. The Use of Commodities by Industries before Redefinitions, 2002 [Text]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/io/2007/txt/NAICSUseDetail_io907.txt
Benchmark Input-Output Data
2002 DATA FILES
http://www.bea.gov/industry/io_benchmark.htm#2002data


BEA: State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2007 [20 September 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/sqpi_newsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2007/pdf/spi0907.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
and
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2007/xls/spi0907.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/spi/2007/pdf/spi0907_fax.pdf


BLS: LABSTAT Database
http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=ce


BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  AUGUST 2007 [25 September 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: MASS LAYOFFS IN AUGUST 2007 [21 September 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: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-JUNE 2007 [20 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]


BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  AUGUST 2007 [19 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]


BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN AUGUST 2007 [19 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

FBI
Crime in the United States, 2006 [24 September 2007]
By offense, by region, by state, by local agency
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/index.html
or
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/documents/index.html
Press Release 24 September 2007
FBI Releases its 2006 Crime Statistics
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/about/crime_summary.html
or
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/documents/pressreleasecius06.pdf


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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 September 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, 19 September 2007


Academic Research

The Changing Landscape of Pensions in the United States
http://www.nber.org/papers/w13381.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
James Poterba, <Steven Venti, David A. Wise
NBER Working Paper No. 13381
Issued in September 2007
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13381


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES
A Comparative History of Health Care Problems and Solutions in the United States and France [September 2007]
Paul V. Dutton
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4724
$29.95s cloth
2007, 272 pages, 6 x 9, 1 table, 2 line figures, 2 halftones
ISBN: 978-0-8014-4512-5 

NOTE: The GURN is a cooperation project of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) , the Global Union Federations (GUFs), the ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) and the ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV). Currently, the ITUC, TUAC and ILO/ACTRAV form the steering committee of the GURN.
Additional GURN Discussion Papers are found at -- http://www.gurn.info/papers/index.html
Global Union Research Network (GURN)
Discussion Paper No.7:
Global Health in the Intensive Care Unit: The Strategic Role of Trade Unions in Achieving "Health for All"
by Edlira Xhafa (Sep 07)
http://www.gurn.info/papers/dp7.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]


Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University
NEWLY DIGITIZED and FREE for RESEARCHERS & SCHOLARS
Lloyd G. Reynolds and Charles C. Killingsworth's
Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850-1941. Baltimore, The John Hopkins Press, 1944.
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/tradeunionpubs/


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


International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB INSTITUTE RESEARCH PAPER 72
Technology and Indonesia's Industrial Competitiveness [28 August 2007]
by Thee Kian Wie
http://www.adbi.org/research-paper/2006/08/28/1962.industrial.competitiveness.indonesia/
and
http://www.adbi.org/files/2006.08.rp72.industrial.technology.competitiveness.indonesia.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages]


EUROPA > European Commission > Economic and Financial Affairs > Publications > European Economy
LABOUR MARKET AND WAGE DEVELOPMENTS IN 2006 WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON RELATIVE UNIT LABOUR
COST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EURO AREA
(EUROPEAN ECONOMY. No. 4. 2007. Office for Official Publications of the EC. Luxembourg. 202pp. Tabl. Graph. Bibliog.)
ISBN 978-92-79-04949-1; Catalogue N° KC-AR-07-004-EN-C; ISSN 0379-0991 (print); ISSN 1725-3217 (online)
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/labour_mkt_wage2007_en.htm
or
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2007/ee0407_en.pdf
[full-text, 202 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
EMCC case studies -
Managing large-scale restructuring: MG Rover [14 September 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/801/en/1/ef07801en.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


ILO Lima, Peru
2006 LABOR OVERVIEW: LATIN AMERICA & the CARIBBEAN
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/2006_labour_overview.pdf
[full-text, 85 pages]
and
STATISTICAL ANNEX
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/2006_lo_statistical_annex.xls
[spreadsheet]
and in Spanish at
La Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) Lima
PANORAMA LABORAL 2006: América Latina y el Caribe
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/pl_2006_esp_final_corregido.pdf
[full-text, 87 pages]
and
Anexo estadístico
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/pl_2006_cuadros_anexos.xls


ILO
Bureau for Gender Equality
International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
Girls in mining:  Research findings from Ghana, Niger, Peru and the United Republic of Tanzania [13 September 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/gender/docs/RES/539/F181278003/Girls%20in%20Mining.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
See Press Release --
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Feature_stories/lang--en/WCMS_084034/index.htm


Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Labor Compass / Compás Laboral  [Latin America]
Labor Market
http://www.iadb.org/res/CompasLaboral/index.cfm?language=english?language=En&parid=1
[see categories in left margin]


OECD
Education at a Glance 2007: OECD Indicators [18 September 2007]
http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39251550_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/55/39313286.pdf
[full-text, 451 pages]


OECD
Gaining from Migration - Towards a New Mobility System  [dated July 2007, released 13 September 2007]
http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39207646_1_1_1_1,00.html
See Press Release [13 September 2007]
Migration: New Policies for Greater Gains
http://www.oecd.org/LongAbstract/0,3425,en_2649_201185_39281508_119690_1_1_1,00.html


Federal

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions (CWC) Online
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
Experimental Estimates of Compensation Levels and Trends for Workers in the 15 Largest Metropolitan Areas, 2004-05 [09/17/2007]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20070912ar01p1.htm


BLS
Regional Report
Summary 07-06
September 2007
Labor market risks of a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Alameda County [17 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/alameda.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

Census
Current Population Reports
By Nasrin Dalirazar
Household Economic Studies
Issued September 2007
P70-111
Reasons People Do Not Work: 2004 [17 September 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p70-111.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]

Census
International Population Reports
Issued September 2007
P95/07-2
Health and Health Care of the Older Population in Urban/Rural China: 2000 [18 September 2007]
by He, Wan and Manisha Sengupta, Kaiti Zhang and Ping Guo
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p95-07-2.pdf
[full-text, 79 pages]
and
DETAILED TABLES--
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/china-2000.html


New Census Bureau Data Reveal More Older Workers, Homeowners, Non-English Speakers [12 September 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/010601.html
Detailed Tables
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts =
2006 Data User Guide (American Community Survey)
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/
Media Tool Kit
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/NewsMediaKit.html


National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES 2007-039
September 2007
Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities [12 September 2007]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/minoritytrends/
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007039
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007039.pdf
[full-text, 177 pages]

United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
Publication 3948   September 2007
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement:
Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects [11 September 2007]
Investigation No. TA-2104-025
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/2104F/pub3948.pdf
[full-text, 175 pages]

United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
Publication 3946   September 2007
Probable Economic Effect of Modifications to DR-CAFTA Rules of Origin and Tariffs for Certain Apparel Goods [18 September 2007]
Investigation No. DR-CAFTA-103-16
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/103/pub3946.pdf
[full-text, 73 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
NOTES
September 2007, Vol. 28, No. 9
The Expected Impact of Automatic Escalation of 401(k) Contributions on Retirement Income
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_09a-20071.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
The Expected Impact of Automatic Escalation of 401(k) Contributions on Retirement Income
Executive Summary
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3844
Press Release 12 September 2007
New Research from EBRI:
Automatic 401(k) Escalation: Likely Impact on Accumulations "Significant"
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_775_12Sept07.pdf


European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
European Economic and Employment Policy Brief
No. 4 -- 2007
Flexicurity and the reform of the Austrian severance-pay system [18 September 2007]
by Gerald Klec
http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/media/files/eeepb/2007/4_2007
[full-text, 11 pages]


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32380
Federal Prison Industries
Updated July 13, 2007
Nathan James, Analyst in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32380.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]


NLRB TO HOLD ORAL ARGUMENT ON WHETHER
EMPLOYEES OF A LESSEE RESTAURANT CAN DISTRIBUTE
HANDBILLS ON PROPERTY OF LESSOR HOTEL [4 September 2007]
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2632.pdf
[Briefs and other documents related to this case can be found at
http://www.nlrb.gov/research/frequently_requested_documents.aspx]


Statistical Reports

BLS: Producer Price Indexes - August 2007 [18 September 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


BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - AUGUST 2007 - [14 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


Announcing New Postsecondary Education Indexes [June 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/mxp/exed.htm
How the Bureau of Labor Statistics Measures Price Change for Export Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Import/Export Price Indexes
http://www.bls.gov/mxp/exedfact.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/mxp/exedfact.pdf
Table 10 U.S. Export Price Indexes for Post-secondary Education Services
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.t10.htm
See for historical data
Table 10     U.S. Export Price Indexes for Postsecondary Education Services
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/suppl/ximpim.srv3.txt
The above comes from
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm


BLS: Harmonized index of consumer prices for selected countries and areas, percent change from same period of previous year, 2003-2007 [7 September 2007]
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flshicp.txt


BLS: Consumer price indexes in nine countries, percent change from same period of previous year, 1995-2007 [7 September 2007]
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flscpim.txt


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Conference Presented by Cornell University, ILR School
The High Road Runs Through the City:
Advocating for Economic Justice at the Local Level
September 27 & 28, 2007
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Buffalo, New York  USA
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/wied/highroadrunsthroughthecity/
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/wied/highRoadRunsThroughTheCity/program/index.html
REGISTRATION
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/wied/highRoadRunsThroughTheCity/registration.html
BROCHURE
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/wied/highRoadRunsThroughTheCity/upload/HiRdConfBroch07.pdf


Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A CBO PAPER
The Potential for Carbon Sequestration in the United States [12 September 2007]
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/86xx/doc8624/09-12-CarbonSequestration.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]


EuroBarometer
Medical and Health Research
A special Eurobarometer public survey [17 September 2007]
2007 EUR 22970 EN
A report produced by TNS Opinion & Social for the Directorate-General for Research coordinated by the Directorate-General for Communication Directorate-General for Research Cooperation/Health
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_265_en.pdf
[full-text, 120 pages]

Published online April 2, 2007
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 4 April 2007, pp. e885-e892 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1953)
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/119/4/e885
ARTICLE
Impact of the State Children's Health Insurance Program on Adolescents in New York
Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH, Laura P. Shone, DrPH, MSW, Peter G. Szilagyi, MD, MPH, Alina Bajorska, MS, Karen Wilson, MD, MPH and Andrew W. Dick, PhD
Full-text at-
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/119/4/e885


______________________________
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 12 September 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, 12 September 2007


Academic Research

International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
Geneva
Discussion Paper 178/2007
See additional papers at -- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/papers/index.htm
Globalization, the impact of trade liberalization, and labour law: The case of South Africa
by Jan Theron, Shane Godfrey and Margareet Visser
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp17807.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]


Explaining the Spread of At-Will Employment as an Inter-Jurisdictional Race-to-the-Bottom of Employment Standards
RICHARD A. BALES
Northern Kentucky University - Salmon P. Chase College of Law
July 19, 2007
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=989013
or
http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=richard_bales
[full-text, 16 pages]

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Research Net. Working Papers: R-539
Discrimination and Social Networks: Popularity among High School Students in Argentina
http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=R-539
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-539.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
Author:
Elías, Víctor, Ronconi, Lucas, Elías, Julio
Published:
August 2007

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Research Dep. Working Papers: WP-614
Discrimination in Latin America : an elephant in the room?
http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=WP-614
or
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-614.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Author:
Chong, Alberto, Ñopo, Hugo
Published:
July 2007

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Market or State? Three Decades of Reforms in the Latin American Electric Power Industry [July 2007]
Millan, Jose Jaime
ISBN: 13: 978-1-59782-055-4
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=1042168
[full-text, 308 pages]


UC Berkeley Labor Center
Job Quality and Black Workers: An Examination of the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York [2 September 2007]
http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/blackworkers/black_workers_2007.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
or
Executive Summary
http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/blackworkers/black_workers_2007_summary.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Minimum wages in Europe - Background paper [7 September 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0783.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/83/en/1/ef0783en.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Working conditions surveys ­ A comparative analysis [29 August 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0744.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/44/en/1/ef0744en.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Financial participation of employees in the European Union: Much ado about nothing? (Background Paper) [3 September 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0772.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/72/en/1/ef0772en.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]


ILO
Key Indicators of the Labour Market, Fifth Edition
http://www.ilo.org/kilm
and registration (free)
http://kilm.ilo.org/2007/register/
Press Release
New ILO report says US leads the world in labour productivity, some regions are catching up, most lag behind [2 September 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_083976/index.htm
Video - Interview with Lawrence J. Johnson on Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), 5th Edition
   * < http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Broadcast_materials/Videointerviews/lang--en/docName--WCMS_083985/index.htm >
Video - East Asia is the growth productivity story of the decade, according to new figures from the Key Indicators of the Labour Market, released this week at a press conference in Geneva.
* < http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Broadcast_materials/B-rolls/lang--en/docName--WCMS_083987/index.htm >


Federal

BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW ONLINE [31 August 2007]
July/August 2007
Vol. 130, Number 7/8
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

Price highlights, 2006: energy goods retreat, moderating producer prices
Tammy Hredzak, Joseph Kowal, Antonio Lombardozzi, and William Snyders
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/07/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


Railroad-related work injury fatalities
Dino Drudi
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/07/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


Earnings by gender: evidence from Census 2000
Daniel H. Weinberg
  http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/07/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


Reports

Labor force status of families: a visual essay
Stella Cromartie
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/07/ressum.pdf
[coming soon]


Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
Assessing Pay and Benefits for Military Personnel
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=8550&type=0
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/85xx/doc8550/08-15-MilitaryCompensation_Brief.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34155
Income Inequality and the U.S. Tax System
September 4, 2007
Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance, Government and Finance Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34155_20070904.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL30122
Pension Sponsorship and Participation: Summary of Recent Trends
Updated September 6, 2007
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL30122_20070906.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL30629
Older Workers: Employment and Retirement Trends
Updated September 7, 2007
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL30629_20070907.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]

U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
The Department of Labor's 2006 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor [4 September 2007]
Report Required by the Trade and Development Act of 2000
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/PDF/2006OCFTreport.pdf
[full-text, 706 pages]
U.S. Labor Department issues sixth annual report on child labor in trade beneficiary countries [4 September 2007]
Report required under Trade and Development Act
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ilab/ILAB20071325.htm


Federal Reserve Bank of New York
September 4, 2007
"The Demand for Local Services and Infrastructure Created by an Aging Population,"
by Richard Deitz and Ramon Garcia
(Upstate New York Regional Review, vol. 2, no. 1)
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/upstate/upstatenews2-1.html
or
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/upstate/reg_rev2-1.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
See Press Release, 4 September 2007
http://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/news/research/2007/rp070904.html


Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
THE BEIGE BOOK [5 September 2007]
http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2007/
or
http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2007/20070905/FullReport.htm


GAO: Health Care 20 Years From Now:  Taking Steps Today to Meet Tomorrow's Challenges.
(Highlights of a forum convened by the comptroller general of the United States.)  GAO-07-1155SP, September 2007.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-1155SP
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071155sp.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
and
Highlights -
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071155sphigh.pdf


National Center for Education Statistics (NCES_
New! Mini-Digest of Education Statistics 2006 [6 September 2007]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007067
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007067.pdf
[full-text, 75 pages]

Social Security Administration (SSA)
Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2004
(released August 2007)
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2004/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2004/eedata_sc04.pdf
[full-text, 485 pages]
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/eedata_sc/2004/eedata_sc04.xls
[spreadsheet]

Social Security Administration (SSA)
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
(released August 2007)
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2006/index.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2006/di_asr06.pdf
[full-text, 181 pages]
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2006/di_asr06.xls
[spreadsheet]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)
NOTE: The item below refers to TRANSFER (Periodical) --
see http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/publications/regular_publications/transfer
or for this specific issue, see
http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/publications/regular_publications/transfer/2007/transfer_2_2007_accommodating_and_managing_change_trade_union_strategies_in_europe
6/09/2007 - Press release:
Trade Unions in the modern world: Tracing the path towards strategies that successfully manage change (Transfer 02/2007)
http://www.etui-rehs.org/en/about_etui_rehs/press/press_releases#022007
or
http://www.etui-rehs.org/en/content/download/1222/6168/file/MASTERENCP022007TRANSFERMANAGINGCHANGE.pdf


Greater Manchester Hazards Centre
Web site: http://www.gmhazards.org.uk/
The following is found at the web site above under CAMPAIGNING.
Press Release immediate use 7th September 2007
http://www.gmhazards.org.uk/PR%20re%20Work%20Foundation%207.9.07.doc
NOTE: The above is a response to the latest Work Foundation Report (see below in this category)


Hudson Employment Index Tumbles in August [5 September 2007]
Worker Confidence Plunges to Lowest Reading in Nearly Two Years
http://www.hudson-index.com/node.asp?SID=8362
or
http://www.hudson-index.com/documents/us-hudson-index-release-090507.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
MORE DETAIL at
http://www.hudson-index.com/


Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
Fact Sheet
IWPR #B527 August 2007
Maternity Leave in the United States
Paid Parental Leave is still Not Standard, even among the Best U.S. Employers
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/parentalleave.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
PRESS RELEASE: September 5, 2007
Contact: Elisabeth Crum 202.785.5100 x24
Even the Best U.S. Corporations Fail to Provide Maternity and Paternity Leave
New IWPR Analysis Reveals Minimal Coverage for Working Parents
http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/parentalleaverelease.pdf


Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
"The Burden of Out-of-Pocket Health Spending Among Older Versus Younger Adults: Analysis from the Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1998-2003"  [7 September 2007]
analysis by Katherine A. Desmond, M.S., and Thomas Rice, Ph.D., of the University of California, Los Angeles; and Juliette Cubanski, Ph.D. and Patricia Neuman, Sc.D., of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
http://www.kff.org/medicare/7686.cfm
or
http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7686.pdf


Mercer
After a three-year lull, health benefit cost growth picks up a little speed in 2008
United States
New York, 5 September 2007
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1279545;jsessionid=HE5ENIWEZCJWCCTGOUFCHPQKMZ0QUJLW


Towers Perrin
Press Release
Towers Perrin Survey Shows Corporate Reward Programs Out of Date in a Rapidly Changing Market [5 September 2007]
Results Show Rewards and Performance Management Seldom in Line With Business Strategy and Viewed as Less Than Effective in Meeting Business Needs
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/Press_Releases/2007/20070905/2007_09_05.htm&selected=press&language_code=global


Watson Wyatt
THE WORLD'S LARGEST 300 PENSION FUNDS
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/europe/research/pdf/PI_300_Analysis_2007.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
Press Release [5 September 2007]
Top global pension funds reach ten trillion dollar mark
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=17780


The Work Foundation (UK)
Fit for Work: Musculoskeletal Disorders and Labour Market Participation
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/products/publications/azpublications/fitforwork.aspx
or
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/Assets/PDFs/fit_for_work_small.pdf
[full-text, 72 pages]
Press Release
Work is 'cure as well as cause' of major workplace illnesses
07 September 2007
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/aboutus/media/pressreleases/workiscureaswellascauseofmajorworkplaceillnesses.aspx


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22697
July 23, 2007
Federal Law on Parking Privileges for Persons with Disabilities
Anna Henning, Law Clerk, American Law Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22697_20070723.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33313
Congressional Commissions, Committees, Boards, and Groups: Appointment Authority and Membership
Updated April 4, 2007
Matthew E. Glassman, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33313.pdf
[full-text, 123 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22713
August 28, 2007
Health and Safety Concerns Over U.S. Imports of Chinese Products: An Overview
Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22713_20070828.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

General Accountability Office (GAO)
Employer-Sponsored Benefits: Many Factors Affect the Treatment of Pension and Health Benefits in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. GAO-07-1101, September 6.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071101.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]
and
Highlights
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d071101high.pdf


Statistical Reports

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES July 2007 [11 September 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0707.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/xls/trad0707.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0707_fax.pdf


BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER:  JULY 2007 [11 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]


BLS: Employment from the BLS household and payroll surveys: summary of recent trends [7 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/web/ces_cps_trends.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Issues in Labor Statistics
Summary 07-08/ August 2007
Security guard employment before and after 2001
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils61.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


BLS: Unemployment rates in ten countries, civilian labor force basis, approximating U.S. concepts, seasonally adjusted, 1995-2007 [7 September 2007]
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsjec.txt


BLS: Unemployment rates in the European Union and selected member countries, civilian labor force basis (1), seasonally adjusted, 1995-2007 [7 September 2007]
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flseur.txt


BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  AUGUST 2007 [7 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Second Quarter 2007, Revised [6 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
Hispanic Heritage Month 2007:
Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010327.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ff-14.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]

Economist.com
Selected Rankings from the Pocket World in Figures [22 August 2007]
RANKINGS by TOPIC and COUNTRY
http://www.economist.com/markets/rankings/
[use pull-down menu on right]


Cornell
NEW YORK MarketMaker [Database]
http://nymarketmaker.cornell.edu/
Press Release
Chronicle Online e-News
New York MarketMaker Web site links farms and businesses across the state [4 September 2007]
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept07/MarketMaker.ws.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                  
****************************************


Tuesday, September 04, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 5 September 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, 5 September 2007


Academic Research

Hans-Böckler Foundation
(WSI-Diskussionspapier 154 ,  August 2007)
Hartmut Seifert and  Andranik Tangian
Flexicurity: Reconciling Social Security with Flexibility — Empirical Findings for Europe
http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_154_e.pdf
[full-text, 35 pages]


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
WHAT WORKERS SAY: Employee Voice in the Anglo-American Workplace [August 2007]
Richard B. Freeman (Editor); Peter Boxall (Editor); Peter Haynes (Editor)
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4689


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Industrial relations in the postal sector [24 August 2007]
August 2007
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704018s/index.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0704018s/tn0704018s.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0704018s/tn0704018s.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
EurLIFE (Quality of Life Database) [pages updated 1 August 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/qualityoflife/eurlife/index.php


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Working time flexibility in European companies [3 August 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0739.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/39/en/1/ef0739en.pdf
[full-text, 83 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Employee financial participation in the New Member States [24 July 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0701018s/index.html
[see this page for individual country reports]
and
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0701018s/tn0701018s.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0701018s/tn0701018s.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]


EuroStat
Statistics in Focus
Highly qualified workers in science and technology [23 August 2007]
National employment characteristics
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-07-103/EN/KS-SF-07-103-EN.PDF
[full-text, 8 pages]


ILO
Social Dialogue, Labour Law, and Labour Administration
INDIA -- Employment Relationship [circa 2000]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/downloads/wpnr/india.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/areas/legislation/employ.htm
[scroll to bottom of page to find numerous other countries]


Federal

BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics
Summary 07-07/ August 2007
Wages and Bonuses in Investment Banking [30 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils60.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


BLS: Charts from the American Time Use Survey [28 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/home.htm


BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [29 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Changes in Occupational Ranking and Hourly Earnings, 1997-2005
by John E. Buckley
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20070824ar01p1.htm


BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [3 August 2007]
May 2007
Vol. 130, Number 5
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm


Consumer prices rose less in 2006 than in 2005
Todd Wilson
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/05/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


Time use in America
How do older Americans spend their time?
Rachel Krantz-Kent and Jay Stewart
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/05/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]


Comparing childcare measures in the ATUS and earlier time diary studies
Mary Dorinda Allard, Suzanne Bianchi, Jay Stewart, and Vanessa R. Wight
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/05/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


Teen time use and parental education: evidence from the CPS, MTF, and ATUS
Shirley L. Porterfield and Anne E. Winkler
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/05/art4full.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]


BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [22 August 2007]
June 2007
Vol. 130, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans economy
Michael L. Dolfman, Solidelle Fortier Wasser, and Bruce Bergman
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


Gender differences in occupational distributions among workers
Paul E. Gabriel and Susanne Schmitz
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


Census
Model-based Small Area Health Insurance Estimates for Counties and States [31 July 2007]
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/sahie/
The Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program provides model-based estimates of health insurance coverage for counties and states.
NEW: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/sahie/county_detail.html
 2001 experimental state estimates by demographic and income characteristics released in July 2007.


Census
International Population Reports
Issued June 2007
P95/07-1
Population Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Demographic Dimensions 2006 [20 August 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p95-07-1.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]


Census
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006 report
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf
[full-text, 78 pages]
Press Release [28 August 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/010583.html


U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
America's Dynamic Workforce: 2007 [3 September 2007]
http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/workforce2007/
or
FULL REPORT
http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/workforce2007/ADW2007_Full_Text.pdf
[full-text, 55 pages]
or
CHART BOOK
http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/workforce2007/ADW2007_Chart_Book.pdf
[full-text, 81 pages]
Press Release [3 September 2007]
America's workforce: healthy, competitive and growing
U.S. Labor Department releases report on state of U.S. workforce ­ Labor Day 2007
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/opa20071351.htm


U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
August 2007
Summary 07-05
National Compensation Survey:
Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, March 2007 [22 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebsm0006.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]


National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2006 [14 August 2007]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007006
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007006.pdf
[full-text, 92 pages]


National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
To Teach or Not to Teach? Teaching Experience and Preparation Among 1992-1993 Bachelor's Degree Recipients 10 Years After College [31 July 2007]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007163
and
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007163.pdf
[full-text, 112 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Special Report | NSF 07-319 | August 2007
Asia's Rising Science and Technology Strength: Comparative Indicators for Asia, the European Union, and the United States [2 August 2007]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07319/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07319/pdf/nsf07319.pdf
[full-text, 50 pages]

National Science Foundation
NSF 07-326 | July 2007 |
FY 2005 Federal S&E Obligations Reach Over 2,400 Academic and Nonprofit Institutions; Data Presented on Minority-Serving Institutions [1 August 2007]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf07326/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf07326/nsf07326.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
OSHA Dictionaries (English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English)
http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/spanish_dictionaries.html


Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Federal Employment Statistics
Full-Time Permanent Age Distributions
September 1985 - September 2004 [31 July 2007]
http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/Age_Dist.asp


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Brookings Institution
Immigration: Wages, Education and Mobility
by Ron Haskins
July 2007
http://www.brookings.edu/es/ccf/haskins200707.htm
or
http://www3.brookings.edu/es/ccf/haskins200707.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Notes
August 2007, Vol. 28, No. 8
Paperback, 12 pp.
Employment Status of Workers Age 55 and Older,' and 'Assets in Qualified Retirement Plans, 1985­2005: Updated [2 August 2007]
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3839
or
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_08-20071.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release
New Research from EBRI:
More Americans Age 55 and Older Are Working Full Time [2 August 2007]
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_774_02Aug07.pdf


Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI)
The State of Working New York 2007 [1 September 2007]
http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/SOWNY2007.html
or
FULL REPORT
http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/publications2007/SOWNY/SWNY07_WebEditionAug31.pdf
[full-text, 81 pages]
or
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/publications2007/SOWNY/SWNY07_ExecutiveSummary.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
and
RECOMMENDATIONS
http://www.fiscalpolicy.org/publications2007/SOWNY/SWNY07_CHAPTER%205.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

RAND
Student Retention in Higher Education Courses: International Comparison - August 1, 2007
Christian van Stolk, Jan Tiessen, Jack Clift, Ruth Levitt
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR482/
or
REPORT FULL-TEXT
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR482.pdf
[full-text, 94 pages]
and
Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR482.sum.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]

Towers Perrin
U.S. Multinationals Show Significant Changes in Participation in Long-Term Incentive Programs, Towers Perrin Survey Finds [24 July 2007]
Companies With Long-Term Incentive Programs Continue to Revise Awards for Non-U.S. Executives to Remain Globally Competitive
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/Press_Releases/2007/20070724/2007_07_24.htm&selected=press&language_code=global


Towers Perrin
Spotlight
Winning Strategies for a Global Workforce
Attracting, Retaining and Engaging Employees for Competitive Advantage
Towers Perrin Global Workforce Study
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_html.jsp?webc=203/global/spotlight/spotlight_gws.htm


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34097
Congress's Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure
July 24, 2007
Morton Rosenberg, Specialist in American Public Law, American Law Division
Todd B. Tatelman, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34097.pdf
[full-text, 68 pages]


ILO (International Labour Organization)
Job Creation and Enterprise Development Programme
Database of Cooperative Law
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/empent/empent.portal?p_docid=LAWS&p_prog=C&p_subprog=PL


Statistical Reports

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  JULY 2007 [31 August 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0707.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/xls/pi0707.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0707_fax.pdf


Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  SECOND QUARTER 2007 (PRELIMINARY) [30 August 2007]
CORPORATE PROFITS:  SECOND QUARTER 2007 (PRELIMINARY)
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp207p.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/xls/gdp207p.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp207p_fax.pdf


BLS: New Quarterly Data From BLS on Business Employment Dynamics by State [30 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/bdm/bdmstate.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]


BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY:
WHOLESALE TRADE, RETAIL TRADE, AND FOOD SERVICES AND DRINKING PLACES, 2006 [28 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2007 [30 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]


BLS: EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG YOUTH--SUMMER 2007 [24 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/youth.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/youth.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


BLS: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  JULY 2007 [3 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
Labor Day 2007: Sept. 3
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010328.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07ff-13.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


BLS: Spotlight on STATISTICS
BACK to SCHOOL [6 August 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2007/back_to_school/


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Cost of Violence in the United States [27 July 2007]
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/CostOfViolence.htm
from the source
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/images/Medical_Costs.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Mobidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWW)
August 3, 2007 / 56(30);763-767
Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising in Magazines ­ United States, 2001­2005
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5630a3.htm

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